On the second day of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea, I carried on carving lino blocks but I also started to put some of my linocuts on display in the space. I’ll add to them as time goes on. If you’re visiting the city centre, please pop in and have a look and pick upContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 2”
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An Artist In Residence
I have just started an artist residency at Urban HQ in Swansea. It’s a creative hub and café on the site of the old Police Station. I’ll be there throughout April, working on my linocut projects in the little gallery space by the Orchard Street entrance. As the month goes by, I’ll be exhibiting workContinue reading “An Artist In Residence”
Blooded!
I guarantee that whenever I cut a block – lino, wood or vinyl – I will stab myself with one of my sharp tools and bleed on it! I blooded this block today, just as I was finishing carving it as well. I based this on an original drawing I did from life. I haveContinue reading “Blooded!”
These Three In North Wales
I recently posted about the Miniprint Cymru exhibition in Mostyn (gallery) in Llandudno, North Wales (see here) and here are the three linocuts I have on show there. They’re each 10 x 10 cm (about 4 x 4 inches). The top one, “Should Bill Get Some Bacon” is printed using the chine collé technique toContinue reading “These Three In North Wales”
Miniprints In Mostyn
I have three linocut prints in the Miniprint Cymru Wales exhibition which has now travelled to Mostyn in Llandudno, North Wales. It opened yesterday (14th March) and continues until May 2nd. There are 270 original prints of all kinds – silkscreen, etching, drypoint, collagraph, linocut, woodblock, monotype, letterpress and cyanotype – the whole range ofContinue reading “Miniprints In Mostyn”
From Pakistan To Pentre Ifan
I’ve been posting a lot recently about my Pakistan trip in 2007, but when I came back I was inspired to go out and look at my Welsh heritage, visiting our ancient stone monuments over three years, in all weathers. Here are some of my photos from that time and if you want to seeContinue reading “From Pakistan To Pentre Ifan”
Colour In Print: Colour In Wool
Almost 20 years ago, I paid my first visit to Pakistan and was blown away by how beautiful and friendly it is. I did loads of sketches and photos and when I came back home, I used these as inspiration for new artwork. This portrait of a man from the Hunza Valley is done usingContinue reading “Colour In Print: Colour In Wool”
The Old Silk Route
Almost 20 years ago I journeyed to Pakistan, it was amazing. I did a lot of sketching and when I came back, those scribbles were the basis for new artwork. I was doing a lot in the three-colour separation monotype technique at the time. I learnt the process from American artist Vinita Voogd who cameContinue reading “The Old Silk Route”
Let Peace Prevail
I’m posting some of the work I did from my travels to Pakistan way back in 2007. Wow, so long ago!!! One day we got into the minibus and set off out of Islamabad through Peshawar and headed towards the Khyber Pass in the North West Frontier! We picked up a jeep load of armedContinue reading “Let Peace Prevail”
Pakistan, Portraits And Recycling
Back in 2007, Husb and I went on a two week trip to Pakistan, travelling across the country with a motley group of companions in a large minibus. When I came back I did a lot of work based on that trip. I did this suite of 9 portraits, carved and printed from signwriter’s boardContinue reading “Pakistan, Portraits And Recycling”