Residents from Ratcliffe Care home, spent an enjoyable day at the Whitworth in Manchester, printing with Alan Birch. Using the work of MIchael Brennan Wood, residents suffering from Dementia, explored the colours and the shapes of the piece, drawing shapes. These drawings were used to cut out shapes from textured wallpapers which were then printed […]
I am currently working on 15 new saints to bring up the total to 50. St Gamer is the latest addition to the brotherhood, joining Saints Bogoff and Zero Hours. The Saints will be on view at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds in July. Anyone requiring details contact Alan on alan@alanbirch.co.uk.
Over the the last three years I have been working on a series of prints, initially monoprints, which take their starting point from the collection of saintly wood carvings in the Wellcome Collection at The Science Museum in London . The depiction of saints is a subject I have been long fascinated with, whether in […]
Two new artists produced excellent prints at the printing workshop at Prospect Studio last weekend. Jasper Howard made some amazing chine colle prints depicting his father. Neil Hodgsons portrait was bitten for several times to produce deeper lines. Kay Macintosh experimented with drypoint.
A fascinating and invigorating workshop was held at The Whitworth for Carers and their family members with early onset dementia . Artist Alan Birch took the group around the Whitworth looking and drawing from the figurative work of Tibor Reich. These drawings were later transformed into engravings which were printed with collage. The sessions which […]
Alan Birch will be showing his expanded series of Later- Day Saints at Leeds International Medieval Conference on the 6th and 7th of July. Around 10 framed prints will be exhibited during the Conference and Alan will be there in person on the 6th ( Medieval Craft Fair ) and the 7th ( Making Leeds Medieval […]
Printmakers from Prospect Studio, spent an enjoyable morning at The Whitworth in Manchester, getting close to prints from the collection. Curator Helen Stalker talked about the works on show and introduced artists to a range of prints including Rembrandt, Hokusai, Kollwitz, Munch , Picasso, Roualt, Piranesi, Ackroyd amongst others. It is hoped that more visits […]
As part of the Reveal Open Studio, visitors were encouraged to draw and print their own saint in Alans studio. Some great prints were produced and prizes of 8 saintly postcards were awarded.
Saint Selfie came face to face with his inspiration in Venice. The painting by was the starting point for Saint Selfie. More saintly pics will follow, having seen others in Porto, Braga and Venice.
Teachers from the Bury area, spent a day at the Whitworth working with artists and creative practitioners . Using the exhibition Art Textiles as resource material teachers, teachers produced written pieces, textile pieces, objects and mixed media pieces with Alan Birch.
Alan Birch will hopefully be presenting his drypoints and his etchings of Later-Day Saints at the International Medieval Congress in July. He plans to have 50 saints complete by that date and he will be in residence in July. Over 2000 Medievalists will be present and the special thematic strand is Food, Feast & Famine. […]
Alan Birch is currently showing a selection of his Later-Day saints and some drypoints at Telfords Bar and Restaurant at Chester. The show will run until February and all work is for sale. An informal opening is planned for January, email Alan for details.
Students from Level 2 courses at Manchester College, Manchester spent the day at the Whitworth getting portfolio advice from MMU students and printing with Alan Birch. Given free reign to wander the galleries in search of subject matter, students transformed their sketches into drypoints and chine colle prints. Some brilliant work was produced by the […]
Year 10 pupils from Our Lady & St Pauls RC High School spent a morning working with printmaker Alan Birch. Pupils showed their excellent drawing skills by sketching from the Victorian Portraits from the Gallery collection. To reflect their class topic of Pop Art, they added collage materials, colour shapes and pop art imagery to […]
Artist Jill Randall is currently working on a series of etchings, drypoints and chine collie prints which will be shown in the gallery space at Geevor Mine from mid February 2106. The works are inspired by the plants and landscape of Cornwall , in particular alien organisms and plants which have invaded the landscape.For further […]