I finally managed to arrange a day to some printmaking with Fiona DeBulat at DBA Editions in Ramsgate. I’ve been wanting to push the printmaking further for a while now and felt I needed some guidance and nudging in the right direction.
I had the most fabulous day and am still feeling all fired up; for Fiona mono printing is actually one of the hardest forms of printmaking as it has so many different aspects to it: drawing, painting, understanding of colour, desire to experiment, understanding of layering and other processes such as stencilling, blocking in and above all time commitment. So it is far from being quick and easy …. something if I’m honest I thought it was ……..
I managed to pull different prints which are now in a range of states ready for me to come back to next week.
Not till September but I have been working on and off for an exhibition with White Noise projects at The Crypt Gallery in September. I find set themes really hard to respond to so was glad they helpfully suggested in the brief that one could also repurpose older work…..so here is what I’ve been up to so far:
The Generosity of Tulips #1
The Generosity of Tulips #2, Back and Front
I can’t decide whether to add some stitched elements so letting this piece hang in the studio for a bit until the answer comes to me.
See the real work in September!!
PAST AND PRESENT TENSE
September 10, 2019-12:00 pm – September 15, 2019-6:00 pm
Past and Present Tense
10-15 September 2019
Open:
Tuesday – Sunday 12-6pm
Private View:
Wednesday 11 September 2019 6.00 -9.00 pm
The folds, crumples and tears in the paper are an intrinsic part of this work in which the paper can be seen as a reflection of the fragility of the body.
Very excited – I have been asked to show my work for my 100 day project in Margate in November.
Here are a few more in the series.
I guess there was a certain amount of beginner’s luck with my first ever cyanotype made from a quick and rough drawing on acetate last week. The fact that it was raining and there wasn’t much sun was maybe a factor too.
Yesterday seemed the perfect day thanks to the bright sunshine but most of the prints did not work – I was trying to capture the shadows of moving plants but I guess I washed the paper for too long or left the paper out for too long….or something else.
Anyhow these are the two that sort of worked.
Still lots more trials to do with this work – am going to be combining drawings, photos and real objects.
