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Tag Archives: Artwork
Method in Medieval aka Making a Reduction Print
It’s time again to sign up for the Solstice Print Exchange. How quickly six months barrels past. The last exchange seems only a week ago and here I’m thinking about what to do for the next. The Jester, above, done … Continue reading
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Mapping the Course to a New Life
Two months on and I’m still getting organised in my new home. Mixed with the exhaustion of lugging cartons from one place to another, unpacking, and making my new home an appealing place to ‘be’, is a degree of impatience … Continue reading
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The Call of Change
When major changes enter our lives, either through our own choices or because of circumstances, normal routine can become non-existent. Such has been the past couple of months. In the throes of preparing to move house, my environment is at … Continue reading
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Preserving Kids in Printmaking
As part of the ‘Preservatory’ theme for my recent open studio exhibition, I wanted to ‘preserve’ the innocence of children. To me, kids are the spices of life, which was another consideration, and with that in mind I first carved … Continue reading
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The Preciousness of Prints in Altered Books
Well, I’m into my fifth day of the Castlemaine State Festival and have had quite a few folk come into the studio to chat and watch me work. I have to admit it was daunting, at first. As another printmaker … Continue reading
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Tagged Altered Books, Artwork, Attitudes, Open Studio, Printmaking, wood blocks, Writing
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