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Print of the Month- Dean Byass
Here is an interview with Dean Byass talking about his extraordinary Mezzotints. It is always inspiring to watch Dean work in the studio and I am really pleased we have this opportunity to hear about the process behind his prints. I have been a member of Spike Print studio for approximately nine years, with a break […]
Posted December 15, 2013Looking back at 2013
As the year draws to a close, here are some photographs of what has been happening inside SPS over this year. Wuon Gean Ho Lino Workshop Viscosity Monoprinting with Sue Brown Chitra Merchant’s Introduction to Screenprinting Havanna Experimental Grafica studio visit Brendon Reid’s Digital course David Sully’s Masterclass SPS Calendar ImagOn with Gillian […]
Posted December 8, 2013RWA 161st Annual Open Exhibition
Here are a few of our members and their work who participated in this year’s RWA autumn show. Thank you to Laura Howarth for documenting the varnishing. Christine Howes print, ‘ The Old Apple Tree’, was inspired by a tree laden with apples last summer that she sketched in Cornwall. It is printed from two […]
Posted December 1, 2013Pamela Scott Wilkie- V&A collection
Journey In 1970, Pamela Scott Wilkie drove overland to Asia from the UK through Turkey, Iran and remote parts of Afghanistan. She produced a suite of 20 hand-pulled screen prints based on this experience setting up a studio in Rawalpindi making them there in a signed and numbered edition of 45. “Pamela Scott Wilkie travelled […]
Posted November 24, 2013EMMA STIBBON’S TERRA-INFIRMA AT RABLEY DRAWING CENTRE
Drawings and Prints of Iceland 17 November – 12 December This weekend saw the opening of this incredible exhibition of epic drawings and prints by Emma Stibbon RA in the Rabley Drawing Centre in Marlborough, Wiltshire. Emma is a very successful long standing SPS member and we highly recommend seeing this exhibition whilst it […]
Posted November 17, 2013Print Shop- Christmas launch
This last volume is in full swing and is packed with exciting new works by local printmakers. Upcoming workshops include Paper cutting by Sarah Dennis, Botanical Monoprinting with Katharina Nyilas, Monoprinting With Stencils: Sophie Rae and Intro to Etching with Gilly Thompson & Liz Bath. The Print shop is also very pleased to have Peter Williams as their final […]
Posted November 11, 2013SPS in Cuba
Earlier this month, 7 of our members’ work was selected to represent SPS in the exhibition Tres Tallers Ingleses: Veinte-Uno Puntos de Vista in Havana, Cuba. This exhibition is part of an initiative to develop and deepen the relationship with Cuban printmakers through exchanges of work, and collaborative projects. Our 7 representatives are Martine Baldwin, Carolyn Bunt, Sarah Duncan, […]
Posted November 3, 2013SPS at MULTIPLIED
Well done to all those who had a hand in taking SPS Editions to MULTIPLIED this year. It is the first year the studio has participated in this prestigious contemporary art fair and we had a high standard of work to represent us. It was a busy and successful weekend for everyone involved. All the […]
Posted October 27, 2013SPS tutor, Ros Ford, wins 2nd prize in Wells Art Contemporary.
WAC is an Open exhibition at Wells Museum & Art Gallery, in it’s second year. The exhibition ran from the 11th-19th October. Prize awarding JUDGES were 45 Park Lane artists which included, Sir Peter Blake, Brendan Neiland, Bruce McLean, Christian Furr, Joe Tilson, Martin Fuller, Patrick Hughes, Brad Faine, Donald Smith, Ivor Abrahams, Tom Philips and […]
Posted October 22, 2013SPS Members Selected for Pushing Print 2013
As part of this vibrant print festival in Margate, works by Petra Regent and Gillian Thompson are being exhibited at the Pie Factory and Margate Gallery. The exhibition showcases the diversity of printmaking and works that explore and challenge traditional ideas about print. It Features works by 93 local, national and international artists. There are many events […]
Posted October 13, 2013