Artist/Printmaker-Debra James Percival
Journeys into how to's- playing with Printmaking techniques and lots of ink!
The Ottawa/Gatineau Printmakers Connective are joining the celebration by creating posters for a show downtown. I have chosen to create my idea in the collagraph technique. When I started thinking about the subject – All I kept coming back to is how lucky we are today! We, us Women have so much. 200 years ago …
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Way back in 2024 I had an idea for two scrape peices of copper hanging around since the 90ˋs I love the Printmaking process. Down below I will show you some photos -but first here are a couple of fun finished prints. There are four finished with backgrounds. The other three are waiting for an …
This was a fun plate to work on. There are 9 varied `Empowerment`prints editioned and one `I Don’t Need a Princeˋ And the one and only…………. full page print that I liked enough to keep. Too be a Printmaker you really need to love the process!!! Here are a few photos of the process for …
Way back in the 80’s I was really into woodblock printmaking. Over the years I have moved a lot and discarded a lot of my wood blocks. But Tortured Soul survived. I like hanging it in my studio spaces. I am having fun working on a series of prints “Then and Now”. The next two …
September always feels like a good time to start something new. Last winter, unfortunately, there were not good working conditions in my studio. Now I’m looking forward to a better winter. In the Print Studio and my Cosy Studio, there’s are a number of editions happening . The “Then & Now” series, the “Here come …
New beginnings for an oldish Printmaker. Because life is a series of twists and turns. I have not had a workspace to set up and make intaglio type plates for a few years. August 1, I started moving into a lovely cozy studio space. I am so excited to re-explore photopolymer film and image making …
Finally the first 2 prints of 4 are finished. Just short a month less then a year when I started. It was June 15, 2022 when I blogged about the Copper Dove: Blog – “Going with the Spirit “ Looking forward to starting the next two prints. Happy Printmaker 😊
I tried this this technique years and years ago. The prints were interesting. An American printmaker David Curles presented the technique at one of Keith Howard’s workshops back in 1997. I was initially disappointed with my attempt again last week. But it has a lot of fun potential. Definitely going to play with the idea …
If you are in Ottawa, stop by the Alta Vista Library. Watched great Printmaking shows being hung on the Alta Vista Library walls today. (The Printmakers hung more then one show) I helped a little bit. It was a lovely morning with a great group of artists. Happy Printmaking!
I haven’t had a change to get to the studio to print. Just stopping by my lonely blog to say hello. Love taking photos out my apartment windows. I am in a basement apartment. I look up ! That was my week.
Artist/Printmaker-Debra James Percival 