First edition of aluminum plate

The trip to the Firestation Print Studio was so much fun the big lady press is geared and i lover her!

Today at the Firestation Print Studio

Today at the Firestation Print Studio i got to print my first aluminum plate. The results for the first edition are in! Thanks to Margaret and Edith for their wonderful hospitality, making my first visit to the Firestation such a great first time experience!

Preparing etching plate

Today i prepared the plate with bitumen
paint. Tomorrow i will put the plate into the acid bath

Three weeks of Wood Cutting and the Plate is done

Getting ready to go to the Firestation Print Studio. Cutting away furiously so that I can print on Wednesday. Cannot wait to see how it prints up. Will spend this evening cutting paper up and preparing for trip to city tomorrow. Will post print when it's all done.

After the Flood came the dreams - Lino Cut

This is a lino cut I recently finished. Of course its hand painted with inks. I should print this again but I find if I print something and it has one part I don't like I tend to move on to the next print. But I will print another of these soon. Without the hand paint.

Meanwhile I have decided to go to university and get my BA in Fine Art and Visual Culture. It is a huge endevour and I wander if its one I can cope with. What with working, raising a family, and teaching printmaking. I also need time to do my own arts practice and wander if I have what it takes. After all I'm not acedemic at all. I can barely write well and all I want to do is my art.

I start on Monday, part time, online, one unit at a time. I am excited but apprehensive. I am curious but weary. Its a new path. Am I too old or just beginning. LIfe is an amazing journey. STay tuned!

Mornington Peninsula Printmaking Lessons

I am finally, and currently running my own Printmaking Classes on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. So much has happened since I first started making this blog. Now I am finally teaching. Here is a look at my printmaking lesson flyers that I have been distributing. I am not sure if you can get a read of what I have written down.

Let me know if its readable and I look forward to hearing from you all about the wonderful art of printmaking.

SOLD GIRL IN A GUITAR LANDSCAPE!

Yesterday I sold my "Guitar Girl" Painting. A young lady came down from the city. She had seen my artwork on Redbubble and had fallen in love with this painting. I had a lovely afternoon with her. She doesn't paint herself but she really felt something towards this painting. Now she has kindly sent me photographs of its new resting place and I couldn't be happier...it looks wonderful. A great day, a great sale, and I even get to see where its hanging. Most artists never get to see their work after its sold. I am very happy.

Follow the link and read what she has to say...all up I am a happy artist today after selling two works in the Sorrento art show...see you gotta be in it to sell it. Plus the internet is the prime reason I got to sell this painting. Never under estimate the power of the NET. Thanks everyone.

Please check out what the BUyer had to say on REdubble.