Tag Archives: Ynyshir

Working With Life Models

I’ve been working with professional life models for years…decades. I love drawing people from all walks of life, but if I’m wanting to do something more than a sketch, I work with professional models because they are able to stay still, which is really important, and they’re not self-conscious. At the centre of my newContinue reading “Working With Life Models”

Getting Ready To Exhibit

Here I am dusting my work at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. I’ve got an exhibition coming up…put September 5th in your diary. I’ve hung almost 2 dozen linocuts, mostly new work, and all for sale. I’ll be doing a demonstration of making lino prints with chine collé at a celebration event on Saturday 5thContinue reading “Getting Ready To Exhibit”

Coming Up…Carving Heads And Other Creatures

Over 20 of my linocuts are going to be featured in a new exhibition at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. It’s a group show, “Manifest” and my collection is called “Carving Heads And Other Creatures”. It’s mostly a new body of work which begins with drawing portraits, working with professional models at Swansea Print Workshop’sContinue reading “Coming Up…Carving Heads And Other Creatures”

What A Lovely Day – Twice!

Today was brilliant. Today made me feel like all these years of plugging away at my arts practice is worthwhile. Today I won a prize at The Workers Gallery Open (in Ynyshir) and the GSA 9to90 Open (in Swansea). The Workers Gallery has awarded me a voucher for art materials and a gallery show towardsContinue reading “What A Lovely Day – Twice!”

Marbled Mari: 1

I used my little Mari Lwyd lino block in three ways during my one-day residency at The Workers Gallery in the Rhondda Valley. First, to print onto a cotton shirt, then overprinting on top of circular monotypes, and finally I printed the block on some marbled papers I had made a few months back. IContinue reading “Marbled Mari: 1”

Pink And Yellow Maris.

Here are some different colourways of my little Mari Lwyd lino block and Gel Plate monotypes that I was experimenting with during my residency at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir last week. It’s a lovely place, do try and visit if you can. The Gel prints were made with Cranfield Safe Wash Relief inks in Process Yellow,Continue reading “Pink And Yellow Maris.”

Green And Yellow Mari.

I had fun overprinting my little Mari Lwyd lino block onto some circular Gel Plate monotypes. The monotypes were done using fruit nets and bubble wrap and Cranfield Safe-Wash relief inks mixed heavily with Extender. The three primary Process colours, overlaid, give a lovely range of secondary colours and tertiary tones. I was experimenting duringContinue reading “Green And Yellow Mari.”

Monotype And Mari Lwyd.

I spent a day up The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir yesterday and took a small lino block of a Mari Lwyd I cut a couple of years ago. I thought I’d try doing different things with it. I printed a border on a cheap cotton shirt (here) and then I switched inks and printed Mari’sContinue reading “Monotype And Mari Lwyd.”

Mari Lwyd On My Shirt!

I did my one-day artist residency at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir today and had a great time, some really fascinating people came into the gallery and first off, I used my Mari Lwyd lino block to print up a cotton shirt, a cheap buy from TK Maxx, with Speedball Fabric Block Printing Ink. Husb and I made our own MariContinue reading “Mari Lwyd On My Shirt!”