Printmaker
Today I’ve just put the last border patterns on this Harpsichord soundboard for harpsichord maker Peter Barnes. This instrument is a reproduction in the style of an Early Flemish 17th century harpsichord by the famous Ruckers family.The decoration of this soundboard closely follows the original …
Gelliprinting at The Black Swan Guild in Frome, proved to be a popular workshop and my first introduction teaching this exciting method of printmaking without the need for a press. There were 5 morning sessions and we covered lots of techniques including mark marking with …
Such a great visit to The Lost Gardens of Heligan today. A serious amount of ferns to enjoy and a great sense of escape in the jungle area! I enjoyed finding so many varied textures, patterns and observing the changing colours of the leaves. Ferns …
Prompted by TheTate, London’s get creative like an artist projects and keen to get my 92 year old a Father doing something creative today, we started painting flower pots. At first he was a bit lost with this free style way of painting, but by …
These pesky sticky plants are all over my garden, but on closer inspection they reveal an interesting formation of leaves, that works well with gelprinting. Working on different compositions ,making small folded booklets and strips of prints for collage.
Thank Goodness for Gelli Printing! Spent an enjoyable morning working that Gelli plate with my 92 year old Dad! We wanted to make some leaf prints into cards to send to family. The simple leaf shapes worked really well and Dad soon got the idea …
Using just black acrylic paint and a gelplate, a session of finding textures using found objects is a great way to free up and enjoy the process. I like it because it is so easy and quick to get interesting results, great for building a …
These are just part of my collection of potato mashers, rollers, old wool reels, waffle stamps etc. I can’t resist collecting them when I see a new pattern potential, often from car boots or charity shops, it’s surprising how many different designs you can find. …
