Student Showcase: six week metal embossing course, week six
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The incredible clocks (and two plaques) that were finished in the second of two metal embossing sessions that I held with the Men’s Group at Newcastle Carers. Everyone designed their own clocks and then made a start on the metal embossing in the first session. In yesterday’s session, the embossing was finished and then the…
I had a great day back at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert yesterday, showing everyone how to make lino printed tote bags. Everyone carved out their own lino block and then we got printing with fabric inks. Using sponges to apply the inks to the lino blocks rather than a brayer, meant that variegated, autumnal…
Over the past three weeks my community group have been making their own gel-printed and metal embossed accordion books. The first week everyone printed up their book cover papers using various gel-printing techniques. In week two the papers had dried, and everyone made up their books using A2 sized papers, which we folded up to…
My weekly community art group, Consett Open Art Studio, are taking part in the Prudhoe Art Trail again this year, and shown above is their fabulous display. The Prudhoe Art Trail showcases local artists who are displaying their artwork in businesses and community spaces along Front Street in Prudhoe. My community art group has a…
Another calming afternoon with a lovely group at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert. This afternoon I was showing everyone how to make paper beads on my ‘Wear Your Words’ workshop. Everyone decorated Daler Rowney acrylic paper with acrylic paints and then wrote words full of meaning to each participant on the paper. These words show…
I had a great afternoon teaching metal embossing to a lovely group, where they all made their own metal embossed Christmas tree ornaments. Everyone was a beginner to metal embossing and you can see what fabulous work they all did. Hopefully the ornaments will all take pride of place on their Christmas trees! Well done…