Hidden Gem Prints

I'm a big fan of lino prints( including  artists such as Australian printmaker GW BOT ), liking the distinctive, varied marks made by the cuts depending on the degree of touch. I've even had a go myself .  So I'm happy to  bring the work of Fran Graham to your attention. I've known Fran and her husband Robin   for some years - they both worked at  Kew.  Fran is now working for the  Yorkshire Dales National Parks as an ecologist, and she's really brought that sense of place and knowledge of plants to her delightful prints. I've suggested they might look good on fabric ( well I would , wouldn't I!)

The return of a helping hand

 'A Helping Hand' , one of the pieces included  in the touring exhibition 'Textile News :Freedom '   has  arrived back home after more than 2 years on tour ( 'Sometimes Chains are Just Shadows' which featured on the 2012 Bernina Calendar,  was sold!)

They certainly had an adventure - 14 places in UK, Russia, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Kazakhstan. When I saw  the display at FoQ in 2011 , the variety of work was amazing and it's wonderful that so many people have been able to  share that experience. Thanks Gudrun! 

Sketchbook Project 2013 completed

 

The lurgy continues! Just started second course of antibiotics and third week at home signed off as 'not fit to work' with ear and chest infection. I've been deaf in left ear for 10 days now and subtitled daytime tv has definately started to pall (although enjoying the new Father Brown  series).  

I did manage to get my Sketchbook  Project 2013 posted the day before the deadline although I had to simplify what I intended.  

At the Sketchbook Project 2012  tour at Canada Water Library , I'd admired a sketchbook which had a fold out orginal print in the centre. I have a number of stone lithographs, lino prints, monoprints and screenprints that I made in the past to choose from. I chose the ones that were on the thickest paper and cut them down to  7 x 10 inch sheets. I scanned in/photographed  some of the prints and played with them in Photoshop using 'invert' to get different colour patterns and printed them on the backs of the original prints. I chose the boat lithograph as the fold out centrefold and  put the other sheets together to make the most interesting combinations . I've called the sketchbook ' Print Mash-Up'

 

Original lithographs and screen prints  

Original prints above, Photoshop altered digital prints below,

 

 

Linocut original and Photoshop altered digital print