Not having a ‘wet’ studio I must make do by printmaking in the kitchen, not ideal but still possible to get likeable results, I hope.
As a long-term project I want to make a series of prints of Church Road people. The A420 runs from Bristol to Oxford but the part I’m interested in is from Lawrence Hill to St. George Park, about a mile, with Easton on the northern side and Redfield on the southern leading down to the river Avon at Netham lock and Barton Hill. I started with some drypoint etching of several folk and today I’ve been adding some colour to one of those sets of prints by making a collagraph plate.






And also doing some more printing from drypoint plates. There isn’t any shortage of subject matter around here, many colourful and friendly characters and bubbling street life. We have live music at the George and Dragon pub every Tuesday or more often, several good places to eat and the Plough Inn in Easton – scene of great music and good food – is just a stroll away. I would like to capture a little all of these riches, and more.