One of the projects is to establish a printing studio in our new location. A press has been ordered from Manuka Machines in Christchurch, New Zealand. I’m looking forward to the delivery of this truly beautifully crafted etching press. Meanwhile I have to check out the art and printing supplies locally.
After having spent respectively 32 and 36 years in New Zealand we decided to move on and are hoping to find what we are looking for in the south of France, département Aude. We looked around for a couple of months to get the feel of the district a bit, then did some serious house hunting and now made an offer on a property. As soon as matters unfold I will update. Meanwhile I can't wait until we got our feet on our own coffee table again, scratch around in the garden, get the workshop set up and printing studio and get to work.
This is an old gramophone I acquired through "Trademe". It is going to be a challenge. The mechanics are perfect, the cabinet is shot, for the use of better words. At least all the solid wood parts are more or less ok albeit in need of restoration but the panels are damaged beyond repair; totally delaminated and broken up. In fact the entire thing was only barely held together with some cellotape. More later.....
We are on the move and will not have the chance to complete it before we do so It will have to wait until we are settled again.
There are quite a few quirky spots in Auckland I like. This is one of them. A retaining wall of a property on Franklin Road in Ponsonby.This is one thing I would like to do over the next few months, half year, year. that is to find more of those spots and translate them into similar images. This is an attempt at drypoint on zincplate printed on stonehenge 285 gms. Image size 110 x 110 mm.
I have made a few since this post. Those can be viewed on the page "Auckland images"
I'm working on several projects at the moment. Designing and costing out two wine storage units, some hearth surround components and ongoing work on book shelving in an old house. For now I have stopped taking on any more projects as we are relocating.t will be business as usual once we have settled again.
At the core of this website is, of course, the creation of wood cut prints. It's finding the time to do it which makes it interesting. Do I need to say more?
Next wood cut will be "pruning the vineyard" , it will take a while, but I will keep posting.
