Welcome to my new blog, I initially started back in 2014 writing about my embroidery, book mking and printing, and have continued to regualry document my exploits ever since, so make sure you bookmark the page.
Stepping up a Gear – 25th July 2022
I have had a few weeks of non creative happenings, however I have been thinking and gardening and visiting friends and going out, so it’s been much enjoyed. But I now feel that I am at last getting back into the swing of printing, book making and following a train of thought. The very hot… Continue reading Stepping up a Gear – 25th July 2022
Wanderings – 28th June 2022
The North Yorkshire Open Studios is now complete, held over two weekends it dominated the beginning of the month. It was most enjoyable and lovey to welcome many people to my studio. Thank you to all that came. There is always the clean and general tidy up before such an event and I had decided… Continue reading Wanderings – 28th June 2022
Betwixt and Between – 6th June 2022
There has been four weeks between my last event, Printfest and North Yorkshire Open Studios, which was last weekend and the weekend coming up, the 11th and 12th June see here http://www.nyos.org.uk I will admit that I didn’t settle to anything constructive in the studio. Four weeks isn’t enough time to design and construct a… Continue reading Betwixt and Between – 6th June 2022
Getting out There – 9th May 2022
This is an image of my stand at Printfest, Ulveston in the Southern Lake District. I had kept a low profile over the last couple of years and in many ways it was daunting to go off, sleep in a strange bed and be amongst lots of people, but I’m pleased to say that all… Continue reading Getting out There – 9th May 2022
Reset – 12th April 2022
When I had completed the books that featured in my previous blog, I realised that there was no time to complete more books before my next event, see below. Spring had arrived here in North Yorkshire and the garden kicked in, I have enjoyed the physical work and the day to day achievements that gardening… Continue reading Reset – 12th April 2022
Slowly, slowly – 21st March 2022
This post follows directly on from my last blog, there seems to be a feeling of hovering anxiety that clouds everyday life at the moment, so I am finding comfort in being quiet and slow. My silver fragments were dry enough to create the books I had planned in my last post, see here. “Precious… Continue reading Slowly, slowly – 21st March 2022
Meanwhile – 24th February 2022
Whilst waiting for the silver ink on my last set of prints to dry I considered this piece of C18th green silk damask and the frayed edges of metal threads emerging from the weave. Still thinking about it, ideas are rumbling around my mind, maybe for a while yet. How do I create the unravelling… Continue reading Meanwhile – 24th February 2022
Ideas a Plenty – 31st January 2022
There have been many ideas floating around my head over the last few weeks for which I am most grateful as I have two lovely events coming up in the first half of the year. They are posted on my Events page. Some ideas just stay mulling around in my head, some became a scribble… Continue reading Ideas a Plenty – 31st January 2022
Distractions, Distractions…… 3rd January 2022
There have been many things to think about over the past few weeks that have distracted me from spending time in the studio, apart from the ‘mind fog’ generated by the circumstances that we live in at the moment. Still I will get down to some serious art in the next few days as I… Continue reading Distractions, Distractions…… 3rd January 2022
A Mixed Bag – 6th December 2021
There has been too much weather around and it has influenced daily life and another week of rain is forecast. Several years ago our son, as a student, went to India and he brought back these bags for me, a lovely present. They are made from old silk saris with metal thread tambour work embroidery.… Continue reading A Mixed Bag – 6th December 2021
Looking and Thinking – 15th November 2021
Autumn is truly with us now as this image of standing underneath and looking skywards through our bright red Acer tree shows. In my last blog I used the word peaceful for the book that I had just completed and looking at the book that I finished recently that one is full of activity… Continue reading Looking and Thinking – 15th November 2021
Many Fragments – 25th October 2021
I’ve been working steadily through the weeks. no rush and enjoying every stage of making this book. The title, “ 2020/2021 Sample Book” popped up one day, maybe from working my way through my book shelves where there are images of salesmen’s books, company ledgers and individual diaries. So I began to make the components.… Continue reading Many Fragments – 25th October 2021
Following On – 4th October 2021
After I had allowed my prints, see my last blog, to dry I folded and/or stitched them into books. I had been following thoughts of ‘Subject to Alteration’. These books and their printed plates were designed to have alterations from the very beginning, it wasn’t something that evolved over time it was all in one… Continue reading Following On – 4th October 2021
It’s Quiet! – 13th September 2021
During the past couple of weeks I have only managed to dip into the studio a few times. There has been a lot of time spent gardening, autumn seems to be pressing against us here in the north of England and so I am reminded that there are plenty of outside jobs to be done.… Continue reading It’s Quiet! – 13th September 2021
Getting Out and About – 23rd August 2021
August 2019 was the last time that I had participated in an in-person event, so Art in the Pen in Skipton a mere 4 miles away from home was somewhat of an adventure, despite having taken part in it for many years. My friend, Joan Newall, a fellow artist book maker as usual joined me… Continue reading Getting Out and About – 23rd August 2021
A Bit of Everything – 2nd August 2021
There seems to have been everything happening since I last wrote, its been too hot to work in the studio or to print or to garden and then it was too wet to garden and I didn’t feel like spending time in the studio, so it was thinking and reading time. So it wasn’t wasted… Continue reading A Bit of Everything – 2nd August 2021
Wandering Off – 12th July 2021
Although I have continued to consider and explore ideas around the Vulnerable to Alteration theme I became diverted following a session folding paper into book formats. this usually happens in the afternoon between tea and the need to prepare supper, when my set tasks have been completed. I had been handling one of the C17th… Continue reading Wandering Off – 12th July 2021
Inching Forward – 21st June 2021
After giving much thought to ‘Vulnerable to Alteration’ over the last few weeks, my mind wandered around those words to ‘Alter and Adapt’ or perhaps ‘Adapt and Alter’ – the latter seeming to be appropriate during these times. I have over the years made my own clothes, from dresses to coats and suits. I remember… Continue reading Inching Forward – 21st June 2021
What’s Next? – May 31st 2021
Although I’m quite sure that there will be more on the subject of Alteration I wanted to turn my mind to an opportunity to apply for selection in an exhibition next year. On first considering the title I was stumped, it didn’t seem one for me, but that is the challenge. I didn’t feel that… Continue reading What’s Next? – May 31st 2021
Bringing it all Together – 17th May 2021
The four individual books are now complete. The covers had had a great deal of consideration given to them, in the end I used silk paper, as a reference to the original silk fabric used as inspiration, which I painted. The text was hand printed and I used the sewing machine to give a line… Continue reading Bringing it all Together – 17th May 2021
Vulnerable to Alteration – 3rd May 2021
Getting to this stage in the process of constructing the second set of books on the ‘Vulnerable to Alteration’ theme seems to have taken ages. It was back in the winter that these prints were made. Process Again 8th February 2021 and Back on Track 22nd February, see here and here. I do like to… Continue reading Vulnerable to Alteration – 3rd May 2021
Stitch and Print – 19th April 2021
My 12 ‘Postcards of the Collection’ have been completed, making 36 altogether. These are the Stitch designs And these the print designs. I decided to work these in red ink as red was the base colour for most of C18th printed fabrics. Different mordants were use and when mixed with the madder root (red) generated… Continue reading Stitch and Print – 19th April 2021
Woven – 5th April 2021
This last couple of weeks has seen me moving on to Woven, the textiles whereby their decorative details have been incorporated into the cloth at the point of making, here heavy silk fabrics from the C18th. I was aware that the process of designing each postcard could become mechanical as I have planned 12 designs,… Continue reading Woven – 5th April 2021
Collection – 22nd March 2021
I suspect that we have all collected items/things/stuff from being children. maybe it’s the beginning of honing ones eye, discovering our style, experiencing a little bit of control, it’s part of our human development. I could write a thesis, but I’m not going to! For the past 30 years I have collected fragments of antique… Continue reading Collection – 22nd March 2021
Juggling – 8th March 2021
There have been several elements to my work over the past fortnight and I am just pleased that I managed to complete one segment. The plates that I worked up from a second piece of Spitalfields silk, see here and here, still haven’t dried enough for me to fold the paper into the planed books… Continue reading Juggling – 8th March 2021
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Annwyn Dean 