Author Archives: Rosie Scribblah

Getting Nearer

I’m getting along with my commission for the Sky Arts ART50 programme, “Here Be Dragons”. I have reworked every single piece of text that will be on the final woodcut, redrawing each word until it forms itself into a visual image that I like. The letters sometimes become so abstracted that it can be difficultContinue reading “Getting Nearer”

Tiny Etchings

Coming up from November 10th, an exhibition of miniature prints at Swansea Print Workshop. The main exhibition showcases the Leftovers VIII international touring show but members of the print workshop will also be displaying tiny prints for sale ….. some lovely Xmas presents there! Here are some of the tiny drypoint etchings I’m submitting, they’veContinue reading “Tiny Etchings”

An Urban Sketcher In The USA

I follow quite a lot of other bloggers on WordPress, mostly artists, and this is one I admire very much. Pete Scully’s urban sketches are fabulous – they’re unassuming snippets of the small American town he lives in (mostly) but they are also beautifully drawn, gently chronicling modern life. TEN YEARS LATER: PETE SCULLY OnContinue reading “An Urban Sketcher In The USA”

Phew! Cracked It!

Finally, all the teccie, geeky stuff has been sorted. I did a third test block, carving a fraction of my final design onto a shard of MDF, coating it three times with a 50:50 mix of shellac and methylated spirits, inking it up with Cranfield Caligo Safewash Relief ink and printing it, using a JapaneseContinue reading “Phew! Cracked It!”

Andis Applewhite: New Additions to the AP/RC

Originally posted on Artist Printmaker/Photographer Research Collection ● AP/RC ● Art Division of the Museum of Texas Tech University:
Andis Applewhite stopped by this summer to visit the AP/RC, talk, and drop off some artwork and related materials for her archive. In addition to six woodcuts and three trace monotypes, Applewhite left with the AP/RC…

Open Studio Days And Cake

You are welcome to pop in to one of my Open Studio days where I’ll be working on a commission from Sky Arts television channel, called “Here Be Dragons”, which means dangerous or unknown territory! 216 High Street Swansea SA1 1NW Saturday November 3rd from 11 until 2 pm Thursday November 8th from 3 untilContinue reading “Open Studio Days And Cake”

Yesterday’s Package

Yesterday’s package was tins of new ink! Caligo / Cranfield Safe Wash litho / relief ink in black, for my test blocks. And here’s the second of my test blocks cut into MDF. The first, last week, gave unsatisfactory results but one of my WordPress chums, Siver Black, gave me a tip, to apply threeContinue reading “Yesterday’s Package”