Allison making mulberry paper the traditional way with help from the Korean 'Living Treasure'.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Allison Brebner making paper
Allison making mulberry paper the traditional way with help from the Korean 'Living Treasure'.
Latin Extended wood type
Claire Kennedy spent 2 weeks sorting, cleaning and printing an alphabet of woodtype from the Homeprint collection. This type, Latin Extended, is a popular font and we have 3 wood and 3 lead fonts all of different sizes.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Allison Brebner
The Tiger.
A few of the lino cuts that have been created by Allison and carved by John to illustrate our next artist book called "The baby and the tiger". A famous Korean story teller (Eun Ae Kim - Kaitlyn) gave this story to Allison when we attended the International Artist Book Exhibition in Seongnam City, Korea. Our grandson is 15 months old and loves books. Our plan is to create this book for him in English and at the same time translate the book into Korean and Chinese. In our research we have found that this story is a traditional Chinese story as well! Leo's mother Debra is Chinese, from Nanning.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Claire Kennedy
Number 11 of 11 copies of the artist book 'A collaboration (of sorts)' handset with a wide variety of fonts and printed by hand on a Vandercook '0' proof press 1935. Handbound, two sections sewn with linen thread and gold blocked on a 'McKay' circa 1880, gold blocking press. One copy to be sent to the 'Rare Book Room' at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.(Our National Collection)
Monday, January 24, 2011
Japanese Carving Tools
The tools are very sharp and have been made by heating two different steels together (sword steel)there are 7 different tools in the set from Japan and 2 custom made tools that have been manufactured for Homeprint.
Cliff Whiting - lino print
'Hatupatu and the killing of Kurangaituku' is a large relief print from a lino carving by Cliff Whiting. Printed by John at Homeprint.
Wood type from Homeprint
I am going to send a copy of this photo to Gregory Ruffa (New Jersy, USA) as he has offered to try to identify this font for me. Gregory has a wonderful collection of wood type and has published an outstanding book on the history of wood type " The Art of Wood Type" and included many photos from his personal collection.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Solomon Island printmakers
Joe Lindsay has produced this great 2 colour woodblock print of a native fish from the Solomons. 'Bakobakola' 1/8, early in 2010, limited edition on flax paper
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Jo and Liz Constable
Jo had a lovely surprise for Liz when she brought her (Book Artist) sister from Auckland to Homeprint for the day. Jo runs a private Graphic Design business at her home in Wellington.
Jo and Liz Constable
Claire Kennedy
Claire Kennedy has completed her printmaking degree at Cardiff University and is staying with Allison and I as a WWOOFer/'artist in residence'.
This page is part of a book project she is working on in her spare time. 13 copies, 24 pages, sewn edition numbered and hard backed.
Liz Constable
Liz is selecting letters for her next art work to be printed on the 'Hunters' stereo proof press circa 100 years.
Claire Kennedy
Working out side the studio setting wood type and locking into chase which is resting on a galley.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Paul Brebner's friends
Efrain and Ben ink up their wood type settings on the flat bed of the Imperial. Diagonal strokes, pick up and roll.
Paul Brebner's friends
Ben concentrating on his first MDF carving. Two hands on the handle of the carving tool!
Paul Brebner's friends
Evelyn and Efrain inking up the MDF carvings with waterbased ink to print on the Imperial Press.
Paul Brebner's friends
Efrain shows his MDF cut and the first print in blue and the second carving with the 2 colour print (green over blue).
Brebner Cottage
New Year meal with family and friends.Russell, Debra and Leo, Steph and Josh Hughes, Paul, Evelyn, Efrain and Ben, Allison and John (behind the camera)
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