I’ve been enjoying getting myself out and doing plenty of plein air sketching recently, mainly due to watching great videos by Woodwards Watercolours , Koosje Koene and Liz Chaderton Studio – I can definitely recommend those channels if you would like plenty of tips and encouragement! I made some simple accordion sketchbooks to put in my…
I had a fantastic day at PrintFest in Ulverston on Saturday, where I attended two workshops taught by Alex Jakob-Whitworth. The afternoon workshop was pastel on monotype, a really interesting process and apparently following in the footsteps of Degas who would use a similar process. I can see so many possibilities with this, so I’m definitely going to…
I had a fantastic day at PrintFest in Ulverston on Saturday, where I attended two workshops taught by Alex Jakob-Whitworth. The morning workshop was a drypoint workshop where I worked on a scene local to Ulverston, a view looking towards Hoad Hill from Canal Foot. I really enjoyed the process and can see lots of…
Over the weekend I had four people come to my studio and learn metal embossing with me, and in the process they made a double-sided Easter egg ornament each. It was two lovely days, with plenty of creativity going on, and people making the designs I’d supplied their own, or working on their own designs….
Shown above are a selection of the beautiful chine collé lino prints that were made on my workshop on Saturday at Gleaston Village Hall. Ten out of the twelve participants hadn’t done any lino carving or printing before and just look at what fabulous pieces they created! Have a scroll through the gallery carousel to…
On Monday I taught a lovely art group who meet just around the corner from me in Annfield Plain. I showed everyone how to do simple white line lino carving and then how to print out their carvings using both plain and gradient colours. As you can see from the photos, they all took to…
A quick lino print that I created to demonstrate the beauty of ‘chatter’ – all those expressive lines that occur as part of the carving process. Some printmakers don’t like them, but I love them and I make a feature of them – see my artwork for more examples! Come and join me on a…
A fabulous selection of metal embossed hearts were made on my workshop at Land of Oak and Iron Heritage Centre yesterday! I took everyone through the tools and materials first of all and then we created a test piece to get used to using everything. Next I took everyone through designing their own hearts and…
During January my community art group were lucky enough to participate in two projects that were displayed as part of The Illuminated Trail at The Story in Durham, which took place from 21st to 23rd February. My group all worked together to research, design and create artworks celebrating County Durham which was projected on to the frontage…
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’ve had a lovely afternoon at Breathing Space in Witton Gilbert, showing everyone how to make metal embossed hearts. There was lots of creativity going on with everyone creating their own designs, and one lady decided to go completely off piste and make a plaque based on a combination of some of my sample pieces…
I’ve spent a wonderful morning with South Pelaw Community Hub, showing everyone how to make these metal embossed hearts. Everyone created their own designs and, as you can see from the photos, they embossed them in to the most beautiful hearts. Gorgeous work, everyone! My next two embossed heart workshops at Breathing Space Witton Gilbert…
