Carrying on with my archival Mari Lwyds, here’s a rare chance to see a copper etching plate, done with Andrew Baldwin‘s B.I.G. technique known as “faux mezzotint” back in 2018, in the time before The Plague.
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A Month Of Maris #11
We’re at that time of year when the old Welsh tradition of The Mari Lwyd / Y Fari Lwyd, is awakening from her slumbers ready for her night, Hen Galan, on January 13th – the New Year in the old Gregorian Calendar. This was drawn at the Gower Heritage Centre’s annual Wassail and Mari Lwyd Parade atContinue reading “A Month Of Maris #11”
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
A Happy New Year to you. Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i chi. Here’s my latest Mari Lwyd, a linocut with chine collé using the foil wrapping of the very popular (in the UK) Tunnock’s Tea Cakes. I like the way the stripes of the foil interact with the stripeyness of Mari’s ribbons. She’s a little early,Continue reading “Blwyddyn Newydd Dda”
A Month Of Maris #10
We’re at that time of year when the old Welsh tradition of The Mari Lwyd / Y Fari Lwyd, is awakening from her slumbers ready for her night, Hen Galan, on January 13th – the New Year in the old Gregorian Calendar. This monotype with chine collé is based on a sketch I did when the Ystrad MariContinue reading “A Month Of Maris #10”
The First Cuts.
I’ve made the first cuts on from the first lino block of the project I’ll be working on for the next couple of months. I’m experimenting at the moment, trying out different ideas and ways of cutting into the lino. This is a small detail from a drawing I’ve done. I’m using Flexcut tools andContinue reading “The First Cuts.”
A Month Of Maris #9
I can’t work out if I think this Mari is sinister or funny, there’s an edge to this drawing. I drew her at Gellionen Chapel in January 2018 when it was visited by Mari Ystrad from Ystradgynlais. The chapel is over 330 years old and set in isolation on Mynydd Gellionen Mountain, with spectacular viewsContinue reading “A Month Of Maris #9”
A Month Of Maris #8
Another of my Mari Lwyd artworks from the archives that I’m posting up to her night, Hen Galan on January 13th. I did this in 2019, working from an original drawing, cutting into grey traditional lino and printing using the technique of chine collé.
A Month Of Maris #8.
This is another Mari Lwyd from my archives that I’m posting through December and early January up until her night, Hen Galan on January 13th. This “live” sketch was made late in 2016 at an appearance by the Mari in Gellionen Chapel. All the Maris I’ve seen have different looks and personalities, I think this one looks quite goofy andContinue reading “A Month Of Maris #8.”
A Month Of Maris #7.
And another little Mari Lwyd, this time a linocut which became little Xmas cards two years ago.
A Month Of Maris #6
Here’s a monotype Mari Lwyd from my archives. I’m posting them through December and early January up to her night, Hen Galan on January 13th. I did this very early in 2017 and it was based on a “live” sketch I did the previous month at an appearance by the Mari in Gellionen Chapel. I used chine collé toContinue reading “A Month Of Maris #6”
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