Well, what a bloody lovely bank holiday weekend. Sun shining, flowers blooming, alfresco dining. Perfect! But with the exhibition looming and plenty of work to be done, our garden was turned into an open air workshop to turn the matchbox prints like this one.....
....into something a little bit more tangible. The sawing, gluing, filling, nailing and screwing is now complete, leaving a good deal of painting and varnishing, but for a lazy bank holiday, not too bad!
I have been busy working towards the impending exhibition, so here is a little peek at the last few days progress. These two are just the black and white layers for a print I will be bringing to life next week. Along side the frog and newt will sit a dragonfly, toad, water boatman and perch. The birds and pond life will also be joined by some mammals of these fair isles, which is my task for today!
Myself and the beautiful Teresa Murfin are having ourselves a cheeky little joint exhibition here in our fair city of Bristol. We shall endeavour to fill the wonderful Here Gallery with eye catching treats to include paintings, prints, collages and 3D oddments. I will post a few little teasers over the next few weeks as to what you can expect to see, so keep your eyes peeled!
The new cars have finally arrived at the starting line! The car above is the big brother of the two. It weighs in at 32 x 9 x 11cm, a brute, with a full set of old Meccano tin wheels. Screen printed in this seasons livery and buffed to a high gloss finish here at my workshop, it will leave the competition standing. For sale here.
The above little whipper snapper rocks up to the line at a smaller 20 x 7 x 6.5cm, but what it lacks in size it sure does make up for in the looks department. With a fresh set of brass and rubber vintage Meccano wheels, on the asphalt it packs a serious punch. For sale here.
They both come with seat belts, ABS and a hand screen printed box as standard!
Just spent the morning in the paint shop (basement) at the studio sanding down the plywood and screen printing the four colours onto both sides of the new cars. It's always a pleasure to put on the final layer and see that it all works and you haven't just wasted an entire morning!
I now have all the elements in place to get the next project on the go. The laser cut plywood is back from the factory, and the Meccano wheels are ready to go. Going to spend the next few days printing four colours directly onto the wood and then a bit of varnish, a few nuts and bolts, a box, then onto the shelves!
