I have worked a lot with textural panels. I feel they are worthy artworks in their own right even though I often use texture as a part of a larger artwork. I love the regularity of the letters offset by the irregularity of the stamping. These were all done with my metal letters and a hammer. These are industrial letters used for stamping machinery. The middle panel was an interactive piece done by various people at Art in Action one year. Here are the letters and when you scroll down you'll … [Read more...]
LX Exhibition 6 – First and Last
The concept:Words set Free: Birchwood with laminated paper which has a torn edge. Size 40cm x 40cm.I showed the laminating process on the post dated 24th May.Paper: BFK Rives which is soft and lovely for stamping into.Text: John 1: "in the beginning was the word..."The top half of the paper would be covered in text and contrast with the lower half.A circle symbolising eternity would be screened onto the text, and the text would sparkle through as white lettering.I could not have used ink with a … [Read more...]
LX Exhibition 5 – Metal Stamps
I just love metal stamps. I was introduced to these by Brody Neuenschwander who used these texturally in his work on gessoed board, but as far as I know (quite wisely) never nerdishly hammered out sentences, never mind whole tracts of text. He also used 6mm or 8mm stamps. These stamps are designed to stamp engine serial numbers into metal for machines. I've used them on copper, gold leaf and on paper.You can buy them at a machine shop like Machine Mart and they are made by Clarke. I have 2mm, … [Read more...]