Tag Archives: Miners Strike

An Overlooked Destination.

I went to the opening of a lovely exhibition for International Women’s Day, at Cynon Valley Museum in Aberdare. The show is called ‘Women & The Valleys: The Valleys’ Daughters’ , curated by Karin Mear and runs until 30th March 2025. I submitted my screenprint, “Smiling and Splendid” inspired by the Miner’s Wives struggle ofContinue reading “An Overlooked Destination.”

Graphite Not Messiness.

I’ve nearly finished cutting this little lino block and I want to check how it’s getting on, without inking it up. Instead, I used a graphite block and pieces of tissue paper and took rubbings of different bits of the lino. It gives me a pretty good idea of what else needs to be done,Continue reading “Graphite Not Messiness.”

Laid Out Ready …

I did some more cutting into my little lino block this afternoon. I laid it out on the bench hook before I began, with my smallest Flexcut gouge, the Flexcut Strop and Flexcut Gold Polishing Compound.

The Final Print …. The Exhibition

This screenprint I did inspired by the Miners Wives in the Miners Strike of 1984-1985 has been accepted into the Miners Imprint exhibition at Taliesin Arts Centre, beginning tomorrow (April 20th) from 13.00 – 15.00. The work was commissioned by Swansea University to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Miner’s Library andContinue reading “The Final Print …. The Exhibition”

Testing The Progress…

When I’m carving a lino block I like to check on it’s progress regularly. I do this by taking a rubbing with a piece of white paper and a block of graphite. Still a lot of cutting to do on this one though.

Cutting Ideas …

While I was developing ideas for my recent prints about the Miner’s Wives in the Miner’s Strike (1984-1985) I drew sections of my ink and wash sketches onto small pieces of lino, to practice cutting different textures and effects. I haven’t tried doing such complex images into lino before, I usually work with very starkContinue reading “Cutting Ideas …”

Inspiration, Inspiration, Inspiration…

I learnt a new technique today, from inspirational glass artist, Lisa Burkl. It’s gilding onto glass and then drawing into it. I’d never realised this method would suit drawing so much. I’ve been doing a lot of artwork recently about the inspirational South Wales Miner’s Wives of 1984-1985, so I continued that topic here. IContinue reading “Inspiration, Inspiration, Inspiration…”

FINISHED!

Pulled a couple of long sessions down at Swansea Print Workshop yesterday and this evening to finish these two before the deadline tomorrow – linocut on the left and screenprint on the right. Was supposed to do them last week but had an accident and got concussion! Never mind, all done. Now I need aContinue reading “FINISHED!”

Checking ….

I’m cutting a lot of text, back to front, into traditional grey lino for my latest print. It’s not easy so I regularly use tracing paper to check that I’m doing it right. I put the tracing paper onto the area I want to check and rub it with a block of 2B Graphite soContinue reading “Checking ….”