Category Archives: My prints

Printing for my own enjoyment

Design Play: Exercise 3 – Creating a design

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

The goal: Take line drawings and create a workable design to print. After my initial drawings of irises and grevillea (very loosely translated) a couple of weeks ago I spent a few minutes messing around with floral bouquets and was … Continue reading →

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Etching: Hobbiton

Posted on November 27, 2018 by

Sepia & a touch of black + 40% translucent on 250gsm Dutch etching paper Sepia & a touch of black, with slight blue highlight in the sky + 40% translucent on 250gsm cream Stonehenge Sepia & a touch of black, … Continue reading →

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Etching: Hobbiton – preparation

Posted on November 14, 2018 by

In 2014 I toured New Zealand and visited Hobbiton, the village created for the movie The Hobbit.  I, personally, thought the movie was only average but I love the scenery and special effects. Hobbiton is a marvellous place and would … Continue reading →

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A little collagraph printing

Posted on November 6, 2018 by

Even though my Linear Containment book was fully completed and assembled earlier in the year I still have an itch to print the final plate in a different colourway and then perhaps stitch into it. The original print looked like … Continue reading →

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Etching: line and shape figure – final prints

Posted on November 4, 2018 by

As can be seen from the earlier stage of this project here I cut the etched plates at an angle, leaving me with a couple of triangular offcuts to play with.  A good place to explore colour mixing. I then … Continue reading →

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Etching: line and shape figure

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Using one of the line and shape figures I recently drew I  created a new print design, then worked on some simplified and stylised flowers. PLATE 1: This experimentation involves using sugar paste to create a printing surface on a … Continue reading →

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Lino: Printing from latest drawing

Posted on July 14, 2018 by

Jumping for joy In position Out for a stroll Help, please The world is even more amazing upside down Stepping out These are the final prints for this project.

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