Category Archives: Art Journal

Chinese Lanterns and Draconids

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

I promised in my last blog to turn up by the light of Chinese lanterns. Well, here they are – some eco collographs using these spectacular flowers. And if you’re anywhere north, don’t miss out on the weekend’s Draconid Meteor … Continue reading →

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First Art from Beyond The Great Transition: Eco Collographs with Healing Sumac and Turmeric, Light and Emily Dickinson

Posted on October 2, 2017 by

Picking up from where I left off before The Great Transition – which has taken all of six months and still living in some chaos – I was very happy to find a few hours to make a batch of … Continue reading →

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Purple Sage, Accolade

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

Purple Sage (Eco Collograph) “Practicing creativity in every way we can think of feels like the most powerful response to current events that we can make. Adding to the beauty of the world and allowing our work to reflect the … Continue reading →

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Conjuror’s Trick: Blueberry Eco Collograph: Acid v Alkaline

Posted on July 19, 2017 by

“Why there hasn’t been time for the bushes to grow. That’s always the way with the blueberries, though: There may not have been the ghost of a sign Of them anywhere under the shade of the pine, But get the … Continue reading →

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Eco Collography – A New Development – St John’s Wort

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

Looking like fossilised remains of some ancient creature, this is an eco collograph of St John’s Wort, including stems, leaves and luscious red berries. I made a couple of little chemical changes to the process to ‘see what would happen’. … Continue reading →

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Eco Collograph: Human Days and a Scene in Paradise

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

“I have walked once in summer by the side of a little marsh filled with mint and white hawthorn. The mint and white hawthorn have with them a vivid, rare delicious perfume. It makes you want to grovel on the … Continue reading →

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Eco Collographs: Shaking the Tree

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?     Logan Pearsall Smith The image above is another of my experiments with eco collographs on 300gsm watercolour paper. Look like … Continue reading →

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Herbiarum Vocabularum

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

One from my latest batch of eco collography experiments. I made these from herbs from our allotment. I am fascinated by the fact that the dark green colour of the leaves, during the process, changes to brown. This has happened … Continue reading →

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Eco Collographs

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

Eco Collograph – it seems I’ve invented the term, which is nice if it’s true since I rarely invent anything. I poke around – books, bookshops, art galleries, the Internet – find and adapt. Which is exactly how Eco Collographs … Continue reading →

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Drawing-in the Withdrawn – Drawing in Meta-Meaning Mode

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

“I am an excitable person who only understands life lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger than reason. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into … Continue reading →

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