Arches Open Studios

2016 Arches Open Studios was my first Open Studios since working with ‘a space’ arts. It was also its most successful to date. Visitor numbers were up significantly on previous years.

I was brought in to give greater definition and to the marketing plan. A particular area of focus was print, where I was able to work with a couple of printers to produce a run of flyers and a fold out directory that profiled each of the resident artists.

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Cyanotypes Exhibition

Along with Adam Eager from the Badger Press, we held an exhibition of printed cyanotypes in the Butcher’s Hook Pub in Southampton. Cyanotype is a photographic printing process using a mixture of two chemicals and exposure to light, with the finished outcomes always being a fantastic blue colour. The exhibition was the result of experiments with the process to see what different textures and images we could achieve.

cyanotypes

cyanotype

cyanotype

Photos: (c) Badger Press

Letterpress Workshops

The past couple of years I’ve helped to lead a letterpress workshop at Camp Bestival in Dorset with the Badger Press Print Studio. In my role I oversee the smooth running of the workshops making sure that we take bookings throughout the duration of the festival and co-ordinating the two tutors as well as teaching workshops during busy periods.

Badger Press Letterpress Camp Bestival

Badger Press Letterpress Camp Bestival

Badger Press Letterpress Camp Bestival

Badger Press Letterpress Camp Bestival

Badger Press Letterpress Camp Bestival

Badger Press Letterpress Camp Bestival

Badger Press Letterpress Camp Bestival

Badger Press Letterpress Camp Bestival