print – Hatchery Artists

Published On - 1 June 2021

Going Large

Linda Duvall said “I’d love to see that work bigger” which prompted me to talk to my course tutor about how to proceed. She suggested that I could buy a roll of Wenzhou paper to work onto. It is a Chinese made, very thin, very strong almost translucent paper. For a large board ...

Published On - 23 April 2021

Mary Hayes Mary Hayes

Success!!

The proper ‘lye’ chemical arrived in the post. The soda I had tried to use before was a carbonate – I guess less aggressive for the home situation. So once again I got outside with safety goggles, thick protective gloves, a facemask and an apron that covered my working clothes. H...

Published On - 10 April 2021

Mary Hayes Mary Hayes

Trying to etch lino at home

Sometimes it’s easy. Other times it seems that you will never manage anything. This week I tried to use the method of etching lino using caustic soda. I put on protective clothing. I had already bought the goggles, mask and gloves, got a clean glass jar and an OLD teaspoon, and studied the r...

Published On - 25 March 2021

Mary Hayes Helen Stevenson, Mary Hayes

Collage

It’s harder than it looks. Collage I mean. First attempts were just a mess. For instance, this awful, too busy example – I started by making too many ink marks, tried to add larger solid areas but then in desperation put other shapes on as well. Looking at it dispassionately (sort of...

Published On - 17 March 2021

Mary Hayes Mary Hayes

Layering is difficult

On the amazing course I’m attending, we are doing layering now. Layering prints on top of other prints, or collaging or adding tissue or stencilling colour on top. Well it’s all supposed to be about having fun….and it is mostly. I love experimenting with different tools, varyin...

Published On - 8 February 2021

Mary Hayes Mary Hayes

Interesting Marks

I like the gaps in the lines produced by a previous print This tool produced different weights of line and dots as well Delightful swirls full of movement Swirly free marks made with a different tool Scratchy lines with a soft undertone in the background ...

Published On - 8 February 2021

Mary Hayes Mary Hayes

New Tools for Mark-Making

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Published On - 13 January 2021

Mary Hayes Mary Hayes

Making Choices

So excited to be starting a print course which has been paid for by the Art Bursary in Hatchery 2! I met the other members of the group online this week and was asked to show three examples of my work. I only had images on the website so I showed the ones I include […]...