PROOF

The Liverpool Illustrators are exhibiting together for a second time!

The show, PROOF, will be at the Arena Gallery in Liverpool and is comprised of recent works in painting, drawing, printmaking and more...

Private viewing Thursday 22 April 6-8pm (w/ drinks and homemade cakes!)
Open Thursday - Saturday 11am-5pm
Open for 'Make Sundays' along with Arena open studios Sunday 9 May

Check the Arena Gallery site for more info:

Arena Gallery

and don't miss the Facebook page!

 screen-print on paper

SCREEN PRINT SKILL SHARE saturday 6th march

hi everyone,the skill share session that happened on Saturday 6th march was a success, a few people dropped out leaving three remaining which meant all participants had the advantage of a bed each(not to sleep in of course, i wasnt that boring).
i think at least two of the three will be hiring in future and the day went well everyone went home with a print and a little more knowledge and i enjoyed helping to spread the joy of screen printing.
if anyone out there is interested or knows someone interested in doing a skill share with me in the print room my contact details are below. also for those with print/illustration/art skills to share please step up and contact emma gregory at the bluecoat, it a voluntary exercise that makes you feel good.

rhondanacondada@postmaster.co.uk

more shoes for bags

thought I'd post something too, this screenprint has 7 layers and is my first commissioned screenprint. It was great fun!

music out the window

Just thought I'd post something new. This is a screen print I made a couple of weeks ago at the Bluecoat's new screen printing studio. I used a photo exposure technique for the pink and dark maroon elements, though the splatter is chalk dust stencil! (I just had to try it after the demonstration that Neil Morris gave).  Looking forward to working and volunteering in the studio this spring.   http://liverpoolprintmakers.blogspot.com/

book fair this weekend!

Liverpool illustrators Phillip Marsden and Mary Lundquist will each have a table at the first Lancashire Zine, Artists' Book & Multiples Fair. It is this Friday and Saturday, 29&30 January. 

Details below and on the website:

Be there!

Happy new year fellow illustrators - when are we getting together again?

craft fair

Keiron, Jane and I (Mary) had a wonderful time yesterday at the Craft and contemporary art fair at the Bluecoat. We had a table selling handmade Christmas cards, books, and screen printed bags, and original prints. The weather held out most of the day, just very cold really, and the place was buzzing with people. 

We'll be there again next Saturday, so please stop by! The fair is open from  11-5.

Loaca Arts

Any time you can volunteer, Please contact Jane/ Kieron for this Saturday and Mary/ Kieron for next.

Storage space TBC but we aim to have somewhere lined up from tomorrow.

Prints, cards, bags, T'shirts.... Illustrators show your stuff.

A peep at the offer:

http://www.loacaart.co.uk/section347891.html

Comiket and Blankpages

illustration © Lewis Trondheim

Phil Marsden's Compromise Comics™ will be tabling at Comica Comiket Small Press and Self-Publisher's Fair at the ICA in London this coming Sunday 8th November from 1-6pm.

Also, Phillip is featured in the latest issue of Blankpages magazine, guest-edited by Liverpool artist Jack Welsh. Click here to read online or to download as a PDF.

Spike Island Book & Zine Fair this Halloween!

A selection of Phil Marsden's comix will be for sale at Spike Island Artists' Book & Zine Fair in Bristol this Hallowe'en, Sat 31st Oct, 1-6pm. They will form part of a Liverpool zinemakers table hosted by the lovely Marie Claire from FACT, so check it out if you are in town!

an example

Hi everyone,

Just thought I'd share this artist's work with you becuase I am so inspired by him His name is Rob Ryan and his screen prints and paper cut outs are unbelievable.

http://www.stjudesgallery.co.uk/artists/rob_ryan/index.htm

Hope everyone is well and hopefully we'll be in the studio soon! I think it's my turn to pay, so I'll book the room, perhaps for the 3rd?

Cheerio,

Mary

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crtv/documentary/nobrow-part-2

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/september/cripsin-finns-2010-year-planner

Check out these Screen printing links, showcasing Nobrow - a beautiful publication, and demonstrating registration method. Also just a simple design wallplanner shows how effective and cherished the screen print method is. (My son's Spot colour printed OKIDO comic arrived today!)

Screen Exposure and Print Skill Share 11th Oct

Hi, I will be running an all day screen print session on Sunday 11th October, starting at 10am. This includes making positives and colour separations, screen exposure and then printing your images. The workshop is open to all and is free, however places are limited and only three places are remaining. please get in touch via e-mail to rhondanacondada@postmaster.co.uk to book a place.

Day of the Dead in Drypoint with Phil Marsden

1st November, 10.00am - 4.00pm
£60/50 concs

Phil Marsden will be leading a one-day print workshop at the Bluecoat print studio this November to coincide with the exhibition Under the Volcano.

'...Here he explores your macabre side and the work of Mexican engraver/social commentator José Posada whilst introducing the quick and easy art of making black and white prints from drypoint paper plates, Perspex and aluminium. Come and have a go if you think you're dark enough!'

Image: Metroskeleton, drypoint, 2009

Mary, just wanted to say thanks for the bookmaking session yesterday. I really enjoyed it xx

Here are some not great photos of my finished products.

Hi all

What shall we do Tuesday 18th - anyone have any suggestions?

just want to let you know Tuesday's I will be away, they are: Sept 8th, Oct 20th / 27th & Nov 3rd.

Phil, I was going to ask you when you would be up for doing a tech session but you went for lunch before I could ask. Also looking forward to more screenprinting.

I am in an exhibition at Novas as part of 'soup' the PV is on Wednesday 19th August from 6pm - not sure what floor!! come along....

Preview above

see you all Tuesday xx

logo and book arts

Hi everyone!

Here's the final logo, let me know what you think. I think it's pretty solid. 

Also, I'm going to book the print studio for August 25th & 26th for the book arts demo. That's a Tuesday and Wednesday. Emma is starting a skills share project and this is my show&tell turn. It's open to anyone who is either in the illustrators group or to anyone who wants to be a part of the skills share project. We get two sessions in the studio for this, so I'll be running the workshop twice. 

See you all tomorrow in the studio!

-Mary