On show

The Russia - UK book project - Sons of the Sea (times) - that I contributed to earlier in the year in has now been compiled and the UK edition has gone on show in the Library Special Collections room at UWE's Bower Ashton campus.  Further venues to be announced, but you can see the full range of 24 images from the Russian and UK participants on the Book Arts webpage.

Final February

This is the print I am handing in for the Russia-UK artists' book project. And before you say it, it's supposed to look faded out!

It was printed from a card collagraph onto 250gm off-white paper using rubber-based black ink.  This final version was a second pull to get the grey newsprint effect.

February - printed

  




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Process: Laser cut card offcuts stuck onto greyboard with PVA, coated with several layers of shellac.  Printed in the relief press onto newsprint, cartridge paper and cream sugar paper.  Wiped clean with white spirit.

Today I printed what may be the finished prints for the February project, I just want to try one more thing once these are dry...

My gothic valentine

Printed in time for Valentine's but not posted as I've been away, and they weren't dry.  These are some of the results of the first attempt at printing the card collagraphs I made from the laser cut scraps.  Not at all my usual style, but the designs were shaped by the February themed project and the shapes that I had, they remind me of bookplates or ornamental type.  These were done simply by adding ink with a roller and printing them in the relief press, tomorrow I'm going to choose some papers to try and get some finished prints for the project, and maybe try my hand at intaglio.

For those who prefer a more cheery valentine how about this card I made (and sent for a birthday) from more laser offcuts.

I heart February

I am trying to decide if I can turn some of these scraps collected from the laser cutting bureau into a collagraph to use for the Russian - UK artists' book collaboration about the seasons.  I need to make an A4 page that represents the month of February, but all that springs to mind at the moment is kitsch Valentine's day cards, surely there is more to the month than that?