Finishing work before going overseas for 2 months

As I am about to to Europe for 2 months I am desperately trying to finish a number of small projects I have been working on the past 4 months. I have also managed to achieve some well etched solar plates and am very happy with the prints pulled from them. Above are some photos of these recent works.Hopefully while I am away I'll gain lots of inspiration to pour into new work when I return.

2012 - An Overview

I'm feeling somewhat guilty that I haven't posted anything for months. So here is a wrap up of the last few months.

Travels

I have done quite a lot of travelling this year.I've been to London (just before the Olympic Games) and Israel. Of course,I made sure to visit a number of galleries, exhibitions and workshops.
Some of the standouts were:

• A visit to the Print Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum where I was able to view and handle freely magnificent prints by Albrecht Durer and William Blake.
• Spending a day at the Tate Modern
• Viewing the complete "Vollard Suite" by Picasso at the Brittish Museum.

•  Getting close up views of magnificent old illuminated biblical manuscripts at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
• A very special visit to the Jerusalem Print Workshop (which is housed in a wonderful building from the Ottoman Empire) and a guided tour through the workshop with the director, Arik Kilemnik.

Arik Kilemnik, Director, Jerusalem Print Workshop

 

• Spent a weekend in Hobart and went of course to the extaordinary MONA. Loved the watercolours by Balint Zsako.
• In December, went for the day to Sydney with my son, Joel to see the Francis Bacon exhibition and the Dobell Drawing Prize.
• Spent 3 days in Tokyo recently. Visited the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Crafts Museum and the exquisite Museum of Ukiyo-e which is housed in a traditional private home.

Watercolour by Balint Zsako, MONA, Hobart

Lacquer Screen - Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

An Overview of my Artwork and work with the Firestation Print Studio this Year.

This year I took part in the following exhibitions:

• "After Image".Inspired by the painting schools of Southern India, particular the Royal Palace Painters of Jodhpur, I created the collogragh/collaged work "Garden of Eden".

Krishna Lila c.1765 (detail) Mehrangarth Museum Trust, Jodhpur

"Garden of Eden" Collagraph/Collage

• Members of the FPS were invited to create a design for an Ex Libris. For most of us this was the first time we had designed one. Although we didn't all meet the strict criteria for Ex Libris, we really enjoyed the challenge.

"Ets Hadaat" (Tree of Knowledge) Ex Libris for Factor Family Prayer Book.(Etching)

• The Firestation Print Studio celebrated its 20th anniversary with a large retrospective exhibition.

• For the "Think Pink" Breast Cancer Fundraising exhibition I reworked a woodcut that I had originally done in 2005. I titled it "Fabulous at 50".

• For the Firestation Print Studio "Summer Salon" I entered 3 collagraphs and one etching. The artist Robert Clinch came to judge the entries and I was awarded a prize for my large collagraph.

Girona - collagraph (Winner "Best Collagraph FPS Summer Salon 2012) 

"Ets Hadaat" (Tree of knowledge) - Etching/chine Colle/Hand Colouring.

• The Firestation Print Studio ran its inaugural "Artisan Fair" in conjunction with the Summer Salon.

Open Studio with prints for sale.