Saturday, 31 December 2011
Monday, 26 December 2011
Egg in Antique Etching
A friend bought for herself a beautiful book of reproduction intaglio prints of birds. Flicking through the pages was a plate of an old breed of fowl with an egg. The detail in the straw around the egg was so beautifully rendered by the artist of another era, so inspiring.
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Return to the NEST
Today when having a sort through one of my folios I found a drypoint etching from 1997 with a favourite motif, a NEST. It seems we return, loop, travel in circles! There seems repeating patterns in history as well as repeating patterns in our lives. Round and round we go. It is always a comforting pattern though to return to the NEST!Drypoint is a beautiful form of intaglio printmaking. Lines are drawn into metal or in this case a plastic with a sharp instrument. The plate is inked up and then cleaned and the ink stays in the grooves. The lines are 'soft' and some ink ( plate tone ) can be left on the plate before printing to create a more painterly effect to the finished print.
We will be doing a Summer School, Introduction to Printmaking, in January 2012. The drypoint technique will be covered, as well as techniques of relief printing. Printing, with and without a press will be explored in the workshop. There is a one day drawing class before the printing workshop with an emphasis on drawing approaches that link with printmaking.
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Monochromatic Musings
Monday, 31 October 2011
Poppies
today just watching
these beauties
petals
fluttering
in the breeze
honey bees
in a frenzied grab
for pollen.
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