Getting prepared

I have spent most of today preparing for the Macclesfield print fair next weekend. I have also been running off some Lino prints which I will be selling as greeting cards. I am trying to cater for all price ranges and tastes.

Printmaking in Devon and 94th SAG Annual Art Exhibition news

I recently returned from an enjoyable and informative three day printmaking workshop in Tavistock, Devon. During my stay, I produced two new etching prints and also completed my unfinished etching of Stockport Market. The printmaking workshop was organised by Mary Gillett who runs the Tamar Print Workshops throughout the year.

On my return home, I learned two of my prints are in the 94th Stockport Art Guild annual art exhibition which has it’s preview opening today at Stockport Art Gallery.

New online shop launched

I recently decided to set up a new online shop via eBay where you can purchase a selection of my original handmade prints and artwork. My online shop will be updated with new work on a regular basis.

Why not visit and also bookmark my online shop at http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/handmadeprintsbynr

Stockport Market Etching

Today I started work on a new print for my printmaking project entitled ‘Stockport Market’.

Another Late Addition

Number 36 will be Central Library

Historical Stockport Ideas

I have come up with four print ideas for historical scenes of Stockport past.

Here is my list of titles:

Portwood Cooling Tower
Tiviot Dale Railway Station
Lowry’s Stockport
Stockport Castle

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1st Macclesfield Print Fair

I will be taking part in the first ever Macclesfield Print Fair being held on Saturday 20th September 2014 between 10 am to 3 pm. I will be selling a good selection of my own printmaking from cards to framed prints. Please visit and support.

Here is a bit more information about the event and how to take part.

The Macclesfield Heritage Centre this year is celebrating it’s 200^th birthday! To celebrate this fact we are hosting a number of exciting events, including the first Macclesfield Print Fair in September 2014. The fair will take place in the original classrooms of the Sunday School and we are looking for print artists and print makers from across the North West to come along and sell their printed items and demonstrate their print techniques. We are looking for the whole range of Printers to sell and demonstrate from silkscreen printing to lino cut, fabric printing to etching, illustrators to comic book creators!

If you would like more information or to book a space please get in touch with Rose Smith on [email protected].

Macclesfield Print Fair

Macclesfield Heritage Centre

Roe Street

Macclesfield

SK11 6UT

Website: http://www.silkmacclesfield.org.uk/whats-on/print-fair

Late Addition

Number 35 will be Vernon Mill

New additions

I am hoping to take some more photographs in town in the next few months. I was looking at my list of landmarks to use in my printmaking project and feel I need to add a few more. This list could get bigger than I expect!
The new subjects are; Crown Inn with Viaduct and Little Underbank. Apparently, I have been informed that there are a set of old photographs of Stockport on display in St. Mary’s church which I will check out in due course.

Cyanotype print

I produced a number of Cyanotype prints yesterday at a workshop organised by Prospect Studios. The results were wonderful and I hope to create some more.