Yesterday I spent the day at the Impress Printmakers Studio at Camp Hill, working on a series of monotypes I've titled "Conservation of the Species". Previously I did works based on the humble pidgeon, but yesterdays efforts concentrated on the infamous local scrub turkeys that drive neighbourhood gardeners wild with their constant nest building and territorial behaviour. Its another bird species that has a less-than favourable reputation in our urban landscape, but of course the turkeys are just doing what comes naturally. Thankfully I don't have one frequenting my garden at the moment, but being a chicken owner I often experience the frustration of losing parts of my vegetable garden!
A day of printing is always a beautifully relaxing and all-encompasing experience. And using the large press at Impress is good fun - the wheel is big you feel like you are steering a shipping liner.
By the end of the day, there were turkeys everywhere!
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| The press with prints drying in the foreground |
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| Inking up.... |
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| Revealing a ghost print |
Hi Sandra,
ReplyDeletelooks like you've been getting up to heaps! Love the impress invitation on Jay Dee's blog that you did!
Would have liked to have done Indias workshop... so much to learn!
ciao,
Sophie