The 13th edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Art Festival will be at Al Hamra Heritage Village from 31 January to 28 February 2025. If you visit, you can hand-print my linocuts onto your own postcard.
I began by visiting the emirate and photographing the museums, mountains, and historical village by the water. The focal point of my design is the fort, a recognizable landmark and where the festival will open next Friday. To the left is the vintage Land Rover displayed by the souk and visitor center. On the right, there are three figures following the path by the fort walls. The elderly figure represents the past, adult is the present, and the child is the future: a nod to the history of the site while maintaining an active role in the community today and beyond, with events like the art festival.
My carved blocks will be available around the village during the festival, with ink pads and postcards. Printing all five in order will complete the design to create your own linocut print.
Landscape Linocut Print
Dubai Linocut Printmaking Workshop
I hosted a linocut printmaking workshop at Hay Designs in Dubai this week. I was lucky to meet and work with talented designers from all over the world. Over the two-hour class, I introduced the historic technique and instructed drawing, carving, and printing techniques. It was a fun event and I always look forward to the opportunity to share my favorite process with other interested creatives.
Student Printmaking Exhibition at AUD
An exhibition of printmaking student work is currently on display in the AUD campus gallery. A selection of prints from the semester have been matted and framed, accompanied by a written explanation of process. Students have explored a wide range of techniques, including monotype, collagraph, linocut, drypoint, chine collé, stencil, and screen print.
Screen Prints
I recently had a chance to spend some time in the studio making some new screen prints before demonstrating the technique to my class. I like the designs, based on some of my old sketches, so for the next bit of free time I have, I would like to get back in there and explore more color combinations.
Sun & Moon
Remy's First Print
Reset
Printmaking in the Community
On April 5th, I’ll be hosting a panel discussion for the SGC International printmaking conference in Providence, RI, USA. You can register here, with more information below:
Join the roundtable discussion "Printmaking in the Community." It shares interviews from printmakers from around the world, including those in attendance, about how printmaking is a particularly communal process. Beginning with the history of printmaking, each new process became a tool for advancing the sharing of information in communities. This includes the impact of the Gutenberg Press for books and screen printing for posters. We'll talk about how printmakers contribute to their community today through illustration, bookmaking, posters, art markets, workshops, print exchanges, sharing tips on the internet, their importance in the classroom and in art therapy, and bringing people together at conferences such as in Providence.
Effugere Rem
I recently finished printing a small edition of my largest linocut to date. It’s a triptych scene of life in a bottle.
Effugere Rem. Linocut. 2023. 16x37”
