On this course, my work will be assessed against the following criteria: Demonstration of Technical and Visual Skills I have explored a wide range of printmaking techniques through the course; monotype, viscocity printing, drypoint, screenprint, carborundum, etching, chine colle, cyanotype, paper and wood lithography. I have not been able to carve wood or lino due … More Reflection on Course
My final Part 6 prints, using Rae’s techniques of wiped, gestural marks printed in layers, feel much more my own. They have rich detail in the interaction of the wiped colours but are very simple in design. They appear abstract in their design, but, like all abstracts, they are firmly rooted in real experience. The … More Part 6 Reflection
I recently visited the Salisbury area and walked around Woodhenge, Durrington Walls and the Cursus which leads down towards Stonehenge. I was struck by how much these large scale traces in the landscape reminded me of the Neolithic stone carvings and the entoptic phenomema. I want to use this idea as a development of combining … More Part 6, Parallel Project – Using Rae – Part 2
The final part of the course requires us to use what we have learnt from closely analysing the work of our chosen artist to create a print or prints which ‘self-consciously emulate the work of that printmaker’. This is not to say that we should try and produce a print which looks like their work. … More Part 6, Parallel Project – Using Rae – Part 1
During Part 5 of the course, when my right hand was disabled, I was thinking about ways of printing which I could explore when I couldn’t ink up or wipe. Blind embossing worked well for my project on memory, but I would also have like to explore cyanotype printing, or photograms. This process requires you … More Cyano-playtime
I was extended an invitation to attend the SW Group via a Creative Arts student hangout. I was particularly interested to do so because the Creative Arts curriculum leader, Doug Burton, was going to present a lecture, lead a critique and facilitate a workshop on maintaining your practice; all of which is very timely for … More SW Group Workshop
As the SW group workshop last Saturday, we discussed ways of maintaining our practice and creative momentum. Lots of good ideas were put forward and I thought it would be useful to document them for future reference and for other people. Other aspects of the meet up are written up here. Networking, looking: Joining local … More Maintaining Your Creative Momentum
I was pleased to have the opportunity to attend this session on critical thinking and research by Emma Drye who generously travelled to present this to the London group of students. This is an area where I feel my knowledge is lacking and I find research and note taking particularly difficult as a dyslexic. We … More Critical Thinking Workshop
For this submission, I posted physical work to my tutor and we had a Skype discussion. Her feedback was positive, on the whole, and she felt that my work was well presented. She encapsulated the discussion in her feedback report. She commented that the project on memory using blind embossing was very effective at evoking … More Part 5 – Reflection on Tutor Feedback
This print fair held annually at the Royal Academy is an excellent opportunity to see a huge cross section of fine art prints, contemporary and historical, mainly, but not solely, from the UK and Europe. Every conceivable technique is represented by specialist galleries, print studios and printmaker associations. The format allows you to get close … More London Original Print Fair 2019
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