I have been really looking forward to getting to this stage and having sought out and bought a very inviting range of art materials, various paints and materials am eager to about try out a variety of techniques.  I have done some basic printing when attending courses as a Primary Art coordinator and always enjoyed running workshops for children and teachers but its been a good few years since I last indulged in printmaking.  I have decided to concentrate on block printing and relief printing and then some stencilling and masking.  Time-permitting, I hope to go onto lino-cutting.  I am fascinated by Japanese wood cuts and paper stencil cutting (Katazome) and hope to make the most of my time in Japan to take a closer look at these arts.

Block Printing

Printing blocks carved from erasers

string relief print

polystyrene printing blocks

Stencils with soft pastel

Experimenting with markal paintsticks and paper doilies

Markal paintsticks and masking tape mask

Watercolour painting chosen to be developed into silk painting

silk painting – using salt for effect