Heading for North Wales Print Fair in November

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Carolyn Murphy will be taking part in the 2018 North Wales Print Fair / Mostyn Print Fair, which takes place in Llandudno on November 10-11. This is the first time she has shown work in North Wales. Carolyn will have new work for sale, both framed and unframed, at the Print Fair.

“I’m delighted to be going to the North Wales Print Fair both days and I’m really looking forward to talking to visitors and meeting lovers of printmaking and affordable art”, said Carolyn.

You can now also buy unframed work on-line via Carolyn’s website Shop.

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Linocutting at Wythenshawe Hospital

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The regular Macmillan ‘Craft & Chat’ group had a go at printmaking yesterday, when Manchester artist and printmaker Carolyn Murphy introduced them to linocutting. The group meets every Monday morning from 10-12 and they love to get stuck into new craft projects. In just 2 hours, the crafters created some lovely work and enjoyed learning and chatting over a cup of tea.

The workshop took place in the new extension to the Macmillan Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital, in the room where Carolyn’s ‘Serenity’ linocut commission hangs.

You can see below some of the photos from the session, as well as the Macmillan commissioned work on display, and the greetings cards, now on sale online at Love From The Artist. All profits from greetings cards and digital reproductions of ‘Serenity’ go directly to the Macmillan Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital.

Image of members of the Macmillan Craft & Chat group cutting lino
Macmillan Craft & Chat group cutting lino
Image of Macmillan Craft Group printing linocuts
Crafters printing linocuts
Image of members of Macmillan Craft & Chat group and their linocut work
Some lovely work!
Image of Macmillan Craft & Chat group with their linocut work
More lovely work!
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Great work created by lino beginner in 2 hours
Image of the 'Serenity' linocut by Carolyn Murphy on the wall at the Macmillan Centre
‘Serenity’ linocut by Carolyn Murphy
Image of one of the 'Serenity' greetings cards which raise money for Macmillan
‘Serenity’ greetings card raise money for Macmillan

Exhibition in Keswick

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Carolyn Murphy will be exhibiting at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick as part of the Northern Collective show from 10 October to 11 November 2018. This dynamic group of artists regularly come together in and out of the studio to be inspired by and learn from each other.

Sixteen artists will be exhibiting together for the first time in what promises to be a fantastic display of creative talent from Cumbria and beyond. The disciplines of printmaking, sculpture, assemblage, textiles and painting are represented, often blurred and realigned to create surprising, exciting work.

Admission to galleries is free from 9.30am most days. Please check in advance with Box Office on 017687 74411 if you are making a trip specifically to see the exhibition at the Theatre by the Lakes, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ www.theatrebythelake.com

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New ‘Spectrum’ Exhibition in Didsbury

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The new ‘Spectrum’ art exhibition opens on Sunday 7 October at Didsbury’s Old Parsonage on Stenner Lane, close to the Didsbury pub and Fletcher Moss Gardens. Over 3 years on from the original exhibition, the artists return to this much-loved venue, bringing a range of new printmaking and watercolour work by Cate Gibson, Anne Mackinnon and Carolyn Murphy.

There’s a Preview on Sunday 7 October from 1pm – 3pm in Gallery 1, with refreshments. Everyone is very welcome to come along!

The exhibition runs until 11 November. If you are making a special journey, please contact the Old Parsonage on 0161-445-7661 to check that the Gallery is accessible, as there are meetings and classes in the galleries at various times.

On BBC Radio Lancashire

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Prospect Printmakers joined Sally & Brett on BBC Radio Lancashire today to talk about printmaking.

Carolyn Murphy joined Alan Birch (left) of Prospect Studio and fellow printmaker Peter Cave (right) in the BBC Radio Lancashire studio in Blackburn to talk about their new Pennine exhibition. The printmaking exhibition runs until 17 June at The Whitaker Art Gallery & Museum in Rawtenstall.

It was also a great chance to talk about the therapeutic benefits of printmaking. The team shared information on Alan’s regular workshops with listeners to Radio Lancashire. Alan Birch runs printmaking classes from his studio in Waterfoot, Rossendale.

Image of 'Halo' linocut by Carolyn Murphy

New ‘The Pennines’ printmaking exhibition

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A new exhibition of Pennines-inspired work from Alan Birch’s Prospect Printmakers opened on Saturday 21 April in Rawtenstall’s Whitaker Art Gallery and Museum. This group exhibition includes Carolyn Murphy’s latest linocut ‘ Halo’.

Image of 'Halo' linocut by Carolyn Murphy
‘Halo’ linocut by Carolyn Murphy

The Pennines exhibition runs from 21 April until 17 June 2018. It includes new work by 20 artists in a wide range of printmaking media. All work is for sale. For further details see information on the Whitaker’s website

The Opening on Saturday 21 April was well attended, on a glorious sunny day.

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Visitors to the exhibition

The show runs alongside artist Liam Spencer’s new exhibition ‘Home and Away’ in the main gallery.

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Linocut commission on Macmillan Centre wall

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Carolyn Murphy delivered ‘Serenity’, her A1 linocut commission, today, on time, to the Macmillan Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital. It didn’t take long for the building contractors to fix it to the wall in the new extension, which will open soon. The official opening will be in a few months’ time.

The original linocut was created by hand using a reduction process from one huge piece of A1 lino. It went through the etching press five times and the full process is captured in Carolyn’s blog

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The huge Macmillan linocut is finished

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Carolyn Murphy’s A1 linocut commission for Macmillan is finally finished and drying. It will be delivered to them, framed, on Wednesday 21 March. The video below shows Carolyn printing the final colour at Hot Bed Press in icy conditions:

The snowy weather tried its hardest to interfere with the tight schedule, however it’s all on track.

Probably Prints published a blog about this exciting project.

All the ‘behind the scenes’ images, the story behind the commission and the development of the A1 linocut print and the prototype quarter-sized print are on Carolyn Murphy’s blog.

You can buy this work online via the website Shop.

Printing the Giant Linocut

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Carolyn Murphy is in the process of printing a giant A1 linocut commission for Macmillan. Currently at the half way stage, after 3 colours, there are spot colours to hand print, before it goes through the press twice more.

The scale of the linocut alone presents it’s own challenges. Take a look at the video to get a feel for the size!

The third colour transformed the print further today. Printed on the Polymetaal press at Hot Bed Press in Salford, it now looks a lot brighter.You can follow progress of this huge linocut print and learn more about the commission on Carolyn’s blog

Come along to our Chorlton Exhibition event

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On Sunday 18 February you are invited along to Chorlton’s Printmaking Exhibition at the World Peace Café from 5-7pm. Carolyn Murphy and Cate Gibson’s work is on show at the café until 28 February and this is a chance to meet the artists, see a wide range of their work and join them for refreshments and a chat.

All the work is for sale and there will be new cards available and new original work especially for the event.

You can see original linocuts, etchings and collagraphs by both artists, who are based in South Manchester.

World Peace Café is at 76 High Lane, Chorlton in Manchester, part of the Buddhist Centre, opposite St John’s Church. Everyone is very welcome.