Our studio in Braidwood is equipped with a large motorised Hilton etching press and caters for photo etching, zinc and copper plate workshops, woodblock, lino, collagraphs and mono printing.…
Lisa with an early proof of one of her recent etchings, made during our latest workshop at the Braidwood etching studio in mid-March. Four participants (that’s all we need…
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This one’s a keeper! Braidwood workshops 2018
February 20, 2018 Basil Hall
Roslyn Holmes at last week’s 3 day etching workshop in Braidwood; our second for the year. She’s looking happy as her three plate colour etching rolls off the Hilton.
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Another Harry Tjutjuna etching on show in Sydney
February 18, 2018 Basil Hall
This print (with the purple lines silkscreened over a three plate etching) by Harry Tjutjuna from Pipalyatjara, SA (Ninuku Arts) was first shown in 2017 at Chapman & Bailey…
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Karen Steele and Susan McLeod at work in the Braidwood studio during our first workshop for the year. This one concentrated on woodblock printing, by request, but we can…
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Ninuku artist, Harry Tjutjuna, from Pipalyatjara SA made a series of painted acetates during a workshop with Pam Boyer and me in 2014. These have now been printed in…
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#We Were Migrants Too (a new Silkscreen print)
December 30, 2017 Basil Hall
Based on a 1915 World War 1 poster advising the public of the differences between German and British aircraft, this new silkscreen print of mine talks more about the…
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New Basil Hall woodblock prints in Goulburn Exhibition
November 11, 2017 Basil Hall
The third in a series of four woodblocks addressing the current sea battles being waged between Border Force and an as yet largely un-processed group of desperate people apparently…
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“Nil By Sea”, with a title referencing the words of our wonderful notional anthem, is a woodblock hand-printed over a silkscreened image on Iwaki paper (can you spot our…
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I have finally had my woodcut tools out to do a series of works myself for a Southern Highlands Printmakers exhibition at Goulburn Regional Gallery next week. The exhibition…
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Refreshing walk after 5 days in the King Island studio
November 10, 2017 Basil Hall
After 5 days’ printing it was time for a quick explore along the south of King Island with Andrew and Dianne Blake, the organisers of our latest workshop there.…
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Bonnie Starrick from Tasmania at the press on the final day of her 4 day workshop on King Island with Andrew and Dianne Blake and me. Bonnie completed a number…
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Another great Tassie crowd at the King Island Workshop
November 9, 2017 Basil Hall
Courtesy of the Tasmanian Regional Arts Fund – (part of Regional Arts Australia), Andrew and Dianne Blake once again were able to include four indigenous Tasmanian artists in my…
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9TH PRINTMAKING IN PARADISE ON SKOPELOS IS., GREECE
October 23, 2017 Basil Hall
DETAILS: WHEN: September 3-14, 2018 WHERE: Milos Studios, Skopelos Is, Greece WHAT: Etching (copper plate) & Wood Engraving HOW MUCH: $2950 (Early Bird Price – until Dec 31) or…
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SKOPELOS PRINTMAKING IN PARADISE 2018 IS ALREADY TAKING BOOKINGS! We have only just returned from this year’s successful trip with David Frazer accompanying Pam and me this time.…
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For the fifth time, I have just been invited back to work with the Black Gully Printmakers, who operate out of a studio under the New England Regional Art…
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After the Skopelos crowd departed…
October 10, 2017 Basil Hall
After our workshop participants departed in late September, I had a chance to cut a couple of new woodblocks on Skopelos in our wind-down week on the island. I…
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There are three workshops slated for the next few months: the first is at New England Regional Art Gallery in Armidale from 21/22 October; the next, about a week…
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Wood engraving workshop to happen again in 2018!
October 8, 2017 Basil Hall
Following the success of David Frazer’s introduction of wood engraving to our course programme on Skopelos this year, we have twisted his arm into coming again in 2018. He…
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Pam, Basil and David return from our Skopelos workshops
October 6, 2017 Basil Hall
The team has just returned to Australia after another exciting Skopelos Printmaking in Paradise adventure. This year, David Frazer joined Pam and me. This meant that we could offer…