Prospect Printmakers’ new exhibition ‘Land’ opened at Bury Art Museum on 10 May 2019.
The exhibition runs until 13 July. It features work by Alan Birch, Jill Randall, Karen Vine, Peter Cave, Gary Thomas, Cate Gibson, Carolyn Murphy and other artist printmakers from Waterfoot’s Prospect Studio.
The opening took place on Saturday 18 May and was well attended. Alan Birch was on hand to answer questions about printmaking techniques.
Carolyn Murphy’s original linocut ‘Above Ullswater’ was chosen as a Board’s Choice in the 2019 Twitter Art Exhibition. Back in 2017, artist and printmaker Carolyn Murphy took part in the online Twitter Art Exhibition and was soon hooked. Every year since then, she has donated a one-off postcard-sized piece of original art to a great cause. She has enjoyed seeing other artists’ work from all around the globe on Twitter.
Her 2019 contribution, ‘Above Ullswater’, is a one plate linocut on a mono-printed background. It captures a fairly wild and barren fell landscape, high above Ullswater in the Lake District.
Carolyn was delighted to find out that her work was selected by David Sandum, the founder of the Twitter Art Exhibition, as a Board’s Choice in this year’s catalogue of the exhibition.
To see the development of this work and a video snippet showing the catalogue, check out Carolyn’s blog post.
Following the success of the first two linocut printing workshops at the Didsbury Parsonage, Carolyn Murphy and Cate Gibson have released new dates for workshops in March, April and May. All workshops are 3 hours long, running 10am until 1pm with a maximum of 8 people, so ideal for beginners.
In February workshops, the group created some fabulous work and had fun in the lovely setting at the Old Parsonage – in Gallery 2, with its stained glass windows looking onto the beautiful gardens.
Next workshop dates are: Wednesday 13 March, Thursday 11 April and Wednesday 15 May. Tickets cost £30 and can be bought via Eventbrite at: www.linoprint.eventbrite.co.uk or by contacting Carolyn directly by email carolyn@carolynmurphy.co.uk
Don’t worry if you’re new to linocut printmaking – or have tried it years ago – the session is easygoing and fun. You only need to bring an idea or two and an apron! Everything else you need is provided for the workshop and friendly help is on hand!
In February, printmakers Carolyn Murphy and Cate Gibson will be introducing Linocut Printing Workshops at Didsbury’s Old Parsonage. The workshops, which are ideal for beginners, will run on Thursday morning 7 & 21 February from 10am until 1pm.
Numbers are limited to 8 people (aged 18 or over) per workshop, so early booking is essential. You can email Carolyn at carolyn@carolynmurphy.co.uk or buy tickets via Eventbrite: http://www.linoprint.eventbrite.co.uk
All materials and equipment for the session are provided. You just need to bring an apron and an idea for your linocut print.
Local artists Carolyn Murphy and Cate Gibson exhibited their linocuts at the Old Parsonage in Didsbury back in October & November as part of the ‘Spectrum’ exhibition.
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