Showing In Boise

I spent 4 marvelous days working with some talented Boise artists to produce drawings and monotypes and the finished work is now being shown at Wingtip Press. It’s been a great experience collaborating with a group and one I hope to repeat when I’m back home. It was a joy to work with Lisa, Karl,Continue reading “Showing In Boise”

Post-Muckiness….

Just spent a happy couple of hours at the fabulous Wingtip Press in Boise, Idaho, proof printing some little Lino blocks I cut from drawings of Snake River petroglyphs. Here are the blocks inked and raring to go onto the press. It is their destiny. And here is my little set of four petroglyphs……. IContinue reading “Post-Muckiness….”

Mucky Time!

Another very hot day in Boise, Idaho and I spent the morning with Amy and Arun at Wingtip Press, setting up a simple exhibition of the work done by our collaborative group of seven artists. I’m really pleased with it and we’re going to continue our collaboration when I come home and expand the groupContinue reading “Mucky Time!”

Making Cuts

Today in Boise, Idaho, I spent a very pleasant morning with Gale who blogs most excellently as Paperstew, then I gave an artist talk to some lovely printmaking students at Boise State University then spent some time at Wingtip Press, cutting some Lino blocks based on my recent drawings of petroglyphs carved into boulders atContinue reading “Making Cuts”

Harleys And Petroglyphs

I realized today that I’m actually in the Wild West, taking a road trip to sketch in different parts of Idaho. First we went to Snake River! What a great name. We trekked through the fantastic desert landscape to find some ancient petroglyphs carved into 15,000 year old Bonneville Flood Melon Gravel boulders at CelebrationContinue reading “Harleys And Petroglyphs”

In The Boise Studio

It’s already day 5of my stay in Boise, Idaho and I’ve been working with a group of artist for three days now. We’ve been making full-color monotypes since yesterday; here are a few of them….. Tomorrow we’re having a break from the studio and we’re going to look at some 10,000 year old petroglyphs…….scribble time!Continue reading “In The Boise Studio”

Getting Down And Dirty

Day 2 in Boise, Idaho and I’m nearly over the jet lag and settling in to work with a group of Boise artists to develop work for a group exhibition. First day and we’re working on drawings in the manicure noire style, which means getting proper grubby. Once the paper had Ben smeared with compressedContinue reading “Getting Down And Dirty”

I think I’ve got it?!

Maybe. I’m using a Mac and I hate it! I’ll never slag off Bill Gates again! Here are the first drawings I did on my journey (I hope). There’s one of pigeons hanging out on a rooftop in Chepstow and the others are very quick sketches that I made as the bus to Heathrow wasContinue reading “I think I’ve got it?!”

Drawn In The USA

Yeah I know, that’s a cheesy title. But what do you expect from an ageing rock chick??!! In 48 hours I will be in Boise, Idaho, working with a group of artists in Wingtip Press. And I’m getting really nervous now, so I’m checking and double checking my lists and I don’t know how manyContinue reading “Drawn In The USA”