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A Return to Skopelos

June 29, 2011 Basil Hall

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Balcony at the Skopelos Foundation

We’ve been in some pretty grubby clean up rooms, but this balcony at the Skopelos Foundation in Greece makes a picturesque spot to work on your plate. Trisch Wilson-Adams only has eyes for her plate, though!

The first of two groups for 2011 is just into its second week of etching and relief printing. Thirteen Australians with printmaking experience ranging from 0-50 years have been joined by BHE’s invited artists Gria Shead and Mikael Kihlman (Sweden) for two weeks of Greek culture interspersed with some serious work at the Skopelos Foundation.

 

New aquatint box

 

A special addition this year has been the brand new aquatint box, built by Basil, his son Jack and special consultant Robin (partner of Steph Bolt, who is here assisting the group of printmakers with Basil and Mats). The hand-cranked box was constructed in less than three days, when Basil first arrived, and put into operation immediately, with lovely velvety blacks being required for both Gria and Mikael, who are doing burnished “mezzotints”.

 

 

 

An aerial view of the print room, with an early proof of Sydney painter, Sophie Gralton's etching.
BHE printer, Mats Undén is seen here with Julie King pulling a first colour proof of her etching based on the beautiful banded pebbles on the Skopelos beaches. Laura Stark is photographing in the background.

 

 

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For the last nineteen years Basil has run Basil Hall Editions, first from a purpose-built studio in Darwin, then from two studios: one in Braidwood, NSW and one in Canberra. In 2020 Basil moved all the equipment to Canberra. He and his team host visiting artists or travel to remote Aboriginal  communities, collaborating with over 100 artists a year, or other regional locations, offering workshops.

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