Exploring memory, identity, and belonging.
20th July 2017 Bonnie began the workshop with a general introduction to the types of screen printing that we could possibly use/work with during the workshop. Over Printing/Transparency Printing Shapes Positives made from either marks on Acrylic or Tracing Paper Gradients Paper Stencils Test Pieces and Mistakes
Read more "Screen Print with Bonnie Craig"13th and 14th July 2017 I attended the Reduction Linocut Workshop with Ian Phillips as part of the Print Scholarship and found the workshop to be particularly informative and my skill in lino cut printing vastly improved as a result. My perception of lino printing has changed as a result of this workshop and I […]
Read more "Reduction Linocut with Ian Phillips"1st and 2nd June 2017 I attended a workshop with Don Braisby on Saline Sulphate Etching and Electro Etching. This formed part of the selection process for the Printmaking Scholarship that I had previously applied for. Don began the workshop by giving us an overview of the Saline Sulphate Etching process and the potential mark […]
Read more "Etching with Don Braisby"The participation in the Printmaking Scholarship at the Regional Print Centre includes: Access to the Workshops available in the Summer Workshop Programme. Access to the Open Access Sessions at the Regional Print Centre Membership of the Regional Print Centre Place at the Print Symposium in February 2018 Summer Workshop Programme 2017 Below is the list […]
Read more "Proof Printmaking Scholarship"Monday 22nd May 2017 –Â Reflective Statement The focus of the Specialist Study module was an attempt to look at the refugee crisis through the eyes of those experiencing these circumstances first hand, the refugees themselves, their experience, their treatment, the barriers and the stereotyping that they face on a daily basis. A long held belief […]
Read more "Specialist Study"Monday 22nd May 2017 –Â Reflection I feel that I have progressed immensely with the Sculpture Module this year. At first to be honest I wasn’t to happy to be creating work with no context but soon got into the playfulness of doing just for the sake of doing. I had quite a few fails along […]
Read more "Practice in Context – Sculpture"Monday 22nd May 2017 – Reflection During this second year of study my confidence with video has increased a lot and I have found that video has become an integral part of my artwork (in all areas). So far, I have uploaded 50 videos to my Vimeo Account, and this is only a small portion […]
Read more "Practice in Context – Video"Monday 22nd May 2017 – Final Reflection I think the experience I have gained in Printmaking during my second year at Coleg Menai has been invaluable and has helped me become more confident and assured as an artist. In my Specialist Study (ARF 505) module I used the prints that I created in this module as as […]
Read more "Practice in Context – Printmaking"After feedback from Emrys and Helen about the Contextual Studies 2 (ARF 501) Presentation I have spent some time thinking about Richard Long. Richard Long also has an affinity with nature and his work, which is often a documentation of his walks in the landscape, is about his interaction with the environment. While some of Richard Long’s […]
Read more "Richard Long"After feedback from Emrys and Helen about the Contextual Studies 2 (ARF 501) Presentation I have spent some time thinking about Joseph Beuys and how he might influence my artwork. While Holzer is known for inserting her political statements into the public sphere, the German artist Joseph Beuys is lauded for his role using art for social transformation. […]
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Michelle Wright, Fine Artist 