I just came across this terrific printmaker, Gill Thompson working in collagraph and lino and mixed media. I might make the effort to travel to at Anlanntair in Stornoway for one of her classes.
I just came across this terrific printmaker, Gill Thompson working in collagraph and lino and mixed media. I might make the effort to travel to at Anlanntair in Stornoway for one of her classes.
I made this one back in April (2019), prints are available to buy, £25 each, unframed.
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I have been working on this collagraph print for the past week or two, learning the process as much as anything. CATO Press in east Bristol can handle quite large print plates, this one is about 55cm in diameter and is available to buy. I think the real thing looks a bit better than this …
Ready to print my first large collagraph at Cato Press, if my paper ever arrives from Lawrence Art Supplies (Brighton). Not their fault, just the delivery firm. The only place to buy a good range of print paper in Bristol is Bower Ashton art college (University of the West of England) but they are shut …
Having joined Cato Press, Bristol in April I have begun experimenting collagraph printmaking, both intaglio and relief. I began with an ambitious piece, a 50cm circle with a variety of shaped and textures, and a number of smaller studies for this piece. I wanted use text but cutting this by hand is tedious so I …
Just back from Cato Press where I was proofing a new collagraph. Not entirely successful so brought the plate back for some more work. Some of the lettering was insufficiently stuck down, moved around on the image.
It looks like this is a day for joining things. I just signed up to Campfire Convention which is a social networking site and a club, and in a little while I’m visiting Cato Press here in Bristol, for an induction. All good I think, and the sun is shining!
