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RA Summer Exhibition 2021 – contd
Martine Baldwin has already sold over two thirds of this edition. “It is a large woodblock inspired by walkers on the beach at Brean printed from found wood from the Severn estuary. I made it as a response to our common need for these vast open spaces which allow us to reconnect with who we […]
Posted October 6, 2021RA Summer Exhibition 2021- Varnishing Day
Chitra Merchant, Sarah Duncan, Ros Ford, Anna Harley, Martine Baldwin, Lisa Takahashi, Emma Studd (collaborative work as Locker & Studd) and Emma Stibbon of course! Tutor Martyn Grimmer and SPS Trustee Ian Chamberlain were also included. Spike Island artists include Angela Lizon & Viv Baker. What a star cast and well done! It is a […]
Posted September 16, 2021Spiked Coffee
A collaborative Risograph book from Spike Print Studio lockdown coffee mornings. The idea for our Risograph book came from a desire to celebrate our coffee mornings on Zoom, which started in the second lockdown. The weekly meetings have been so helpful in keeping spirits up and in keeping us all making. So coming together to […]
Posted July 22, 2021Update on Home Print Project https://staging.spikeprintstudio.org/community/home-print-project/ Mobile Print Project With Anna Haydock-Wilson and Amy Hutchings We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded Originators Funding by Bristol City Council City Arts Team so we can continue offering printmaking workshops to vulnerable communities across Bristol. As with our Home Print Project this fund will enable us to support […]
Posted July 7, 202110 weeks off site Drawing with Anna Marrow
Maria Quintin (our member technician and recent learning programme assistant) joined Anna for the last two sessions where the students were encouraged to print out doors. Anna and Maria took our portable press with them and the students had an amazing time. This is what happened:
Posted July 7, 2021Leonie Bradley – work selected for New Prints 2021/Summer
Leonie Bradley has had a video featuring folded linocut, wood engraving and photopolymer gravure artworks selected for New Prints 2021/Summer at the International Print Center New York. The juror was renowned woodcut artist, Christiane Baumgartner who selected 36 artists from over 900 entries. The video was a collaboration between Leonie and music artist Silverlining to accompany his […]
Posted May 11, 2021Stitched Together – Update Prerna Chandiramani Peter Reddick Bursary Award
Having received an overwhelming response from a public call-out for the VE Memorial project, Prerna has been printmaking in response to the photos. The materials and process have been largely influenced by the pandemic. With a recent opportunity for a residency @thegarage in Clifton, Bristol, Prerna tested out some of her ideas for the installation. […]
Posted November 17, 2020Martyn Grimmer – Photopolymer Weekend 10 & 11 Oct 2020
What a great weekend for the students involved – this is what they produced. Fantastic!
Posted October 15, 2020Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2020
What a representation by the studio this year! At least 14 members have been selected to show their work at the fair plus many other artists who have worked with us in the past. Theadora Ballantyne-Way Virginia Bridge Frea Buckler Ian Chamberlain Prerna Chandiramani Clare Cutts Charlotte Farmer Anna Harley Ros Ford Maxine Forster Anna […]
Posted September 9, 2020Stitched Together; VE Memorial Project update
The VE Memorial project ‘A Stitch in time’ was initiated as a public call-out during the lockdown. It received an overwhelming response from all over the world. Now referred to as ‘Stitched Together’, work has begun. Prerna has started making drawings and prints in response to the photos received. New folds are added to the […]
Posted September 9, 2020