Over the summer, I answered a call for entries to a ground-breaking exhibition organised by the Printmakers Council. Entitled ‘Pushing Boundaries’, the show takes as its theme the centenary of the Irish revolution, and called for any print-based response to this event. It will be the first Printmakers Council touring exhibition in the republic and will be part of the living historical process taking place between Ireland and the UK.
So, here’s my response. Entitled ‘Moment‘, the print was directly inspired by the revolution, in that it reflects the flowering of the new nation on that date, with all its hope, possibilities and  implications for nationhood, society, culture etc. At nearly a metre long, the print is a departure for me, in that it includes gold threads, sewn post-print directly into the fabric of the paper.
The print is now appearing in the show, which is at Dublin’s Farmleigh Gallery until 22 December, before moving on to Dunamaise Arts Centre in January (see below). I attended the private view on 27 October and used that as an excuse to stay and see Dublin over the following couple of days. I’ll be posting on the private view soon.
Pushing Boundaries
Farmleigh Gallery
27 October – 22 December 2016
Dunamaise Arts Centre
3 January – 28 February 2017
Find all my posts about my visit to the ‘Pushing Boundaries’ show on Twitter at: #PushingBoundariesAP
Find all my posts about Art Printworks stories on Twitter at: #artprintstories
Thank you for showing this print, and many of your others.
They are beautiful and inspiring.
Having recently discovered collagraph techniques I am now keen to escape the rectangular plate.
This image and your raffia sun/moon have inspired me to get back to the Printroom.
Thank you
Julie
Hi Julie
Sorry it’s taken so long for me to reply. I’ve been having some problems with my website. Thank you for your kind words about my printmaking – it’s always really nice to get positive comments. The Sun and Moon prints are recent departures for me, however they haven’t always worked – I had to re-make the raffia one, as there was not enough contrast in the textures to provide enough tonal variation in the prints. It was still well worth experimenting though! You might be interested in a recent blog post on the small XCut XPress machine I’ve been messing with very recently. As I don’t have a home studio or press, it has enabled me to test small plates/prints at home, without having to cart all my equipment around. It’s limited to the width of A4, but you can print much longer than A4 in length – it’s great fun to try things out on.
Thanks again Julie.
Kind regards,
Sinclair