After a beautiful drive through the countryside I had a very warm welcome at the Gloucester Lettering Arts workshop. The aim was to go home with a Christmas card done as a lino print. And just look at this! Top row: Joy: Maria Wells; birdie: Andi Bennett; Bauble: Chris Adams 2nd row: Holly: Ann Sanderson, Peace with trees: Jane Scriven 3rd row: 3 Birds: Andi Bennett; Peace in Gothic: Pam Thorne; Pax: Alison Bennett 4th Row: Star: Anna; Noel: Janet Clockwise: Anna and Pam Horne; Ann … [Read more...]
Transferring a lino cut design
How to transfer a design from layout paper onto that blue and green Japanese vinyl This one has really baffled me - I have asked tutors, at a printmaking shop (Intaglio) and looked online. You get this wonderful substitute for lino which is a Japanese vinyl - blue on one side and green on the other but you can't transfer a design onto it. It does not take pencil or carbon. I tried making my own carbon paper using white conte (pastel) and using it like carbon paper, drawing over that. It left a … [Read more...]
Lino Cut
Another lino cut! I did the one on the left last year, but since there are two churches, one in Chilton and one in Harwell, I had to make another one for the Harwell welcome pamphlet. Planning the design has bothered me for ages because I wanted it to be in a square to match Chuilton Church. However Harwell church is very long and always viewed side-on. Then when I went to take a photo I discovered that a convenient tree on the side covered half the church. I'm still using the soft green lino … [Read more...]
John Muafangejo
John Muafangejo (1943 - 1987) was a black South African artist and is probably one of the most respected black artists from the apartheid era. Certainly he takes world stage with his lino cuts! When I lived in Cape Town we visited an exhibition of his work in 1986 and my husband and I each chose one piece. I chose 'Snow in Finland was making Artist fall twice' and Dave chose "Muafangejo's Kraal".I still count them among our most prized artworks. (Not that I have that many)In my 'Snow' one, he … [Read more...]