Originally posted on Sticks, Stones, and Paper Stew Blog:
A few years ago (2016) I pondered and acted upon the question “how does one process wool and create yarn?” Thanks to several friends and lots of You Tube searches I set forth on the wool/yarn learning pathway. It’s taken several years and countless hours working…
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A round of updates from FIRE Lab
Something about the recent work I’ve been doing with Swansea University’s FIRE Laboratory …
The White Rose Saboteurs
A very moving blog post from artist Patti McJones via The White Rose Saboteurs
Fast Woman
A thought provoking and beautifully drawn artblog from Patti McJones via Fast Woman
Reflections from the first ‘What is Water?’ event
A fascinating SciArt project just getting underway in Swansea
Celebrating the drawn line
A lovely blog from Michael Richards about the joys of drawing via Celebrating the drawn line
Proofing
I’m spending the weekend at the fabulous Trefeglwys Print Studio doing some etchings with master printmaker, Andrew Baldwin. I have been working on an aquatint today, on a zinc plate. Here’s the first proof. It’s too dark so I tried thinning the ink with extender but it didn’t lighten it enough so I spent theContinue reading “Proofing”
Singing with Death
A terrific live art blog from the Swansea-based artist Patti McJones via Singing with Death
Next Steps
Phew! Finally, my commission for Sky Arts TV channel’s UK-wide arts project, ART50, ended tonight with the broadcast of the visual arts films, including the one about my artwork, “Here Be Dragons”. And now I have to decide what my next creative steps will be. I liked working with giant woodblock and text and chineContinue reading “Next Steps”
Being the change
Cool en plein air drawings from Swansea-based artist Patti McJones via Being the change
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