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.”
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Ribbons And Bells.
I’m carrying on cutting my practice piece, carving some bells and ribbons that will adorn the head of the Mari Lwyd. The bells are quite a challenge. I’m using Flexcut tools kept sharp with a Slip Strop into traditional grey hessian-backed lino. I drew directly onto the lino with a Faber Castell Pitt drawing pen,Continue reading “Ribbons And Bells.”
Blooded Myself…Again!
I’ve cut the little eye of the Mari Lwyd, a practice run for my next large-ish linocut. I’m using traditional grey, hessian-backed lino and Flexcut tools and a Slip Strop to keep them sharp. I blooded myself today! Still do it after all these years!
A Bit At A Time…
I’ve made a start on my next Mari Lwyd lino block, but instead of carving straight onto the full size block, I’m trying out different bits of the design on smaller lino blocks, to see how they work out. First up, is the Mari’s eyeball, quite a mischievous eye, but some find her quite sinister.
Ribbons And Bells: 1
I did a rough yesterday in monochrome washes of a new thing I’m working on which will eventually be a lino cut based on sketches of some of the Mari Lwyd / Hen Galan celebrations I’ve been to over the past few winters. I like the overall composition but it’s very rough, so I’m startingContinue reading “Ribbons And Bells: 1”
#Caturday Silhouette 12.
This #Caturday Saturday, here the silhouette of little rescue cat Bill on top of a silkscreen print based on sketches of pigeons in Swansea. I merged the drawings with some text I had written about the experience of drawing the pigeons, watching them from the window of Waterstone’s cafe, that used to be the oldContinue reading “#Caturday Silhouette 12.”
#Caturday Silhouette 11.
This #Caturday Saturday, here is my silhouette of little rescue cat Bill on top of a silkscreen print I did a few years back, based on a series of sketches I made of pigeons in Swansea. I like pigeons. I merged the drawings with some text I had written about the experience of drawing theContinue reading “#Caturday Silhouette 11.”
And Finally…Mari Lwyd!
I had a couple of difficult months leading up to and just after Xmas with some of the seasonal viruses going around, so my annual Mari Lwyd print was put on hold for a while. I finally caught up with myself this week and printed my little Mari Lwyd lino blocks with foil chine collé.Continue reading “And Finally…Mari Lwyd!”
#HomeKeyToHome : Going Large 5
I worked with a group of adult students to produce a range of gel-plate prints, exploring colour and texture with leaves and grasses, recycled materials like bubblewrap, and carved wooden blocks. Then we ripped them up into tiny pieces and used them to construct 4 collages on A3 sized paper. These collages were heading forContinue reading “#HomeKeyToHome : Going Large 5”
#HomeKeyToHome : Going Large 4
Here’s another giant blow up of a small collage made from tiny fragments of gel-plate prints. It’s part of an exhibition for The Senedd, the Welsh Government building in Cardiff. The exhibition is called “Home, The Key To Hope” and it’s centred around artwork and writing by people who have recently experienced homelessness. I tookContinue reading “#HomeKeyToHome : Going Large 4”
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