Printmaking Today - Winter 2013 - Issue 88
Contents Volume 22 Winter 2013 Issue 88
Printmaker's Diary
Nick Morley throws open the doors of Hello Print Studio and welcomes artists to the seaside
Profile
Translations of life
Claire Cuccio finds empathy for human society and the natural world in the woodblock prints of mokuhanga multi-tasker Ralph Kiggell
Grand Visions of the Past
What mysteries lie at the heart of Antonino Pecoraro's meticulous etchings ? Wuon-Gean Ho unravels the themes and techniques of this respected Sicilian artist
At Home and Abroad
Emma Mason who has been cataloguing the prints of Helena Markson, looks back on a long and successful career dedicated to teaching and printmaking
Echoes of the Past
Nancy Campbell discovers how a long tradition of tailoring has inspired Hormazd Narielwalla's artist's books, collages and prints
Artist's Eye
Heart of Darkness
The work of Jane Stobart RE, winner of the Printmaking Today Prize at Bankside 2013, pays tribute to figures observed in contemporary industrial settings
Artists' Books
Sarah Bodman explores The Library of Lost Books, an initiative to salvage and transform discarded library volumes
CUTTINGS News, Previews, Exhibition Listings and Opportunities
Technical
Texting Times David Lyons describes the experimental genesis of a series of prints that examines how sight influences perception, designed to engage an audience of varying visual abilities
Versatile Stencils
Inspired by papercut techniques, Diana Eicher uses Tyvek® to create durable hand-cut stencils for screenprinting with an exposure unit
Workshop
The Right Signals
A new letterpress initiative in Detroit is seeking to connect the wider community to traditional and emergent forms of printing. Anna Clark goes to see what's on offer
Practical
Drawing on the Domestic
Amy Sterly reveals how an ambitious outdoor installation in sculpture and print became a route to exploring interior worlds
Collecting
Reclaim Your City!
To mark a decade of collecting street art stickers, Catherine L Tedford reports on the subversive use of this overlooked graphic art form in Berlin
Education
Ghost London
Anne Desmet RA RE on teaching Primary School children the joys of making monotypes with printing ink, pencils and cotton buds
Print on Prescription
Emma Molony describes a Double Elephant Print Workshop project that enables adults recovering from mental health issues to access printmaking on a long term basis - with outstanding results
Book Reviews