Tag Archives: printmaking

What’s Under Your Bed?

Posted on December 1, 2013 by notes to the milkman

So we’d got our boxes of 20:20 prints (see last post) and swapped a few  with other printers taking part. (This really emphasises to me how subjective art is. A print which one person dislikes is a gem to another.) … Continue reading →

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Electric Printmaking

Posted on November 23, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Today I’ve been on the first day of a weekend course on Electric Printmaking. This is basically using power tools to produce the plates. Just before I retired from teaching five years ago, I treated myself to a cheap set … Continue reading →

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What Is A Print?

Posted on June 1, 2013 by notes to the milkman

I was going to add Part 87, but realised this is actually the first time I can remember asking this eternal question on this blog. What prompted me was a sign on Lucy Gell’s stand at the Spring Bank Arts … Continue reading →

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Daytripper – Part 1

Posted on April 26, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Yesterday morning, I went down to London for the day. Yesterday evening, I crawled into bed absolutely knackered, but having seen the London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy (the main reason for the trip), the Cutting Edge of … Continue reading →

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Request For Printmaking Information

Posted on February 9, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Just been down to Hot Bed Press for one of their monthly artist’s talks (though tonight it was an artists’ talk as it involved two artists). Elizabeth Willow and David Armes are both letterpress artists who gave interesting talks – … Continue reading →

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20:20 Print Exchange – “It’s like Christmas!”

Posted on November 25, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Yesterday evening, we were able to open our boxes of 20:20 prints at Hot Bed Press. “It’s just like Christmas!” said one of the eager participants. Each printer had produced editions of 25 prints, each 20 cm by 20 cm. … Continue reading →

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Titles: Part 42

Posted on August 7, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Here is a screen print I editioned yesterday. I’ve a problem with the title. Please take a look as it is i.e. without a title, and decide what you think. I could simply call it “Coexist”. Then it would be … Continue reading →

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The O******s – A Confession!

Posted on July 28, 2012 by notes to the milkman

My name is John and I am not interested in the O******s. There I’ve said it! They say that admitting there is a problem is a major step on the road to helping overcome that problem. So attending this meeting … Continue reading →

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When is a print not a print?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by notes to the milkman

I intend posting three posts today. They are all really reblogs but since they are not from wordpress I can’t work out how to reblog them other than copy and pasting into a new post. If any of the original … Continue reading →

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