Placing it Out with other artists!

On Friday, Jackie and I set up the printing press at Action Space, Cockpit Arts Studio and invited the artists to share in a 'Placing it Out' printing session. Andrew Omoding https://actionspace.org/ whose work is usually sculptural often using cloth and thread, was very keen to have a go.
Relief printing really suits his art work and his materials. With guidance from Jackie he very thoughtfully and carefully placed his chosen materials out, following each stage through to a finished set of prints.  He said he really liked using the printing press. Beautiful results already!

Rolling ink on the plate

Placing the materials out

Winding the wheel on the printing press

Revealing the print

Andrew's first relief print using a press.

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So this is the end of mine and Jackie's collaboration, it has been very rewarding for both of us,
Both of us share an interest in drawing solitary women and at times lack some confidence in our artistic abilities, which is one of the reasons I was drawn to Jackie as a collaboratoring artist for this project.  
Through using these process based techniques we have worked fluidly together, enjoying the unexpected results and the deliberate pursuit of chance!
I’m really grateful to Jackie for being happy to work with me and for her time, her positivity and her sense of humour throughout.

Jackie:‘The first time we printed our drawing and got the final result of what we had placed, surprise came to our eyes, to see what we had done. Accepting and acknowledging what you have done is quite bewildering,
but it’s so good to see that this was you that did this drawing. It’s good, for you do wish to continue on!’

Our show Placing It Out  is at Swiss Cottage Library May-June 2017, just waiting on dates for the opening event!