Category: My prints
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In September 2017 I attended a workshop where I created several collagraph and drypoint plates, supposedly designed to be printed together. The plates have been…
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Early in 2021 I drew a montage of tyre treads as a basis for an etching plate. It was etched into a zinc plate, printed…
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During the 5 day residential collagraph course I attended in January I created several plates and today I’m showing one that was made as a…
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I recently joined a postcard swap challenge. The aim is to print 12 postcards responding to the theme ‘Hello Yellow’ and post 11 of them…
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In November my husband and I had a few days away in a rented holiday cottage. A beautiful venue, only 8 onsite cottages, lovely helpful…
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It was late 2021 when I started this project and posted my first Brain Clutter series collagraph (see here) and I’ve been keen to return…
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For the final piece for this commission I went back to one of my very old linocut pieces based on a drawing of a shoe…
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Last week I attended a 4 1/2 day collagraph workshop and created 3 new plates. I decided to try one of them on the handmade…
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I was recently engaged to explore printing on handmade Hemp paper by someone who intends to market this paper for sale. I was given a…
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Every December our print group cut up either failed or excess prints produced during the year and swap with each other to create small concertina…
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Several weeks ago I created a new collagraph plate which I decided to use as a swap project print. I blogged about the trials here.…
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I had a quick dip into the world of monotypes recently after watching a few short videos. Essentially I spent a bit of time with…
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Back in 2017 I attended a very good and frantically busy workshop exploring a range of printing methods. During the course we each constructed a…
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Exploring new techniques to create plates I got my mini drill out and, using a fine tip, applied it to the surface of a piece…
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I made my first etched plates in 2016 and my first hard ground etching was some swans I had drawn. This was pretty boring, simple…
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A couple of weeks ago I was searching through my somewhat disorganised sketchbooks for something to translate into a photopolymer intaglio print (a solar plate…
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I’ve long been told that it’s difficult to print intaglio on unsized handmade paper, so it was time to give it a go. I always…
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Several years ago I printed a series called ‘Other Worlds’ and I’ve now repurposed one of the original collagraph plates. My favourite print from the…
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Last week I attended a 4 day screen-printing course with tutor Julie Ryder. Not only is she a very good practitioner, extremely well versed in…
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At the end of the year our printmaking group always do a swap and make books using a print from each member. It’s a great…
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New project I’ve had a lot going on recently and have felt a little overloaded with thoughts, conflicts and noise – all internally. My new…
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I first showed this print plate in October where I discovered the issue of using Shellac that had been made for a while and then…
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I’m enjoying exploring new collagraph materials and these 15cm square bases give enough space to quickly create small unified pieces. Stage 1 For this plate…
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I really enjoyed making this plate and the resulting prints I showed in an earlier blog, so I’ve continued with some colour experimentation. I’ve moved…
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My new collagraph comes as a result of further experimentation leading from my ‘Man-made’ project in October. The strata has been constructed using a variety…
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Using minimal materials; essentially mountboard, a couple of pieces of lightweight paper and some adhesive foil, I built a low-relief multi-layered collagraph plate. I cut…
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From time to time I use my prints as covers for notebooks. Today I used my hand-coloured print from my ongoing Treads project. Might as…
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Car and truck tires seem to have been in my peripheral vision lately so I drew a few and collaged them together to form a…
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Over recent months I’ve documented my progress in printing some Banksia themed solar plates I was given late last year. Some of them are quite…
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Take two products … Last year I invested in several new stencils. In theory I could have cut some of them myself but the strain…
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Anyone who follows my site will know I’ve done a bit of eco-printing/dyeing over the years, but I’ve never tried it using a steaming method.…
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I’ve now completed printing the remaining solar plates featuring Banksia designs that I was given. These are currently being dried ready to be formed into…
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I recently read an article describing the technique of pressing collagraph plates into an inked gelli plate surface, followed by pulling the print from the…
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Since my last post regarding the etched solar plates I was recently given I’ve been experimenting with different papers and colourways to see what effects…
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I recently wrote about some etched solar plates I’ve been given, which I’ve started printing. My aim is to create a book showcasing the prints…
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Late last year a friend gave me 2 etched solar plates depicting collages of Banksias taken from her own photos. I printed these for her…
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This monoprint, by my friend Judy Howe, is part of the Hazelhurst Gallery & Arts Centre 20 year anniversary exhibition. I’ve always enjoyed her work;…