Colour Group (GB) presents Colour in Art Seminar
Co-hosted by Colour Group (GB) and the Centre for Print Research, I'm delighted to be speaking at the Colour in Art Seminar at Bower Ashton Campus from 2 – 5pm, 10th April. University of the West of England Bristol, BS3 2JT
Speakers include
Dr Alexandra Loske, author of numerous books on the history and culture of colour; Roy Osborne, abstract artist and bibliographic collector of colour books from the Renaissance to the 21st century; Stephanie Wooster, textile artist and specialist in knit; Chuck Elliott, printmaker and Artist in Residence at CFPR; Laura Berman, USA artist and printmaker; Jason Urban and Leslie Mutchler, USA based artist collaboration.
Print Club News / October 2023
I’ve been making and refining my glass edition, entitled Vessel, over the summer. It remains a work in progress. The top image in the newsletter is of a 3d printed, one to one scale PLA maquette of the work, ready to be burnt out in the kiln, ahead of being cast into glass.
I’ll be working with Dr Angela Thwaites, a noted British glassmaker, in her London studio later in the autumn, in the hope of completing the work before Christmas. There’s a lot of polishing and grinding involved to complete the 11 glass components that make up the work.
Vessel / a reliquary for the Holocene
I’ve been working on a few new CG visualisations of my kiln fired glass edition Vessel / a reliquary for the Holocene recently, of which this is probably the most successful sequence to date. A lot of new things to learn to make this happen, esp working with DaVinci.
I seem to have been drawing, printing and refining this sculptural model on and off for four or five months now, in between working on my other projects. It’s been an interesting challenge, and one that has consumed a lot of energy this Spring. I think it’s finally ready for editioning now.
Capsule / A folio of six photopolymer etchings with gilding and chine collé, work in progress
I thought I’d post a few images of work in progress from my latest series, Capsule. A set of six photopolymer etchings made as part of my residency at the Centre for Print Research at UWE.
I wanted to create a folio of six prints that further my ongoing study into digital drawing and haptic making. I like the idea of seeing how the introduction of digital techniques into the traditional workflow may change or augment the outcomes of a particular project or set of drawings.
Centre for Print Research, UWE
I've been gifted an amazing opportunity to work as an artist in residence at the Centre for Print Research at UWE this Spring.
The CFPR has an amazing array of traditional and high tech print making technologies in a large facility on the Frenchay campus in North Bristol. The term print making is used in it’s broadest possible sense here, and includes 3d printing for ceramic and glass editions, 3d CNC routing of metals and plastics, laser cutting and 2.5d printing for low relief studies on paper and plastics, alongside screen printing and intaglio processes, amongst many other possibilities.
CFPR residency, January 2023
As the Christmas and New Year break winds up, I've found it to be an invaluable time to reflect on the first few weeks of my residency at the Centre for Print Research, UWE. A really useful moment to pause, collect my thoughts and focus on what I’m hoping to make over the next few months.
Artist in residence, Centre for Print Research, UWE
I’m really excited to be working as an artist in residence at the Centre for Print Research at UWE over the coming months. It’s an incredible opportunity to realise some new works both in 2d and 3d, using some of the centre’s state of the art technology…