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Work In Progress: Miner’s Wives1.

I spent a few hours down at Swansea Print Workshop this afternoon, trying out some more ideas for the print I intend to make about the glorious South Wales Miner’s Wives from the 1984-1985 strike. I have already made some pen and ink sketches from contemporary press photos and I’m trying out different materials toContinue reading “Work In Progress: Miner’s Wives1.”

Beginning The Process.

I’m starting to develop a new linocut a part of a new group project by Swansea Print Workshop (more to come on this). The subject I have chosen is the South Wales Miners’ Wives during the strike in the 1980s. I knew one of the wives, she was featured in the film Pride, those womenContinue reading “Beginning The Process.”