The view from my window in Venice.
Category: Travel
Photos from the workshop.
Day two….
I’m having problems uploading photos, so you will need to wait a bit to see the results of my day. My length of silk is dyed, and today I cut it and sewed it into a dress. Such an exciting process! Such a steep learning curve for me!
Day one of the workshop.
The die bath and some of the days results. Alchemy!
Another workshop……
I’m off to Melbourne for another workshop, this time in Natural Dyes, with India Flint. I’m just amazed at what she can do with fabric, leaves and water! I will post the results of my efforts when I come home.
And I’m very excited because I have just bought my plane ticket to Venice! For the month of April next year, I will be living in Venice and working at Venice Printmaking Studio.
And…
A few photos….
Holiday and after……….
I just spent an amazing two weeks in Tasmania. The beaches and forests are spectacular, and parts are sufficiently remote that it is possible to be literally and metaphorically ‘lost’. Haven’t downloaded my photos yet, but when I have I will show you what I mean.
And then I spent four days in Melbourne doing an encaustic workshop with Cari Hernandez. I met some lovely warm people and this time I had a day visiting galleries. At James Makin Gallery was a great Bruno Leti survey show celebrating his 40 years of printmaking.
I’ve been having lots of ‘input’ over the last couple of months: now it’s time to start producing some ‘output’! Time to get into the studio and work!
IMPACT!
I had a really great time at IMPACT. Always a sucker for new technology, I was excited about the organ printer, laser paper cutting and burning, and tagging artworks in an exhibition so that viewers can add their comments and memories to be read by others. Lots of potential!
I met the team from Dundee, who will be hosting the next IMPACT. Very impressed with the facilities at Dundee Contemporary Art, which has just installed a large format digital router and laser cutter, amongst other things. They are combining the analogue printing techniques with digital, and encouraging the use of technology as just another tool in the making of effective images. They were among the many very nice people I met.
Laser cut paper
My only regret is that I didn’t really have time to get out to galleries and enjoy Melbourne. And the weather was dreadful!
IMPACT conference
I’m off to the Impact conference next week. Impact stands for International Multidisciplinary Printmaking Conference – and its to be held at Monash University’s Caulfield Campus. It gives me an opportunity to explore Melbourne, see lots of exhibitions, and have a lot of fun with other printmakers.
BOX OF BIRDS 