Tag Archives: printmaking

What Am I Up To? [4]

Working away at Galerie Simpson on my short residency. One of my ‘ideas’ drawings and my work station. There’s more of my art to be seen in my online Gallery in Artfinder, please click on the image below to take a look. Thank you.

Creative Learning

I had a great day, working with a group of fellow artists to deliver demonstrations to primary school teachers in a lovely school on the Gower Peninsula. I showed a selection of printmaking techniques suitable for younger children including two kinds of monotype – direct line and reductive, blind embossing and colour printing with collagraphContinue reading “Creative Learning”

It’s #Caturday!

Caturday, an Internet phenomenon. Like cats. I read a theory a while ago about why the Internet has been taken over by cats. It reckoned that dog owners have always had a chance to meet other doggy types because they walk their dogs and take them to training schools and there are dog clubs andContinue reading “It’s #Caturday!”

The Warrior Returns

I started working with this particular model some time ago, when a young student with plans to join the army. I have masses of drawings of him which I developed into many prints – monotypes, etchings and even the occasional painting. We’ve had a gap of several years while he has been away travelling asContinue reading “The Warrior Returns”

Shameless Self Promotion

Oh yes! Husb and I are off to The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir tomorrow to set up my solo show, ‘Yr Helfa / The Hunt‘ which opens on September the 1st and carries on through to September the 24th. BUT, we’re not having an opening event, instead we’re having a HIGH TEA on Saturday SeptemberContinue reading “Shameless Self Promotion”

Doing Porridge

  I’ve spent a couple of days in an old prison! Doing time with some delightful people. I can’t say any more for now but there’ll be more news in a few months. In the meanwhile, I came back home earlier today and had hundreds of emails to sort through. Luckily I worked hard onContinue reading “Doing Porridge”

Pop Goes The Bluestone

The last Neolithic drawing for a while…….