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 …
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Empowerment & I Don’t Need A Prince
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 …
One year at the Stratford Studio.
It has been a year at my Cozy Studio. We just had an open house and art show. Here are a few videos I took of the space. I am in the middle of editions. When an edition is completed, I will post the full edition. When I edition, they are all varied. I like …
Cat With No Hat
The etched plate and proof. I love working on copper plates this way. The Aquatint is so rich and so simple. The blue paper was dyed in Japanese Indigo that I grew. I used to dump scraps of paper at the end of a dye day and leave them over night. I have a huge …
Happy Days in Print Studio
I took lots of photos of what I am playing with in the Studio, so this blog entry is a very condensed version of the four days. I have about 10 maybes completed of “All In A Days Work” and I am moving on to start playing with two old ImagOn plates. So glad I …
Artist Printmaker Inking Reporting
I have had two wonderful days printing in the Print Studio. I am feeling very grateful the Nepean Creative Art Centre was allowed to reopen. Before lockdown I was working on an etching and had only proofed it before everything closed. So I pulled it out of my map drawer and started playing. Even before …
write ups about Old Prints “But” Good Prints
“Performance- Pins and Needles” My interpretation/intent to visually express for this image is about being a Mom and doing a good job bringing up my children by setting a good example. It is scary performing on stage musically and much more publicly through our children. *Mothers and children are all about dreams for the Future. …
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Fingers & Toes Crossed !
Good rumor that the Print Studio well be opening Mid September:) One of my fellow gardener’s planted a sunflower seed. It makes me smile every time I go to the Trinity Church Community Garden. Happy gardener looking forward to playing in the Print Studio soon 🙂 Take care everyone!
Show Time
The Ottawa-Gatineau Printmakers Connective are busy 🙂 The Print Studio is still closed 😦 I can’t remember a period of time this long ever not being able to mess with ink!!!!! Keeping busy with my Celtic flute and Bodhran playing 🙂 And thank heavens for the Community Garden. Hope this post finds you well and …
finishing 2019
I have been back in the studio finishing “Purrr”and doing some test plates in the Edinburgh Etch. Today at home signing the rest of my 2019 prints. So here we go finishing off 2019 prints, except for “Purrr” it needs to be flattened and signed. Now for a sneak peak of a few finished “Purrr”. …
Artist/Printmaker-Debra James Percival 