These are the 3 current designs I am trying to finish carving. Actually I HAVE finished carving 2 of these. You can see some images of these linoblocks below - I only have to trim the edges on them. What you will notice is the 2 different types of lino I have used. The reddy... Continue Reading →
Well after all the cleaning out, re-organisation and upgrading of my art studios I was finally ready to get right back into things wasn't I? Feeling good and starting to do things...then...struck down with a shocker of a 'flu!! Let me say NOT IMPRESSED!! So over a week later and feeling much better but still... Continue Reading →
These past 2 weeks have been a bit of a roller-coaster. After delivering my eldest son to the airport - he has moved to Melbourne - I was hit suddenly by a severe virus and spent all of last week in bed, basically in isolation as no-one else in the house wanted it - nor... Continue Reading →
This is my latest design - it is part of the same format and ideas/possibilities I have been working with in regards to my Design Art series. More on all that later. In describing some of the processes I that go through in designing my linocuts I have not talked a lot about the 'art-thinking'... Continue Reading →
After completing the linocut then the framing decision had to be made. This is always a tricky and very subjective issue. People can get very 'iffy' about what frames are used and what one person likes another doesn't. Framing also seems to go in 'fads' from large ornate timber to gold frames to timber etc.... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 