Echidna — sketch: watercolour, brush and ink

For Kirsty, happy sixth year Anniversary of  Australian living.

FINAL Sketch Book project- Nothing New

The title page is in and the book is now officially final. A great way to end the week.

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can

After a night spent nervously trimming, sewing and gluing pages I'm relieved to say the sketchbook project is almost complete. With a total of 23 sketches inside and photocopies of the actual can used as endpapers everything has pretty much held together as hoped.

Now to put the final touches on the title page and end page ready for it to be sent off to the Brooklyn Art Library USA home of the Sketchbook project. My mind is already ticking in anticipation for the next side project to begin.

 

 

 

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — Sketch: watercolour crayon, ink and nib

Final sketch for the "Sketchbook Project".

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — Sketch: watercolour and crayon

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — Sketch: pencil

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — Sketch: pencil

'Nothing New' — lino print

Lino printing — 'Nothing New' Sketchbook project

For a while now I've been toying with the thought of playing with some printmaking. Keeping the mind ticking through experimenting with new techniques and different materials is always a positive. To push this along this month's investment revolved around lino cutting equipment.

Over the last two months I've been working on the 'Sketchbook Project' with the chosen theme of 'Nothing New'. Numerous sketches later of a squashed coca-can found on the street and the project is coming to a close. The submission deadline is this weekend and it's time to start thinking about the binding and the cover. I'm hoping to carry the rudimentary feel of the sketches onto the cover and thought a lino print on calico could be a nice match.

In the past I've tried printing with a roller but had difficulty gaining enough pressure in the middle of the roller for an even print. This time around I invested in a printing barren. I found this tool to have a more even spread of pressure with greater area coverage control. Definitely worth the investment for small scale printing. After a test run on paper, a print on calico was tried. Hopefully the cover construct and binding will go as planned once the print dries.

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — Sketch/Collage: watercolour, block ink, photocopy prints, ink and nib

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — Sketch: block ink, colour pencil, ink and nib

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — collage: photocopy prints, coloured paper

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — Collage: photocopy prints

Max Walker says yes! — sketch: nib and ink

Something for Friday...

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — sketch: block ink and roller, nib and ink

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — sketch: block ink, nib and ink

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — sketch: block ink and roller, ink nib and brush

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — sketch: block ink and roller, nib and ink

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — sketch: nib and ink

Sketchbook project, 'nothing new' coke can — sketch: brush and ink

Magellanic penguin — sketch: watercolour, ink and brush

For Katie, happy birthday!

Finch — sketch: watercolour, brush and ink

For Antony, happy birthday!

Parrot — sketch: ink

Tui, bird — sketch: watercolour, ink and brush

Photos: Auckland