Early 20th Birthday.

On Friday I received this beautiful printing press in the post as an early 20th birthday present from my Dad. It's just a tad smaller than A3 but its perfect for what I will be using it for. Need to stock up on lino and polypropylene for making all the pretty prints! Will be looking into buying some plain tote bags to lino print onto in the near future too! 

In the last picture you can see the first etching I made using this press, so pleased with the result! 

Printing press, top view.

Printing press, side view.

First etching from my printing press.

Final Book.

During my last unit of year one illustration, I have been busy researching into tea and tea wares ready to create a 12 double page spread book. For this book I used free machine embroidery, etchings and mixed media. These are some scans, page by page and in order of the finished piece. 

Front Cover.

Pages 2 and 3.

Page 4.

Page 5.

Page 6.

Page 7.

Page 8.

Page 9.

Page 10.

Page 11.

Page 12.

Page 13.

Page 14.

Page 15.

Page 16.

Page 17.

Page 18.

Page 19.

Page 20.

Page 21.

Pages 22 and 23.

Back cover.

The Twinings Teapot Gallery.

During the last term of my first university year, I have been researching into tea and tea wares. The research I have collected has been used to create a 24 page, hand bound book. I gathered information from the Twinings Teapot Gallery, which is situated inside Norwich Castle Museum. The museum itself holds the largest collection of British ceramic teapots, over 3000 pots are based inside the museum.

I created a large series of development work, experimenting with many different mediums to see which worked best for the narrative I was trying to portray. I used etchings to create the basis of my illustrations for the final book, and added areas of paint and ink to make each piece different and more interesting. 

Here are some scanned images of my development work.

Free Machine Embroidery And Acrylic Paint.

Etching.

Watercolour Painting.

Polystyrene Print. 

Lino Cut Print.

Etching With Ink Detail.

Lino Cut Print With Acrylic Paint Detail.

Series Of Dip Pen And Ink Drawings.

Failed Etchings.

Dip Pen And Ink With Watercolour Detail.

Carbon Paper Drawing.

Watercolour Paint With Floral Detail.

Patterned Collage With Black Ink.

Carbon Paper Drawings With Ink Detail.

Print.

I've been working with a few different printing techniques recently, lino and drypoint etching. Here are a few images of the final cut pieces I have done this evening, ready to print tomorrow.