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East Meets West

2/27/2016

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In 1915, a group of artists in Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA, developed a printmaking techniques known as Provincetown, or 'whiteline', woodblock printing.  Artists including Blanche Lazzell and Ferol Sibley Warthen were inspired by the Eastern traditions of the Japanese Ukiyo-e woodcut prints but wanted to use one woodblock to print multiple colours rather than a different block for each colour.  This printmaking method brought traditional Eastern techniques together with a more modern Western approach. 

While developing work inspired by the Hidden Gardens at Plas Cadnant I am also going to be expanding my knowledge of printmaking by creating work using the Provincetown technique.  The image below illustrates the progress of one of my first prints based an image of the Snowdon Lily.
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After cutting grooves in to the soft pine board to separate the different areas, each shape is 'inked' with watercolour and hand-printed shape by shape. 
The colour builds up to show the soft touch of a Japanese woodblock while incorporating an illustrative white outline.

Each print produced is like a monoprint.  The structure of the whiteline grooves are consistent features; however, the colours can vary slightly from print to print.


The subtlety of this technique will nicely complement my other drawing, painting and printmaking work associated with flora.
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Symbol of Wales

2/2/2016

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The daffodil is such a refreshing sign of spring.  After a wet, murky winter these bright yellow flowers signal that the garden is beginning a new cycle of growth.  In Wales, the daffodil is a strong national symbol.  We see it used to represent Welsh politicians and cheer on the rugby team.  However, it is only in the early 20th century that the daffodil was adopted as a symbol of national pride in Wales.  David Lloyd George, the only Welsh Prime Minister of the UK, promoted the daffodil as a symbol of Wales. It is said that he preferred it to the less aesthetically pleasing leek and was first seen wearing it at the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1911.  
The trumpet centre speaks to me, as if it is calling out for attention - summoning a smile each morning as it is laced with dew drops.
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  • home
  • bio
  • cv
  • drawings
    • orchid drawings
    • lichen drawings
    • VCCA residency drawings
    • rococo drawings
    • flora drawings
    • misc. drawings
    • digital drawings
  • painting
    • new paintings
    • rococo paintings
    • lichen paintings
    • orchid paintings
  • printmaking
    • etching
    • monoprints
    • relief
    • screenprints
  • BLETHU
  • Contact
  • Artistic Intellect
  • Plas Cadnant
  • TEA
  • links