Author: Claire B
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A gifted portrait and landscape artist, John Singer Sargent captures the light beautifully in this wonderful rendition of a simple building in Corfu.
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How to develop a basic drawing into a complex zinc etching.
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Jacob Taylor Gibson, I Don’t Know What’s Good For Me (Rat King), 2022, lithography, screenprint, intaglio, rust, laser engraved acrylic There are some terrific photos…
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Explore printmaking using a 3D-printed mini etching press, then either purchase one or make your own tiny press.
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Mark Lord, Four Rowing Boats From Above, St Ives, Cornwall, lino print 12″ x 8″ approx Resources:https://linolord.com/products/four-rowing-boats-from-above-st-ives-cornwall-lino-print Mark Lord is an amazing printmaker, you can…
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Project: Kunsthaus (Art house), Rogner Bad Blumau, Austria In 2018 I holidayed in Japan and, whilst there, visited a wonderful structure remodeled by the architect…
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I love the simplicity of this reverse monoprint with the blocky background. Resources:Pinterest, posted by wyoming99!, 2008
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Project: Flights of Fancy This print swap is one I joined for the first time last year when the theme was ‘Hello Yellow’. Click here…
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Nenad Zeljic, Elevator, drypoint, 85×62 cm, 2024 I’ve featured Nenad Zeljic as my image of the week in the past (click here), and he continues…
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I’ve been travelling around NSW and Victoria for most of the last 3 weeks, doing workshops and sightseeing. On our way home my husband and…
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I’ve borrowed a beautiful book from the library: Hebrides by Peter May with photography by David Wilson. In the introduction Peter May writes “This is…
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Each year in December the members of our print group produce a pile of cut up prints to swap. These are usually prints that either…
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This project has developed to incorporate 3 distinct print methods to produce the imagery: solar plate etching, drypoint and linocut. Each was applied to Japanese…
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It was during a workshop with Brenda Tye in September 2017 that I first explored drypoint printing. We were given a piece of drypoint plastic…
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Stretching out across an otherwise unassuming corner of Norfolk, Virginia, is the Lambert’s Point coal terminal. It is the largest and fastest-loading facility in the…
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This zinc etching had numerous problems as it developed. I started with a couple of photographs taken at Lakes Entrance in Victoria last year. I…
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Jemma Gunning, Cwm Coke Works IV, etching, edition of 30, 29.5x43cm Resources:www.jemmagunning.com/industrial-decline?page=3
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Mikko Lagerstedt, First Snow Resources:www.mikkolagerstedt.com/gallery/resilienceThis photo, and many other stunning images, can be purchased from the above link (print shop page) in various sizes as…
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I recently visited the Clifton School of Arts to view an exhibition entitled Prelude: Artists’ Books Now. The 37 participants showcased some very innovative pieces, both…
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Following on from my previous solar plate prints I decided to create a relief linocut with the aim of masking and selectively inking specific areas…
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Late last year I visited MONA, the Museum of Old and New Art, in Tasmania. It was a fascinating experience and I was particularly enchanted…
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Jerrabomberra Wetlands The Overwintering Project is an environmental art project that unites artists around Australia and New Zealand to raise awareness for the most endangered…
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Kevin Fletcher, Disused Dory Slip And Repairs Shed At Dusk, monotype, 2021, Edition 1/1 Resources:www.davidsongalleries.com/The Hand magazine, issue 42
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I’ve seen quite a bit in the media about fast fashion; sales volumes generated by the fashion & manufacturing sectors, poor quality products designed with…
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A while ago I created a very successful deeply etched solar plate image which was exhibited in April. Last month two friends and I were…
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I took this photo while at Audley Weir a couple of weeks ago. My dilemma was whether to position the wall and water outlet on…
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Drypoint trials I’d like to create a concertina book with a whole array of handbags on display. Drypoint isn’t something I’ve done a lot of…
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I love images of mushrooms, fungi and slime mold. I’ve taken many photos myself but nothing I find compares to the brilliant images I find…
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As a member of Papermakers of Victoria I was invited to participate in their latest exhibition at Nunawading Library. Nunawading Library379 Whitehorse RoadNunawading Vic 3131…
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The Southern Printmakers exhibition ‘Inside Out’ which I participated in during June this year was a huge success. We had a large turn out for…
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Experimentation with paint stripper Note: Protective clothing, including gloves and face mask, should be worn when using toxic substances. Spurred on by a printmaking workshop…
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Over recent weeks I’ve been in the papermaking studio creating some new sheets for myself. At the end of June my friend Dinah and myself…
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I’m a fan of jigsaws. I like the idea of pieces slotting together to create a whole, of components that complete a picture. I’ve several…
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Whilst scrolling through my photos for something to use as a start point for a new project I came across this image my husband took…
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Pages: Multi layer print and collage. Chine collé and drawing. Gelli plate peel print using dried plant material. Now to put the book together.
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Pages: Masked acrylic paint prints using clingfilm to create texture. Multi layer chine collé and paint. Gelli plate peel print using dried plant material. Masking…
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Messing around in my sketchbook. The aim was to combine both random and calculated shapes using a reduced colour palette. I like both orientations but…
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Pages: Chine collé and other collaged pieces of handmade paper were included here. The stencil was used as a mask to achieve this negative image…
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Pages: The carved lino was initially rolled with Stormy Grey oil-based ink. Prior to printing I decided I wasn’t going to like the colour against…
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Having cropped my chosen image (see previous blog post) I cut a piece of lino in reverse. To provide more options I also designed and…
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Over recent weeks I’ve been whale watching on the cliffs of Cape Solander. It’s a windswept, fairly barren, area with walks high up along the…
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Bridget Fischer, polyester plate lithographs, 6″ x 4″ each. www.bridgetfischer.com These images come from The Hand, a magazine for reproduction-based art. The publication has some…
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A couple of weeks ago I was at the paper arts studio with a friend to check and replenish our supply of paper pulp in…
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What better way to advertise the amenities than this, captured by my clever husband with camera in hand. Wonder what was on the female side!
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Earlier this year I posted some experimental collagraph plates (here and here) in anticipation of creating a larger finished work. In 2021 I worked on…
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Bob Cornelis, Unspoken Journey I enjoy the complexity of this image, especially the asemic writing. This is one piece from a series entitled Unspoken Journey,…