tiny prints

For some strange reason I have started drawing colourful chairs, and making some tiny mono prints. Each one has its own character as much as portraits of people do.


























They are about the size of a large stamp, because they seemed to want to be that size. Scale is important- I don't think they would work in the same way if they were huge.

























Its strange how an idea can be kicking around in my little drawing book for months, and then work its way to the front of my brain- these are sketches of chairs in unrelated pages which suddenly wanted to get out!


























I've also been making some larger experimental prints for the next art day at Birtley on Tuesday. Maybe it won't rain this time, and we can sit amongst the woods and make prints in situ. You get different results when working directly from the subject, rather than at one remove.


















































And this an occupational hazard when sharing the printing table with one of our cats! Luckily Mr B has black paws anyway, and the ink is water based and non-toxic!


























The tiny chairs are in jenny's shop now:
http://jenny-handmadehappiness.blogspot.co.uk

Looking forward to the day on Tuesday, with my enthusiastic participants!