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Print 1. Project 11: Research. Grace Bentley-Scheck

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Claire B

I came across Grace Bentley-Scheck whilst looking at another artist and was staggered by her collagraph images.  Everything in collagraphs seems to shout ‘simplification’ and ‘stylization’ to me, and even the course manual talks about simplifying imagery to produce it … Continue reading →

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Print 1. Project 11: Research. Brenda Hartill

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Claire B

A couple of weeks ago in anticipation of starting the collagraph section of my course I opened the recommended textbook (for this section) for the first time.  I haven’t put it down since.  I was immediately struck by the organic … Continue reading →

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Print 1. Project 11: Research. Jet James (Part 2)

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Claire B

Having been born to drug-addled parents living a life of instability and unpredictability, due to a set of extreme circumstances  Jet James found himself an orphan at 8 years old. He was taken from Perth (Australia) to live in some … Continue reading →

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Experimental Collagraphs Workshop

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Claire B

Jet James workshop and research A couple of weeks ago I attended an experimental collagraph workshop with Queensland artist Jet James.  My first impression of him was how seemingly shy and unassuming he is.  A quiet, organised, unhurried man, working … Continue reading →

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