Happy New Year 2013

Let this New Year be filled with happiness, 

joy and prosperity for you and all your loved ones.

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas to you all

MERRY XMAS EVERYONE

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy new Year!

Bless him, he still looks so sophisticated despite the silly costume don't you think!! :)

Last Gelli before Christmas

Its time to put the paints and inks away, tidy my work area and start wrapping presents.... its harder said than done as I tend to be one of these people that once an idea comes, be it 3am in the morning I feel compelled to start there an then!

This will not be my last post before xmas but the last one with any artwork.... I hope :)

For those who have asked a new date has now been set in 2013 for The Evil Elixer Mixer Workshop on February 1st, details can be found here 
Also Timeworn and The book of secrets start again on January 5th 2013

The Gelli plate has now been put away :( but here are my last two prints.

Right..... back to the wrapping, I actually enjoy it :)

Andy

Using a Gelli Plate with Acetate

Had a go using my Gelli plate with a piece of acetate today, with this method you are kind of working backwards so you have to train your mind with the process...

The picture really does not do this justice as the metal leaf absolutely radiates through the acrylic layers.

The Skull was first stencilled on with Black acrylic, the barbed wire, cogs, code and splats were stamped with black Stazon.
White acrylic was then painted within the scull area.

It was then time for the Gelli plate, Traditions in Raw Sienna, Quinacridone Burnt Orange, and a mix of Prussian Blue and White.

I then applied metal leaf to the reverse.

Finally I finished with acrylic in Aquamarine, Blue Green, Red Violet and White

I am loving this Gelli Printing Plate :)
Andy

Fun with Gelli!

On Sunday I was up at the Stamp Attic in Wantage holding my techniques class, (a big hello to everyone there :) anyway.... I was lucky enough to receive an early xmas present from Wendy.... a Gelli Arts printing plate, I have had my eye on these for a while and could not wait to give it a go.

So here are my first attempts, colours on the first one are in this order,

1. Traditions Indian Yellow
2. " Quinacridrone Violet
3. Cyan Blue
4. Traditions Sapphire blue (thinned with glazing medium)

Finally.... a sneak peak... it was finished in Carbon Black with a couple of stencils from a range I am releasing early next year.

And some Pish!........

I can see me having lots of fun with this :)

Finally, this piece is not using the Gelli Plate but is acrylic on watercolour paper, with more new stencils.

Thanks for reading and hope you like the stencils thus far!

Andy

The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon took another mug,
and then rolled beneath his chair;
And there he dozed and dreamed of ale,
Till in the sky the stars were pale
and dawn was in the air.

Let me introduce you to my Man in the Moon, a kind of altered art mini assemblage.
This all started of with a plastic ball, a zip from a pair of jeans, an old box frame and a glass eye.

Of course I had to add a light somewhere... so I decided to illuminate the glass eye!

Lots of fun doing this one, hope you like it.

Lights off...

Lights on!

Thanks for taking the time to read,

Andy

Next years classes

OMG I have a week off... well not officially but I am working from home which could not have come at a better time for me, Christmas is looming and its a good opportunity to get all the shopping done!

I have no artwork to share today but would like to to update you with my live workshops next year so here goes...



January 5th Demonstrating at the Craft Barn Lingfield
January 6th My club day at the Craft Barn Lingfield
January 15th Technique workshop at The Stamp Attic Wantage
Febuary 3rd Rejoice at the Stamp pad
Febuary 9th Book of Ruination at the Craft Barn
Febuary 10 My club day at the Craft Barn
Febuary 17th, 18th, 19th, Craft Hobby + Stitch International NEC Birmingham
Febuary 23rd Techniques Workshop Stamp Attic Wantage
Febuary 24th Rejoice Workshop Paper Arts Stroud.
March 2nd Rejoice Workshop Stamp Attic Wantage
March 3rd My club day at the Craft Barn
March 9th Overflow day at the Artistic Stamper for the Tando Clock Workshop
March 16th Artistic Stamper Tando Gothic Clock Workshop
March 17th Workshop to be announced at the Craft Barn
March 23rd Techniques Workshop Stamp Attic Wantage

As for online workshops well come on guys what a great xmas present, there is a new Book Of Secrets Online Workshop starting on the 5th January 2013 and  Timeworn also starts on this day many will be happy to know...January the 5th here we go!!!!!...

The Outcasts workshop is lifetime so you can join this at any time, also a new date will be set for the Evil Elixir Mixer very very soon.


Bye for now,


Andy

Industrial Mixed media stix 2 workshop

Well after three days, 400 miles of driving on our mad roads, two demonstrations and two workshops I am now back home to a pile of paperwork.

Hello to everyone I met at BarjanB Crafts on Friday, such a friendly bunch and I was very well looked after by Barry and Maureen so thank you.

On Saturday I went down to the Craft barn for a demonstration, this book which I made on the day I have called the book of evolution because it went from acrylic paint to spray dies... these were a little too bright for my liking so it was back to washes of acrylic over the top, dry brushing and then archival ink.
This morning I was still unhappy with it so the paint was back out again!.... Kinda like it now :)

I had a great day on Sunday holding my first Stix 2 workshop.
We used Stix 2 Texture Mounting sheets which I had pre-printed a background design onto, so everyone started of with the same background, here are their finished paintings all now very individual!

Thanks for reading,

Andy