Fresh Prints, Fabulous Fruit

We have been inspired by summer's

fruits and flowers

and have been printing our responses 

with artist Carole Miles

These prints will also be on display at 

The Green Patch

During Kettfest

The View From Here - Flower Power Prints

Today were were exploring simple print making with artist Carole Miles. We used Press Print cut into petal shapes. We each had a petal or a centre and we drew patterns into the surface of the material.

We then rolled out our colours onto trays

then onto the petals.

We created bold flower prints

and loved the way we could change the colours

in each print. Brendan made a print of the sun seen through Rainforest leaves.

You can see more from the session here

If you live in the Avondale / Grange ward do join us again

for our next Threads and Chatter session 

22nd of March 3.30 - 5.15

The Resource Centre, 

9 Grange Place, Kettering. 

NN16 0NT

The sessions are free.

Heraldry and Leaf Prints

Inspired by the rich history of the county

and all the delightful autumn leaves

feathers, cutouts and found objects,

the group made a series of prints on

Carole's portable printing press.

They then designed their own heraldic shields

adding symbols for things that interested them.

First Impression

The Writing Group who have been working with author Kathy Page during the Online Writing Course Ticket To Write have almost all completed their short stories. Artist Carole Miles thought it would be an interesting addition to the work produced to make an image to go with each story and will be working with some of the writers in her relocated studio / shed. Her first visitor was Shusha Walmsley.

Demonstration of one collagraph technique

Shusha deciding which technique to use - cutting into a board with a scalpel 

or applying textured wallpaper to create shape and form.

Choice made and wallpaper it is!

Happily ensconced at the end of the galley like work space.

Inking up the printing plate

Colours applied and ready to print

Winding the wheel

Hey presto - illustration for Shusha's story.