Here is some news of current and upcoming events that I am involved with. Also a snippet about my recent experimentation.
Everyday Delight, 05/12/2019 – 28/02/2020, Free Space Project, Image by Karen Weik
Delighted to be taking part in this group Exhibition with a title that seems especially pertinent right now. An exhibition by Shutterhub Artists all about looking for the joy in the small things, finding the magic in what might at first appear mundane, and discovering the beauty in the everyday.
At Free Space Project, Kentish Town, London Kentish Town Health Centre, 2 Bartholomew Road, London, NW5 2BX. 05 December 2019 – 28 February 2020
Opening times: 8.30am – 6.30pm, Mon – Fri.
(Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day)
Exhibition Launch Event: 6.30-8.30pm, 05 December 2019
RSVP: info@shutterhub.org.uk
Flyer design; Jonathan Emmerson.
We will be holding a one day Open Studios event at the Forge Studios, Digswell Arts, on Sunday 1st December. Times are 11 to 4pm. Come along and meet the artists and see current work in progress. Festive Refreshments on sale. Free parking.
I will be there all day showing some of my recent mixed media work. Find out where we are and who else is here by checking out the Digswell Arts website
Boden Press, image from a day making a sugar lift etching plate with Helen Boden.
Last spring I attended a group of courses around the country led by some fascinating artists, to broaden my knowledge of traditional and contemporary printmaking processes. One plate I produced was an etching plate on copper, at Boden press, which involved markmaking with a sugar lift technique. Since then I have been mainly exploring ways to interpret these plates; I had made quite a few very different plates in the end but felt this was only a starting point. How you print with a plate can vary so much. In particular I have enjoyed layering imagery with different plates. Also cropping plates and adding to the resulting print with collage and ink. The fascination for me is with the exploration of the imagery and discovering different methods of translation. Other courses were at Ochre Print Studio, London Print Studio and Stoneman Press
Crossing I, etching and collage on Somerset satin.
Crossing i is one of the prints from this period of experimentation of method and context. This work is currently on show at the Ropewalk Gallery, Barton upon Humber till 1st December. A Printmakers Council selected group Exhibition.
Land Sea Sky, till 1st December,