Preview "Explorations", Grant Bradley Gallery

Exploring the Moors Debby Bird, batik on silk

Exploring the Coast Debby Bird, batik on silk

Excellent preview evening and lovely to share our wor with so many friends.

My two batiks left are shown as part of our "Explorations" show.

Explorations preview

Sian Martin and Jane O'Leary at the Preview of our exhibition at the Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol on Friday 7th September.  The exhibition continues until 29th September.

Welcome

Welcome to the blog for Gordano Textile Artists. Here are some pictures from our June meeting.

Jane shows off her latest creation.

Finding that perfect background colour.

This photo shows the lines added to my work as a result of input from the group - thanks.
It is one of the end results of my explorations into colour mixes - when does blue become purple - when does purple become red?
This piece is now waiting to be hung in the Grant Bradley Gallery - opening next week.
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More Pictures from the Play Day

 Above - Sally, Jane and Debby deep in thought.  Below Deryll and Anne working on their printing plates.

Jane

Play Day - Making Collagraphs

As promised, here are some photos from our play day on Saturday. Sally very kindly (and bravely) offered the use of her house, and five of us made collagraphs using a pasta machine as a press.  Debby offered guidance while we experimented.  We made plates from small pieces of mountboard or stiff card and created textured surfaces by gluing on scraps of fabric, leaves, stitching and embossed wallpaper, and also by cutting into the mountboard and peeling layers away.  Before using the plates, we sealed them using button polish or Mod Podge.

Anne, Deryll and Debby preparing printing plates.

It is possible to use the one plate to produce very different prints, either simply applying paint to the surface  or working it into the texture and wiping off the excess (intaglio). When printing on paper, it needs to be soaked first for intaglio prints so that it is pushed into the grooves, but with fabric, we tried wet and dry to see the different effects.

And here are some of the results, which may find their way into new pieces.

Jane

Play Day

Today we have been playing with collographs - pictures to follow soon.