After working through design ideas and adding them lightly over the template (size/shape of the basic linocut from the DESIGNART series) I settled on the seedpod over to the right of the template and spilling off. It needed something else so after consulting my plant and photos I decided to add a more 'ragged' representation... Continue Reading →
I thought I would work through the process I have used to design the current linocut I am currently working on and a few of the thought processes. In my previous post I noted I have been looking at banksias lately and in particular Banksia serrata from my garden. I have been photographing my own... Continue Reading →
Just a quick thought - often we approach design for linocuts with the thought in the back of our mind of the standard sizes of the linoleum blocks - squares of 15cm x 15cm or 30cm x 30cm. So we design accordingly to these 'specifications'. I found it immensely liberating when I bought my first... Continue Reading →
Yes I am still here and working hard! Horrible weather here for days - raining, windy etc.. but lovely and sunny today. I know the rain is great but it gets a little damp after more than a few days. On the other hand - inside in the warmth drawing/designing and making warm chicken and... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 