Hannah and Louise

A few of the images Hannah and Louise created in their first letterpress workshop.

Nicola Baker commissions gold on leather cover.

Nicola made a great job of making a card template then cutting out the leather to fit the journal.
The next stage for this project is the cobbler to sew the flaps and edges and for Nicola to plait and tie the closure.

Glen Skien - Homeprint

The book is open at Vickys favourite page.

Glen Skien - Homeprint

Irene has a good think about the image, the colour, texture, balance and order in the book for this work.

Glen Skien - Homeprint

Wonderful wall of monoprints hanging about waiting to dry!

Glen Skien - Homeprint

Kate Bryant cuts some board for texture to the collage before monoprinting.

Glen Skien - Homeprint

Anna Dixon and Irene Mason listen to Glen talking about some of the monoprints on the drying lines.

Glen Skien - Homeprint

Faith is preparing for a monoprint collage.

Glen Skien - Homeprint

The series of umbrella mono prints and the canoe series in the back ground are a little samples of works that Glen has been working on back in his home city of Brisbane.

Glen Skien - Homeprint

Here Ana is selecting bubble wrap for part of the monoprint texture.

Glen Skien - Homeprint

Gill is laying down pieces of material to add to her layers for her monoprint.

Glen Skien - Homeprint

Glen is demonstrating the procedure for inking- masking- pulling a mono print. Anna Nelson, Vicky Stewart, Ana Stewart, Faith Thomas and Gill Allsop look on.

Omanu School - Teacher workshop.

Standing up to carve accurately suits some people. Notice two hands on the carving tool. Tool held at about 20 degrees with a bench hook in place.

Omanu School - Teacher workshop.

Omanu School - Teacher workshop.

Omanu School - Teacher workshop.

Omanu School - Teacher workshop.

Omanu School - Teacher workshop.

Here John demonstrates the careful placement of the second carving, second colour placed over the top of the first colour print for accurate registration.

Omanu lino printing - my best prints

This is the start of the lesson, I am demonstrating to the year 5 and 6 class how to carve with these new carving tools imported from Japan. They are made from 2 high grade steels annealed together (sword steel) are VERY sharp and will hold their sharpness for a long time. My rule is to hold the tools with two hands on the handle. I carry plasters but I do not have an ambulance!
The cutting angle is between 15 and 30 degrees. We must use a bench hook.

Omanu lino printing - my best prints