Recent Prints – Exhibition at Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk
Posted: June 28, 2018 Filed under: artist books, artist residencies, mokuhanga, printmaking | Tags: art show, artist talk, artists' books, japanese woodblock, mokuhanga, uk artists, uk exhibitions, uk galleries, zillah bell Leave a commentI’m excited to announce my upcoming exhibition at Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, with printmaker Sophie Layton. I’ll be showing recent prints, drawings and artist books.
Private view: Thursday 12th July 2018, 6.30 – 8.30pm – all welcome
Artist talk: Saturday 14th July 2018, 1.30 – 2.30pm
Join me for an informal talk which runs alongside my exhibition at the gallery, (more info here). I will focus on my current practice, my recent residency in Japan, and give a short demonstration of the Japanese Woodblock Printing process, (Mokuhanga).
– bookings through the gallery https://zillahbellgallery.co.uk/workshops/
January Print Sale!
Posted: January 6, 2017 Filed under: artist books, colour, printmaking | Tags: buy art, buy original prints, collage, january sale, printmaking Leave a commentI’m having a January sale! To celebrate the New Year you can get 25% off all items in my Etsy shop until 31st January. There are a few colourful collages, prints and artist books in there to brighten up your winter! Head over to my Etsy shop (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/kathryndesforges) and use the code HAPPYJANUARY25 at the checkout. Happy January all!
My Collection of Artist Books
Posted: March 16, 2013 Filed under: artist books, leeds artist book fair, printmaking | Tags: artist book, hand bound book, hard ground etching 2 CommentsAs promised, here is the first in my collection of artist books. It’s been fun photographing it. More to come soon.
1. “Construction”, by Thom Walker, 3 hard-ground etchings spread over 6 pages and hand bound in an edition of 12
This is one of the first ever artist books I acquired. ( We actually did a swap). I love the intricate, illustrative drawings, and although I have had it for a couple of years I only realised when I looked at it to photograph it that each drawing leads on from the next, and I always notice something new whenever I look at it.
A Weekend of Artist Books
Posted: March 10, 2013 Filed under: artist books | Tags: artist books, contemporary printmaking, inspiration, leeds artist book fair Leave a commentThis weekend I had a table at the Leeds International Contemporary Artist Book Fair, along with my friend Aimee Day, a visual artist based in London. It was a great two days, with such a diverse range of work, and so many inspiring conversations with people who really took the time to look at and ask about our work.
I came home feeling thoroughly inspired and energised to make new work. Having set myself a small budget, I also made a few purchases to add to my small but growing collection of artist books. Here are my new purchases in all their loveliness, along with the rest of my collection. Photographing them actually gave me the idea to do a post about each one individually. I’m going to try to do one every couple of weeks, so keep a look out…
