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Category Archives: General fun pursuits
Blowing at the beach
2.6 metre swell warnings were posted at the entrance to the beach today. The dogs didn’t care about the blustery conditions and ran playing together, finding new friends and having a terrific time, but they were savvy enough to stay … Continue reading
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Print group concertina swap
Every December our print group cut up either failed or excess prints produced during the year and swap with each other to create small concertina books. Our group is full of very experienced printmakers, most of whom specialize in specific … Continue reading
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Print swap
At the end of the year our printmaking group always do a swap and make books using a print from each member. It’s a great way to share and have a record of everyone, as some don’t continue the following … Continue reading
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More painterly mark-making trials
A friend and I got together to continue the mark-making experimentation. I’m building up a good resource of coloured papers for future projects. Some may end up as book-covers, some as inner pages, some will probably be over-printed and some … Continue reading
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Mark making & Gelli Plate printing
Having attended a recent paste-papers workshop and had such a good two days I was reminded of the fun of just ‘having a go’ and letting colours appear on paper with a little less planning than I usually do. So … Continue reading
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Natural Dyeing with Annette
Annette and I experimented with two different plant dye pots, mainly focusing on paper dyeing but I added some small pieces of silk noil into one pot. A large amount of rosemary leaves were stripped and added to around 10 … Continue reading
Still drawing – just differently ……….
I’ve just attended my first Adobe Illustrator course (seriously need this skill for work). Wow, masses to learn. After 7 hours tuition I reckon I’ve almost scratched the surface. Daunted? Hell, yes! Excited? Definitely! Know what I’m doing? Not even … Continue reading
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Tagged Drawing, drawing practice, Illustrator drawing
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The glory of oranges
I love my orange tree. It’s the pride of my garden, closely followed by my mandarin and banana trees. I’m not a great gardener but this tree rewards me every year, and I’ve just harvested kilos and kilos of gorgeous … Continue reading
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Tagged plant fibre paper
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Just a few rows each evening
I made a commitment some time ago to make a blanket for someone less fortunate than myself. My friend, Rita, who is a superb knitter and crocheter, got me started. I required multiple balls of left-over 8 ply yarn – … Continue reading
Gabriella Hegyes: Printing from the Land (C)
Part 3: Collagraphs: The first thing I love about collagraphs is that there is so much you can do to create an image. I’ve done several workshops and experimented with a variety of media to create texture and patterning, but … Continue reading
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Gabriella Hegyes: Printing from the Land (B)
Part 2: Gabriella certainly worked us hard and shared a ton of information and samples with us. Trapping Plant Material: This was interesting. I had some very dry, flattened, plant material which was suitable to be trapped between gauze layers. … Continue reading
Gabriella Hegyes: Printing from the Land (A)
Part 1: This two-day workshop in the Blue Mountains was an opportunity for me to print in completely different ways to what I have experienced so far. Clay Printing: Starting with a block of potters clay each we rolled it … Continue reading
Teaching: Felting for students
I had a HUGE day yesterday. I was engaged to teach 41 year 9, 10 and 11 girls how to felt. I’ve done it twice before and know how enthusiastic (and boisterous) the girls are. I love doing it because … Continue reading
A week of drawing
My involvement in Sturt Summer School last week provided me with the time and focus to try a variety of drawing media and learn some new techniques to apply ideas to paper. Drawing negative space. Charcoal: In this exercise I … Continue reading
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Tagged Sturt Summer School
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Workshop: Hand-embossing paper
An interesting one day workshop, not something I see myself doing a lot of but another skill I’m exploring. This technique requires the use of a lightbox and, whilst I have my own purchased model, the tutor brought along a … Continue reading
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One & Twenty: getting started
My friend Judy and I have started a new weekly challenge. We gave it the name One & Twenty. The idea is to select an area/place, for example: the kitchen, back garden, view from the window, etc. then give ourselves … Continue reading
Random painting day
Yesterday Judy and I got together for a ‘freeing’ random painting exercise. As if I’ve ever managed to swing my arm around totally randomly whilst holding a paintbrush or other painting media! The intention was generally to have a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged liquid graphite, solar plate printing
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Drumming: Hits Like A Girl ensemble
Hazelhurst Gallery & Arts Centre put a call out for all girls and ladies aged 16 and over to come together to form a drumming ensemble. The group was to rehearse en masse, using a range of drums, and learn … Continue reading