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A little collagraph printing
Even though my Linear Containment book was fully completed and assembled earlier in the year I still have an itch to print the final plate…
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Etching: line and shape figure – final prints
As can be seen from the earlier stage of this project here I cut the etched plates at an angle, leaving me with a couple…
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Design Play: Exercise 2 – extending a design
The goal: to create a variation on a theme. I’ve long been a fan of 1950s fashion and homeware print designs. I’m drawn to repetitive…
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Woven chain book-binding
This was an excellent book-binding class I attended last week. Luckily, being only one day, the tutor came with much of the book cover construction…
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Design Play: Exercise 2 – creating the designs
Exercise 2: designing and cutting stamps The goal: to explore the possibilities of stamping as a design tool. I’ve spent the last 2 weeks carving…
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Etching: line and shape figure
Using one of the line and shape figures I recently drew I created a new print design, then worked on some simplified and stylised flowers.…
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Banana pulp
Remember my baby banana trees from way back in October 2016? The left-hand one, living in direct sunlight, grew enormous, had a baby, and was…
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Design Play: Exercise 2 – drawing and preparing
Exercise 2: designing and cutting stamps The goal: to explore the possibilities of stamping as a design tool. I’ve decided to use an old favourite…
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Design Play: Exercise 1
Alongside the time I spend printing, drawing and whatever else I can fit in I’ve decided to undertake some exercises from a design book I…
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