Print Making Update

My first blog for some (very long) time, so firstly I need to tell you my good news. I have now given up my full time work in London, which will give me more time to spend in my studio - hurrah! I say hurrah but I've been very lucky in that I have generally enjoyed my job and I'm grateful for that. But now I'm much more excited about developing my artistic practice. I think my blog posts will still be relatively infrequent but I hope to be able to do quicker, more frequent  updates on Instagram (#textilesnippets).

Monoprint on paper

As you may know, my work usually contains an element of screen printing on fabric but last year I went on a Print making course at Cit Lit and really enjoyed it. I even got a 'starter' press for my studio but still need to test it's full potential. As with most things, there's more to it that meets the eye! But I love it.

Etching on paper

I used an image of tyre marks through snow as my starting point and the images got simpler as I progressed. I mostly printed on paper but also printed on fabric towards the end of the course.

Etching on sized fabric

The fabric below came out pale but it gave me the opportunity to try some stitching out and although it's never going to be a finished piece, it's given me some more ideas to progress. More ideas indeed, I've lost count of the number of ideas that have come from one image of snow. I think it shows that the more you work with a theme/idea the more fruitful it becomes.

Etching on fabric, stitched

I have included a couple of these images with some digital fabric printing order and can't wait to see how it turns out. I'm using a printer I've not used before, so I've got my fingers crossed they'll come out well.  

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