I have managed to finish off my recent book editions on the residency at MMU. The square bound concertina books ‘On the way’ which are screenprinted and printed with woodblocks, I have managed to press, and also the two printed foldout zine style books which fold out to be a A1 print. I have to say I am pretty please with them, and already have an idea about the next book.
Today, I have been working on prints for the exhibition – they are a combination of screen print and lasercut wood blocks. We need to get planning now on our show for August, which will be here before we know it.
On Monday, I spent the day in Preston, having an exciting day meeting the curators Elaine Speight and Charles Quick from InCertainPlaces (funded by ACE, Harris Museum and UcLan). I am one of two artists commissioned to to a residency as part of the Preston Remembers project. The other artist, Laurence Payot, and I will each make work that investigates how people use the Market square, and move in relation to the War Memorial. We explored the area of Preston, other war memorials, and also the Harris Museum and Lancashire Museum. There was a lot of information to take in, and now I need to come up with a more concrete plan on how I will proceed. I have quite a few ideas, and I would like to explore ideas through drawing and animation – but there are a few technical issues I need to look into. There is lots to be getting on with.
