LOUISE BODY WALLPAPERS AND CUSHIONS

Louise Body has branched out into cushions as well - so beautiful.

ITCHING FOR ETCHING

I was at London Print Studio today - I had my first go at etching , this is a hard ground print. The next process I'm going to try is mezzotint which basically adds tones and colour. The bees are from drawings I did in Italy where I saw the largest dark blue bees in the world they could hardly fly. I also had a professional practice lecture and a lot of useful websites were recommended so I'll be checking those out and posting any useful info.

PRINTING CHRISTMAS CARDS

The set up - Speedball silk screening set - plus two pots of ink from london graphics. I didn't have a heater which I know now is an essential on a rainy sunday in London. (and not just to dry the prints)
The little donkey production line.
The cards start to look good. Some need a little retouching but that's what happens with hand printing, I guess it's part of the charm.

These are exciting times for me as I've just started my printmaking course. my first day was last Monday, we were shown etching and we're carrying on with that tomorrow. I couldn't wait to print christmas cards.

These are exciting times of change of for me. I have started my Printmaking MA, it's going really well so far, well it has only been one week. I missed that screen printing induction but I did learn etching last week and that continues tomorrow. It's every Monday for 2 years at London Print Studios.

FRAGRANT WALLS BY FLAVOR PAPER

Scratch and sniff wallpaper - gimmick or genius ?? I love the idea of it - imagine in clubs - people would go wild for it. However does it really work in domestic environments ? Time will tell. Most of all it is cute idea and a percentage of sales goes to the Human Rights Campaign to help achieve human equality. worth buying just for that.




These are some other prints by Flavor Paper. I like how busy they are as people always say to keep it simple. These exceptions to the rule are beautiful, busy and colour wall coverings.

PAPER VOYEUR

These aren't new but I took another look at them today - it is a great idea to have hidden images in wallpaper. I think it's an idea worth considering for inspiration for my own designs - although different subject matter of course ! Paper Voyeur

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