Here’s the first print of my little linocut “Heavy Metal Legs” that I based on many sketches of legs at heavy metal gigs in recent years. It’s a 10 x 10 cm square ready for submission to Miniprint Cymru.
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Inking Up My Legs…
Well, not my legs exactly, my little lino block based on my series of sketches called “Heavy Metal Legs”. I’m using black Cranfield Caligo Safewash oil-based Relief Ink and traditional grey lino. I used Flexcut tools to cut the block.
Carving Tattooed Legs.
I’m working on some small blocks of grey lino, making art for the forthcoming “Welsh Miniprint” exhibition. This is based on many drawings I’ve done of legs at heavy metal gigs. It’s very small so I’m using my tiniest Flexcut gouge to carve the detail of the tattoos.
#Caturday Saturday
I did some a small edition of four prints from my newest little linocut at Swansea Print Workshop. I printed in black Caligo Cranfield SafeWash onto Hereford Book paper and for this one I used some handmade mulberry paper in a rich gold colour for chine collé. The model is our little rescue cat, Bill aka William ChatNoir, trying, and succeeding in scroungingContinue reading “#Caturday Saturday”
The Tea Cake Kitty…
I did some proof prints from my newest little linocut today, at Swansea Print Workshop. I printed in black Caligo Cranfield SafeWash onto Hereford Book paper and for this one I used a Tunnock’s Tea Cake wrapper for chine collé. The model is our little rescue cat, Bill aka William ChatNoir. She was trying toContinue reading “The Tea Cake Kitty…”
At The PrintFest…
I was in Cardiff at the annual Printed Festival in the Chapter Art Centre this afternoon, helping out on Swansea Print Workshop’s pitch. Here’s one of my colleagues doing some demonstrations of tiny prints made with the Tetra Pak drypoint technique.
Got The Blues…
I tried out some cyanotype prints the other day, when the sun was really strong. I’m not happy with the result, it’s too blue, there’s no white, no contrast. I gave the prints 5 minutes in the sunshine and I think I might have over-exposed them. The instructions on the packet of chemicals were vagueContinue reading “Got The Blues…”
Book Binding And Jam
A few months ago, artist members of Swansea Print Workshop got together to make a book featuring 25 original prints to celebrate our 25th anniversary this year. Twenty three artists took part and we’ve been working in groups to assemble the concertina books. I did mine today. I’m thrilled to bits! I love it. MyContinue reading “Book Binding And Jam”
Printing In The Sunshine
I coated some Bockingford papers with cyanotype chemicals last week and today, after a week of up-and-down weather, I took advantage of the brilliant sunshine to make some sunprints, using transparencies that I’ve had for ages. I originally used them for screenprints so it’s nice to reuse them with a different technique. Here’s the coatedContinue reading “Printing In The Sunshine”
Let The Train Take The Strain.
One of my Mari Lwyd linocuts (detail below) features in the current exhibition at the Queen Street Gallery in Neath. The gallery is lovely and Neath is a great little town with a good market, an ancient standing stone, a Roman fort, a Medieval castle, and some tasty eateries. The Gallery is just a fewContinue reading “Let The Train Take The Strain.”
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