And the subtly coloured finished product
September 21, 2015 Basil Hall
Here is the print being peeled off the press. The colours are extremely subtle (blending nicely with the tone of the Iwaki Japanese paper) and many participants were eager…
Basil and his 32kg suitcase then headed to Melbourne (after the Grampians adventure) and he ran a workshop at the Fire Station Printmaking Workshop in Armidale. Participants were given…
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Here are some of the 60-70 beautiful coloured woodblocks done by the weekend participants at Grampians Brushes in Victoria last weekend. We only displayed a small sample (two by…
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Basil has just returned from running two workshops in Victoria, as part of the annual Grampians Brushes series of art offerings. Over 360 participants and 16 tutors were on hand…
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Early Bird Bookings open for Skopelos Workshops in 2016
September 7, 2015 Basil Hall
We are about to announce our dates and tutors for Skopelos 2016! Already locked in are the dates for Basil’s workshop in June. He will offer another exciting etching…
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Two groups of 10 guides came out to sunny Braidwood for a visit to the studio and a talk by Basil. Unlike the galleries, the print studio not only has copies…
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BHE’s new screen printing studio in the Canberra suburb of Ainslie has had quite a workout lately. Printers, Clinton Barker and Basil, have been working on 8 editions of prints…
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Edna Dale has made 8 editions of silkscreen prints recently for Mowanjum Arts near Derby, WA. Edna’s distinctive Wandjina figures have proved to be popular with visitors to the…
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Braidwood studio buzzes during another workshop
August 21, 2015 Basil Hall
Our latest workshop in Braidwood concentrated on hard- and soft ground etching and some photo etchings. Three of the participants drove down from Armidale, NSW and stayed at Fran…
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Melbourne graphic designer and printmaker, Peter Rohan has just visited BHE in Braidwood to have some new etchings and dry points proofed and editioned by Basil. Watch out for…
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20 years of printmaking at Buku Larrnggay in Yirrkala
August 2, 2015 Basil Hall
Nomad Art in Darwin is currently showing a strong group of 20 aluminium plate etchings by artists from Yirrkala. The exhibition marks 20 years since Andrew Blake and Basil…
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An international exhibition to add to the CV!
July 12, 2015 Basil Hall
At the conclusion of the Basil Hall Editions workshop on Skopelos this year, the participants mounted an impromptu exhibition in the studio. Although we don’t have public displays, visitors…
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Basil had his birthday during our first week on Skopelos and celebrated it at Apolefsi, one of BHE’s favourite dinner haunts. Someone let the cat out of the bag…
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Resplendent in their BHE aprons, part of Basil’s group this year watch as an early proof goes through the press. During the two week course, the artists (all with…
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Jane Skepper examines a proof in the Milos Studio, during Basil’s June-July workshop. In the foreground, four beautiful Greek churches (colour etchings by Cathy Blake) go under the drying…
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The Milos printmaking studio on Skopelos has been buzzing for the last two months! First there was a workshop run by Melbourne artists Gaye Patterson and Steph Bolt in…
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New Shirley Purdie etching edition underway
May 14, 2015 Basil Hall
Today we are up and running on Shirley Purdie’s new edition. Visiting ace printer, (all the way from Tasmania), Antonia Aitken is seen doing the a la poupée plate.…
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Basil and Antonia Aitken are busy over the next two weeks proofing and then editioning etchings by Shirley Purdie, Peggy Patrick and Gordon Barney. These beautiful prints were commenced…
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Interior of new silkscreen studio
May 12, 2015 Basil Hall
The one-arm seems to have survived the years of storage, and, but for one missing screw, is ready for action on jobs for Mowanjum and Warmun Arts in the…
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The as yet un-named studio is finally ready to use! After two and a half years in limbo, the silkscreen table and relief equipment has reached its destination: a…