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Tag Archives: Design experiments
2023 07 Design Play
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 possibly the landscape one slightly more.
Playing with paints
In anticipation of a couple of book-binding courses I’ll be teaching in a few months time I’m exploring ways of applying different paints to paper without too much mess and water. Last time I taught at this venue I asked … Continue reading
Design Play: Exercise – connections
I’ve been looking back over some of the work I’ve created in the last 5 years or so. While I’ve covered a variety of subjects I see that I keep returning to the idea of connections, boxes, containers, lines and … Continue reading
Design Play: Exercise 5 – Textures – Part 3
‘Other World’ Print Plates In my post of 16th February I created my first 3 collagraph print plates for this series + 2 masks. Here are plates 6 & 7, the final ones for this body of work. PLATE 6 … Continue reading
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Tagged Collagraphs, Design experiments
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Design Play: Exercise 5 – Textures – Part 2
‘Other World’ Print Plates In my post of 18th January I looked at both internal and external textures with a view to planning my Other World project print plates. The aim is to produce several small prints to be mounted … Continue reading
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Tagged Collagraphs, Design experiments
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Design Play: Exercise 5 – Collecting textures – Part 1
Goal: To create a resource of both found and self-created textures for future reference and to stimulate ideas. I’m planning my next print project which will involve producing prints from textural collagraphs and as I have fairly specific imagery in … Continue reading
Design Play: Exercise 3 – Final design & prints
The goal: To turn solid shapes into line drawings, create variations on the theme and translate these into a workable design to print. Stage 1 of this exercise started by using photos of Walking Irises in my garden. I developed … Continue reading
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Tagged Design experiments, solar plate printing
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Design Play: Exercise 9 – Line studies
I’m jumping around with the exercises in the book and missing some out as I’ve done similar things multiple times in the past. The goal: To explore the power of a line and the nature of a line versus a … Continue reading
Design Play: Exercise 3 – Creating a design
The goal: Take line drawings and create a workable design to print. After my initial drawings of irises and grevillea (very loosely translated) a couple of weeks ago I spent a few minutes messing around with floral bouquets and was … Continue reading
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Tagged Design experiments, One & Twenty
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Design Play: Exercise 3
The goal: to turn solid shapes into line drawings and create variations on the theme. Part 1 For one day only, late last week, my Walking Irises came into full bloom. I had a sea of green, white and purple … Continue reading
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 semi-abstract motifs, usually large bold shapes and colours. I recently saw an exhibition which included … Continue reading
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 11 stamps from some of my comma designs (posted here) and then printing them. Collagraph … Continue reading
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 image of mine, one that naturally lends itself to wide interpretation; the Boteh. The Boteh … Continue reading
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 own. Whilst the first exercises are very basic I’ll still work through them. I’m aiming … Continue reading
Tactual Textiles by Claire 