What’s going on here then? I’m getting a few things ready for next weekend’s art and craft fair at GS Artists on Swansea’s High Street. It’s on Saturday December 7th, 11 – 5pm and it will be filled with goodies from local artists and makers. I’ll show you what the mystery object is when I finish it tomorrow 😀
This #Caturday Saturday, my silhouette of our little Bill is on top of some paper I printed up a few years ago, before Covid! I cut random shapes from vinyl and printed them, again at random, with overlays of Cranfield Safewash oil-based relief inks in the three Primary Process colours – Yellow, Magenta and Cyan. Where the translucent colours overlap, you can see Secondary colours – green, purple and orange.
I didn’t like the coloured print when I did it, I was aiming for something more subtle, but I think it works against the dark silhouette and forms a psychedelic background.
When people see something in an art gallery or a craft fair, it can be easy to think that the artist / maker has just gone “Bish Bash Bosh” and there it is. Bit there’s usually a lot of preparation that goes into making a work of art or craft.
I’m going to be making small baskets from old prints that didn’t work out and the starting point is to cut the prints into strips. The paper that we printmakers use is lovely, often made from cotton rag, and it can be squished until it’s flexible enough to work with.
Some more archive sketches from October 2012, out and about with architecture, people and pigeons. I like pigeons, they’re happy and chubby little creatures. Not easy to draw though because they fidget so much. It was only 11 years ago but we have far more seagulls in the city now and far fewer pigeons. I miss the pigeons, they didn’t steal food from people’s hands. There are a couple of travel drawings too, from Tenby and Nottingham.
I don’t often do crafting, but I’ve been invited to share a table at GS Artist‘s Christmas Craft Fair (December 7th, 11-5) so I’ve got to get cracking. Here’s the start of a little basket made from recycled prints and wool.
It’s amazing how quickly a week flies by, and here we are again, another #Caturday Saturday and another silhouette of our little elderly rescue cat, William ChatNoir, aka Bill.
As I’m clearing out my plans chests I’m finding lots of nice papers that I’ve coloured up for one reason or another, so I’m having a bit of #Caturday fun with them. This background is made up of lots of small random shapes I cut into acrylic blocks (a cheap alternative to lino) and I printed and overprinted them with translucent Cranfield Safewash relief inks in the 3 primary colours. I wasn’t too keen on the results back then but it’s always a good idea to keep hold of things because you never know when they might come in useful.
Sorry, tomorrow’s free painting class at GS Artists has been postponed because of a combination of illness (me – gastroenteritis) and the weather (Storm Bert). We’ll do it soon when the nasty old bug and mean old storm have gone.
Keep a look out for more news on this…
October 2012 was a month of heads! I couldn’t get enough of them! Some scribbles from my old sketchbooks.
Create an entry for this years 9 to 90 competition and exhibition at Swansea’s GS Artists. I’ll be there to guide participants step by step, with all materials provided, free drinks and snacks on Saturday 23rd November, 10.30 – 12.30. Please book here because places, although free, are limited.
“Bonnie Tyler is our own husky-voiced, council estate Diva of Rock. She’s fearless and can sing the socks off any male rock singer IMHO. With her striking good looks, her mane of golden hair and her glamorous rock-chick style, we’re going to have fun painting her portrait.”
Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th November 10.30 – 16.00.
A rare chance to see inside Swansea’s Print Workshop and it’s fantastic printing presses dating from 1855 to the 21st century. There’s also a massive selection of original prints from talented local artists, and refreshments. AND some demonstrations of printmaking – I’ll be showing how to print from a lino block on Sunday afternoon. Come and have a look.
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