In describing some of the processes I that go through in designing my linocuts I have not talked a lot about the ‘art-thinking’ processes. This is probably because they are often complex and hard to describe. FRAMEWORKS FOR ARTWORKS For … Continue reading The Art of ‘Creative Art-Thinking’ – designing linocuts
I am very fortunate to have two studio spaces I can work in. I didn’t always have the luxury of these two studio spaces to work, but as the family has been slowly been getting smaller I have been able to spread out a bit. Even the outside shed for printing is relatively recent – previously I took over a section of the garage with my print table and press. This was very difficult trying to keep clean – one of the aspects of getting spot free printing is to have clean surfaces and surroundings so dirt and dust is … Continue reading Studio Spaces – Print Studio and Working Studio
Systems can be very useful – not the kind of obsessive ones but just relevant and ordered so you can at least find what you are looking for – well mostly…. Every so often I re-order my studios – I … Continue reading Developing Systems to keep things filed and ordered
I take all my own source photos for my work but there is the question – how do I get this to work so they are quickly and easily accessible? My solution is to use photo boxes. I make cardboard … Continue reading Filing … Paper and Digital Photo Database
