One of Karen Mills’ recent proofs at BHE
April 3, 2019 basiljhall
Karen has been making her zinc plates (4 here) using litho tusche. It’s not applied directly to the plate, as Judy Watson has done extensively during her career, but…
We have just had a week wth Karen Mills from Darwin. Those of you on social media will have seen her posts about Braidwood and the prints she made…
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Karen Mills & Fiona MacDonald residency at BHE
March 26, 2019 basiljhall
I’m really delighted to have Karen back after 4 years to make some more etchings in the Braidwood studio. This time it is twice as good because she has…
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Steve Fox (former Buku Larrnggay and Maruku Art Coordinator, former Director of 24 Hr Art in Darwin, former owner of Mogo Raw Arts & Blues and Territory Legend) decided…
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Scotland-based artist, Sarah Ross-Thompson, has just visited Braidwood to run a collagraph workshop at our studio. She very generously shared her considerable skills by taking the 6 participants through…
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Raymond Walters’ new etching series
February 17, 2019 basiljhall
Here is a sneak preview of one of Raymond Walters’ new etchings, from a series of 5 to start with. This image measures 42 x 42 kms and is…
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Gill Burke, seen with two of the participants at this weekend’s BIG workshop, has just helped Basil run a successful weekend with artist representatives from Albury, Central Coast, South…
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New prints for Ikuntji Arts
February 6, 2019 basiljhall
I have just finished two new editions for Ikuntji Artists in Haast’s Bluff NT; this one for Mitjili Napurrula (for those of you not familiar with her distinctive motifs).…
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Hazelhurst Summer School Printmaking Workshop
January 16, 2019 basiljhall
Beautiful Hazelhurst Regional Gallery in the south of Sydney has just hosted a number of Summer Schools in their printmaking , painting and ceramics workshops attached to the gallery…
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First up for 2019..A BIG Weekend in Braidwood with Gill Burke
January 10, 2019 basiljhall
Gill Burke (centre), seen here on Skopelos Island in 2013 with two other Australian artists, has just returned from doing a more recent workshop, this time in Wales with…
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Limited edition T-shirts. Help stop Adani and save our ground water reserves!
December 31, 2018 basiljhall
We don’t as a rule do T-shirts, so please don’t flood us with requests for football jumpers. However, this Adani business has stirred up the creative genes and resulted…
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Canberra silkscreen studio December 2018
December 30, 2018 basiljhall
Time to update our old shot of the Canberra BHE silkscreen studio on this site. The greenery has grown nicely over the last two years, making the shed look…
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David Frazer workshop on Skopelos in 2019
December 28, 2018 basiljhall
I won’t be running a printmaking workshop in Skopelos next year (2019) for the first time in many years. It’s time for a holiday and a refreshing break. Instead,…
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Final Braidwood printmaking workshop for 2018
December 16, 2018 basiljhall
Three Skopelos veterans returned to BHE this weekend for our final workshop for the year. Here Janine and Margot, two of the participants, hold Margot’s latest copper plate etching.…
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Australian Print Triennial winds up in Mildura
November 4, 2018 Basil Hall
The Australian Print Triennial, run by Mildura’s Art Vault has just concluded after four jam-packed days of forums, exhibitions, debates and fine food. Many thanks to Kevin, Julie and…
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We have recently been completing a number of editions of silkscreen prints for sisters Sarrita and Tarisse King, who visited Canberra a few months ago for a week of…
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Back to Armidale, NSW
October 23, 2018 Basil Hall
The Black Gully Printmakers in Armidale operate out of a purpose-fitted-out workshop under the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) these days, and the sign on the door says…
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Munich-based Australian artist, Christopher Croft has just been in the studio making new photo etchings with me. Christopher has spent many years working on exquisite series of delicate drawings…
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October Workshop in Braidwood
October 15, 2018 Basil Hall
We have just completed another weekend workshop, this time organised by a group from Albury-Wodonga. I have been down to their studio (called Creative Artspace) to run workshops in…
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It wasn’t all work on Skopelos
September 16, 2018 Basil Hall