For quite some time, my creative space has sat pretty silent. Chronic illness has a way of shrinking your world until your only “craft” is survival mode. Lately, the urge to create has returned—not as a loud roar, but as a quiet whisper, gentle marks appearing on pristine surfaces, stitches in fabric… While creativity begins…
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Fascination for Echinacea
Photos and sketches of this little beauty are a starting point for a new reduction linocut print. After the outcome of my Rudbeckia woodcut I was determined to do another cone flower using Lino. Here is the start… Thanks for taking a peek. More to follow as the idea develops. Meanwhile, take a look in…
Beautiful Day for a Visit to Snape Maltings
The last couple of days has been great, welcoming visitors to our exhibition. If you’re reading this, thank you for visiting! Thank you for your support, purchases and comments 🪴 we’re lifted at your response. In case you’re unable to visit here’s a little amateur video or two… It’s a fact that I spend much…
New works on paper!
Now available, stunning contemporary small affordable artworks! For delivery of art prints to UK/Europe please contact me direct for affordable shipping options. Browse the collection at https://www.ArtPal.com/Swhatling
A New Term of possibilities
Great to start back at Sudbourne Park Printmakers this week. In preparation, I’ve been working from my Cornwall sketches. My first interpretation of one sketch this week involved using drypoint etching and monotype. On the left, two printing plates (acetate) are shown. The bottom one is etched and inked in a mixture of burnt umber, process…
New Prints!
New prints now available on https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WildThymeStudio
Simplifying
Following on from the last post, this is an example of moving on and then possibly moving too far on. I’m reminded to bring myself back to the awareness of that one fleeting moment… Firstly, in image one, the sky feels expansive, endless possibilities…Secondly, image two (and my favourite) demonstrates the delicacy and brightness of…
Local Landscape
Latest woodcut and initial hand burnished prints. Just a few adjustments then I’ll explore the use of colour.
Etching using soft ground
Etching is a process that I’m currently exploring. The featured image is a sketch from one of my recent photos. Below are my initial attempts. There’s a great deal of experimenting and work to be done before I reach my goal with this one! The point is, try something new & work towards your goal….
Out for some new ideas
While some prints are hanging up to dry, I took a trip out for some new ideas. Always have a camera with me or at least the one on my phone. The sea air really was a tonic and the breeze blew through my thoughts, inspiring new images from which I’d like to create some linocuts…
Susan Whatling 