Keep that left hand behind the tool
March 17, 2009 Basil Hall
The sure hands of Elcho Island artist Joe, as he cuts his new woodblock using a design he has developed based on the movement of salt water currents. This print…
Senior Elcho artist Peter Datjing discusses his first two blocks with Basil during the February workshop conducted on the island.
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Tommy Minburra, Elcho Island carver, working on his third reduction woodcut during the latest printmaking workshop conducted by Basil Hall and Sean Smith for Elcho Arts in March 2009.…
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General Studio View January 2009
March 2, 2009 Basil Hall
A general view of BHE, taken in early 2009, showing part of the printing room, including the silkscreen area and, beyond Mats and Sean, two of the etching presses.
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Sean and visiting Canberra printmaker Antonia Aitken editioning one of a number of beautiful prints from the Warmun artists (Kimberley region, Western Australia) 2009
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Peter and the gang of heavies from Porky’s Pickups help us turn over the bed of the red Hilton press. It has developed a dip in the centre over…