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Catch them while they’re hot… - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. On Sunday, 24 February 2008 by David Harrison. Catch them while they’re hot…. The Ashmolean — a great museum even when it’s not exhibiting prints — will soon close the doors to its exhibition of Chinese Prints, 1950 2006. If you are anywhere near Oxford before 2 March 2008, please go and see it! 1956; Li Huanmin,. Both 1962; Yu Qihui,. Comrades-in-arms — Lu Xun and Qu Quibai. 1998; Zhang Chaoyang,. Heroes and Heroines are all around. 1970; Wang Jieyin,. Just across...
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Door Ornament: The King of the Jungle - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. On Monday, 25 February 2008 by David Harrison. Door Ornament: The King of the Jungle. Conventional wisdom says to burnish the transfer. But conventional wisdom doesn’t own a hydraulic press, so there! One minute and six tonnes later I had a perfect transfer. I’d already darkened the surface of the block with a mid-grey Copic Sketch Marker. The alcohol-based ink doesn’t fluff up the wood like water-based highlighters can, so it’s perfect for the job....The woodblock...
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About - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. Lives in Chippenham, Wiltshire but this is subject to change. Include relief printmaking, driving his daughter hither and yon, history, writing letters, speculative fiction, and bunking off to Greece whenever possible. And drawing bugs, which is more fun than it sounds. Amie Roman – Burnishings. Amy Stoner’s Fine Art Blog. From the Studio Window. Rag & Bone. Baren 'Friends of' on Facebook. Facebook 'Relief Printing' Group.
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Racking Up A Fair Clip - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. On Saturday, 5 April 2008 by David Harrison. Racking Up A Fair Clip. Forgive the title. At least it proves that, with sufficient effort, any two figures of speech can be nail-gunned together to form a meaningless headline…. So what about making my own? From the army surplus store. I used needle files to bore out the beads until the cord would fit. For this you need a small needle file and something really, really interesting on TV for the next few hours.
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More Joy of Scraps - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. On Tuesday, 26 February 2008 by David Harrison. More Joy of Scraps. Scrap stores are our friends. Our local one, Orinoco Scrapstore. I think these tools are sold for engraving metals, but it might be fine for wood engravings. It certainly left some nifty marks on a small piece of endgrain wood I had lying around. The tool sells for around 8.00 new so this was quite a bargain! I wonder if they have a burin lying around somewhere…. Amie Roman – Burnishings.
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Little prints for little people - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. On Sunday, 24 February 2008 by David Harrison. Little prints for little people. You might know that my daughter Poppy (a.k.a. Kalliope Ann Rose) was born last December. Here is a picture of her, looking all sweet and relaxed. Don’t believe it for a moment…. I doubt the cognitive tools are there just yet. But who knows? Amie Roman – Burnishings. Amy Stoner’s Fine Art Blog. From the Studio Window. Rag & Bone. Baren 'Friends of' on Facebook.
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Kept in the dark and fed on ink - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. On Tuesday, 17 April 2007 by David Harrison. Kept in the dark and fed on ink. This weekend I had my first pop at using a maple block. My, but it was dense! Last year my uncle and cousin visited from the States. During their visit we went to Belas Knap. Write your thoughts about this post. Be kind and play nicely. Tuesday, 17 April 2007 at 21:41. You have such a way with words. Truly enjoyable. Just be careful with your fingers in such proximity to sharp implements ...
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One step forward, five back - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. On Friday, 23 February 2007 by David Harrison. One step forward, five back. Last week I finally decided to cut a wood block. OK, a small piece of shina. The design was based on a close-up photo of a beetle that somehow ended up on the net curtains of my office last summer. I sketched out a design and left a thick border to about 6″x8″. This evening I tried a few more proofs on the Japanese paper (no idea what type — the label fell off! I don’t know. It...Just to...
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Enter the Blue Meanie - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. On Thursday, 27 September 2007 by David Harrison. Enter the Blue Meanie. Warning: contains long, explicit discussion of printing press modding! Some time ago I decided that I wanted a Real Press (TM). There are some lovely products out there. Unfortunately ‘out there’ includes the price. So I saved, and waited. And waited…. The whole ensemble, frame and platen, came to around 60kg ( 120lbs). No light-weight! I decided to remove the platen, up-end the frame, and try...
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Becalmed in a teacup - Olansa Cuttings - David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive
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David Harrison / Printmaking / Archive. On Thursday, 15 March 2007 by David Harrison. Becalmed in a teacup. And many thanks to Bareners who gave advice on how to get a denser result print from ply. This one used my nipping press and a sandwich of heavy MDF board plus a little soft backing cardboard to even things out. Getting there…. Write your thoughts about this post. Be kind and play nicely. Friday, 16 March 2007 at 09:56. Nice whimsical image… I hope you do more! Sunday, 6 September 2009 at 19:01.
