I loved my seagull drawing, I really liked the use of the background cross hatching to make the white body of the gull. The pose and composition I thought would work well as a linocut. Using the plasticy kind of lino, (not my favourite to work with) it has the advantage of picking up a shadow of pencil drawings - making the transfer of the image very accurate - and the resulting print comes out the same way as the original drawing. This satisfies me! I printed in a dark colour - just to establish if there were any lines to refine. Then onto think of the colour. The pale green/blue I've chosen will represent the darker feathers, once printed - I'll cut away the image and print with black (maybe dark grey) for the background. One of the exciting things about printmaking, is never being sure of the resulting image.
#Sketchtember is coming!
Last year I loved the challenge of #Sketchtember - to make a drawing every day. I'm going to try to repeat this - hopefully with a bird sketch each day...we will see!
Derbyshire Open Arts
I've decided to open my studio (aka garage) this year for Derbyshire Open Arts
Spring Bank Holiday 26 – 28th May
Come along and have a chat about art, I'll make you a cuppa and there may even be cake!
Sheffield Print Fair
I'm delighted to be participating in the 5th Sheffield Print Fair
The event takes place between 10am and 4pm, on Sat 11th November 2017, and entry is £1 (free for under 16s). All profits go towards St Mary's charity for homeless people and refugees.
Sheffield Printmakers at the Art House, Sheffield 2017
This is the second year I've been involved with the exhibition, we love showing at the Art House - hopefully this is the venue for the annual Sheffield Printmakers show!
I've really enjoyed making my pieces, inspired by requests from friends and a little dog called Ruby. And yes - I do believe in unicorns!
Some square prints for this exhibition!
Printed Impressions at St Maire's Cathedral, Sheffield
St Marie’s Cathedral has worked in partnership with the Sheffield Printmakers Association to present a unique group exhibition that features a selection of artworks created by thirteen talented printmakers.
The exhibition brings together a wide range of innovative styles and printing techniques, from woodcut to drypoint, all the way through to linocut and collagraph.
Artists have sought inspiration in the exquisite architecture, art and design of St Marie’s Cathedral after taking part in specially tailored guided tours. These printmakers have undeniably succeeded in capturing and conveying the beauty and the many subtleties of this place of worship in surprising ways. St Marie’s evocative light, rich colours, silent and devotional space, transparency of the glass, intricate patterns or expressive textures are definitely present in these pieces.
Some artworks have easily recognisable features, while others show more abstract elements. However, as one would expect, all of them are incredibly personal and subjective, which makes them equally fascinating, beautiful and inspiring.
St Peter at the gate and Mother and Child, two colour woodcuts. May 2017
Perception at the Cupola Gallery
Perception
selected mixed group show
18th March - 29th April
Preview Friday 17th March, 7:30pm
I often get mis-gendered due to the perception that clothing should reflect one's gender; I'm a woman who likes to wear men's clothes. In the pieces I submitted for this show the female form is described using free machine embroidery and incorporated with one of my own (men's) shirts in. The use of the coat hanger refers to being 'out of the closet.' I am 'showing my hand.' in these pieces