Settling in…

I’ve done my H&S inductions at the Printery in Mutley and following on from watercolour monoprints, this month I’ve been learning how to make screen printed monotypes and experimenting with adding a chine collé monoprint to an etching. I’ve also been to Liskeard to work with a small group of printmakers who belong to CAMP - this month we worked with the humble Gelli plate with some surprising results - viscosity inking up worked very well. Taking the time to work, sit and chat to each other is a lot of fun and we’ve had several good ideas about possibly showing our work at a later date.

I’ve also joined MAKE Southwest’s Graduate Membership Scheme so this year I’ll concentrate on getting a body of work together. I’m going on a two day experimental bookbinding course at Clayhill Arts centre near Bridgewater shortly where I’m hoping I’ll learn new ways of combining my prints and papers into a book form because I need to find ways of using up prints that didn’t quite work out so that nothing is wasted. My husband has also made me two screen printing frames so that I can do some in my studio and last but not least, we went to the ‘Songlines’ exhibition at The Box which is well worth a visit.