Artist In Residence: Day 5 – Hacking Lumps

Day 5 of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea, and I carried on carving lino blocks. This one from an original drawing done with a life model is quite graphic-y. I decided to try out some different tools; I normally use very fine gouges but I went for this broad, slightly concave one which hacks quite big lumps out of the surface. I’m getting a bit more experimental now, a bit less fixated on realism.

If you’re visiting the city centre, please pop in and have a look and pick up a free postcard of my work. The dates and times of my residency are below (most days I take a lunch break). It would be lovely to see you.  

Tuesday             (9.30 – 3.30)                     14^th / 21^st / 28^th       

Wednesday       (9.30 – 3.30)                     15^th / 22^nd / 29^th

Thursday            (9.30 – 3.30)                     16^th

Friday                 (9.30 – 3.30)                     17^th / 24^th

Saturday             (10.30 – 3.30)                   11^th / 25^th