This pre-treated watercolour paper boiled away in a bundle of other papers for several hours - using an iron based bath - and produced some delightful prints. These have then been marked up, using a Micron pigment pen to delineate tonal and other changes within the leaf shapes. Some parts brought to life, with others left as is. Some thread, also dyed in the same pot, was then sewn into needle-point stab holes around the leaf shapes. A series of these will become my 2024 Christmas and Special Day cards.
Priority #1: Create My CBD office sits on the edge of this mighty, murky waterway - the Brisbane River. Over the next six months I'll be working on an exhibition piece as part of the Broadstrokes artists group. Starting with the obvious, I'm making preliminary sketches to determine the substrate form. I need to consider how it will perform under the visual intent of the piece. That is, " substrate " can be used to convey those things which " underly " or " sit beneath " the primary image. Infused by a river. I need to consider the political, social, economic, ethical or moral connections. I'll also explore which materials are best suited for that purpose.
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