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Some Print Studio’s

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

My favourites list is an ever growing event that becomes quite out of control at times.  I have been scrolling the seemingly endless number of folders and come up with a few print studio’s around the world.  Of course there are no doubt plenty more out there, so if you know of any you would like to share there is a comment field at the bottom of the post.  I have moderation turned on, which means that comments will not appear immediatly - best way to beat the spammers!

• Impress Printmakers Studio, Brisbane, Australia
• Studio for Colour Etching, Barga, Italy
• Venice Printmaking, International Studio, Venice
• Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Double Elephant Print Workshop, Exeter, UK
• Baren Forum, a discussion group for woodblock printing
• Warringah Printmakers Studio, Sydney, Australia
• Cork Printmakers, Cork, Ireland
• Bundanon Trust, artists in residence program
• London Print Studio, London
• East London Printmakers, UK
• Oxford Printmakers, Oxford, UK
• Open Bite, Edith Gowen University, Western Australia
• Tjidamar, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia - warning home page is broken - this link is to the about page
• Zea May’s Printmaking Studio, Florence, Massachusetts

So please add any that you are aware of - would be great to see the list grow!

Some new additions from Marja-Leena Rathje in Canada - thanks for the input!

• Malaspina Printmakers Society Vancouver, Canada
• Dundarave Print Workshop Vancouver, Canada
• Grafisk Experimentarium Copenhagen, Denmark

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At last I get to Images!

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

The Images exhibition is in its last couple of days, closing at 6pm on Wednesday the fourth.  So it was out amongst the Taste of Tasmania goers, Sydney to Hobart Yachties and buskers drawing big crowds to seek out the show.

Diane Foster has just completed her honours year at uni, and her work extended beyond the regular printmaking techniques.  Here she has carved ceramic rocks with island motifs to further the theme of her honours study.

Another HIP member, Carolyn Canty, had a row of images that combine her love of pottery and print.  The enchanting images reflect her experiences in an Italian hilltop village.  Carolyn also has a members gallery page which talks about the body of work.

Carolyn Canty, 2005

Mandy Renard also has work in the show, and the prints are a new series which "…form an exploration of Tasmania’s wild and natural places…"

Mandy Renard, 2005

 Iona Johnson is also present and a member of HIP.  My photo fails to capture the delicate cutting which features in her lino cut, or the lovely rich colour, so its bets to check it out live if you get the chance! 

There are several other printmakers represented in the show, including Sara Maher, Leonie Oakes, Dorothy Maniero and Yvonne Rees-Pagh, so its worth while making a dash through the Salamanca crowds to see the exhibition in its last couple of days.

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