Category Archives: Art

Artwork of various mediums

Printmaking – Disappearing Block

Having tested the water with a reduction lino cut with the Jester (see previous post) I decided to challenge myself with a larger, more detailed work, using the reduction method of cutting a block.  The John Shaw Neilson Acquisitive Art … Continue reading

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New Resident Baffles Postie

A visitor to the studio told me I was in trouble with the local postman.  When I asked why, he replied, “Your sign.  When he goes past and it’s out, he catches himself waving to it.” Not a bad result, … Continue reading

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Life’s Like That

The above print was done for an exchange with an on-line international group of printmakers.  When I first did the design, it was a bit of whimsy, but the theme, of being manipulated by outside forces, quickly became reality. I … Continue reading

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Method in Medieval aka Making a Reduction Print

It’s time again to sign up for the Solstice Print Exchange.  How quickly six months barrels past.  The last exchange seems only a week ago and here I’m thinking about what to do for the next. The Jester, above, done … Continue reading

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Future Legacies

While watching part of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ on tellie last night, which traced singer Robin Gibb’s ancestors, I couldn’t help thinking of all the ordinary people out there who get no professional help with their genealogy, me … Continue reading

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