its not just about technique and special effects; the role of design is to help organise all this material, bringing it together in a coherent way, and enabling you to express and share your ideas in a print.
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Sometimes it is lonely being a printmaker. It can be hard to keep going on your own, working...
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Why trap your prints behind glass? Are they desiccated museum exhibits forever fixed in time?
‘A print that moves’ is part of my investigation into making prints that live outside the frame.
In this post I want to share some of my current work with you
Here is the story of creating the ‘Midwinter Solstice’ print, I thought it was a good example as I started with no plan, just a spark of an experiment, and through allowing the creative process to unfold a new print was born!
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I’m certain that moving around encourages creative brain waves, so walking and printing is a winning combination. This is especially true if you can do it in a nice place with good company.
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The sense of calm energy generated after making one minute drawings for as little as 10 minutes can stay with you for the whole day and inform the rest of your work.
It is quite a revelation to realise that you can set yourself up so easily to produce a series of lively and spontaneous drawings.
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