The carving begins! The final drawing has been transferred in reverse onto the MDF block in compressed charcoal. Then I redrew everything with a brush and walnut ink. And now I’m cutting. After all the rush and stress of the past few weeks, it feels a bit Zen to quietly carve into the wood, carefully scribing the lines and curves with nothing but the sound of my breathing to accompany me. It’s very meditative.
This is a large woodcut commissioned by Sky Arts television channel for ART50. You can read more about what I’m doing here.
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Wow! I can relate to the zen thing…I sometimes feel that way when weeding the garden!
You are making process, I look forward to seeing the finished art.
I didn’t realise it was going to be so big ! It’s going to be Fab !
Thanks Helen. It’s a very dystopian work, but that’s how I feel about the world at the moment.
Wow! It’s huge!
Oh yeah, 80 cms x 120 cms. Table top sized. I don’t do things by half lol 😀