Artists Pete Cave and Pam Holstein have been busy editing prints at Prospect Studio this winter. Pete has been producing a series of etched lino prints, based on the landscape of the North East where as Pam has been busy pursuing her animal series. Watch out for their work as its sure to feature in […]
Alan Birch worked with a range of Year 9-11 pupils at Werneth School, Harrytown, producing prints for their Arts Award. Pupils were shown work produced by Alan together with works by Liam Spencer and Jill Randall, fellow artists at Prospect Studio. Pupils asked relevant questions about careers in the arts before moving on to produce […]
Pupils from Cheadle Hulme High School worked with artist Alan Birch, to produce engravings and chine collie prints, inspired by the work of Cornelia Parker at the Whitworth. Pupils spent time drawing from the exhibits, taking inspiration from marks, shadows and objects found in the works. From these works pupils produced prints, printed with a […]
Over 120 artists, mainly adults experienced the world of intaglio printing at the Whitworth. Working in the Grand Hall with artist Alan Birch, artists took plates into the gallery and produced engravings inspired by the Thomas Schutte and the Cornelia Parker shows. For many it was their first taste of print, and many said that […]
Over 50 teachers from across the North West, met up for a curriculum day at St Ambrose Barlow, Catholic High School in Swinton. As part of the day teachers worked in teams for 20 minutes, exploring the world of pattern , texture, colour and print with printmaker Alan Birch.For many it was their first taste […]
Families spent a creative afternoon working with artist Alan Birch at the Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool. Taking the current exhibition theme of circus and magic, young ( and slightly older ) artists made drawings from the schools work on display. From these drawings , artists cut out shapes from wallpaper which they later inked […]
St Last Minute Saints Day. 11th May. Born AD 1959. Castile. The son of Castilian royalty , St Last Minute rejected the opportunity to become King of Castile, instead following his love of football, in particular the English Premier League. Ostracised by his family he found solace in the smoky bars and clubs in northern […]
Please welcome St Duvet to the brotherhood. His life story will appear in the next couple of weeks. Watch this space as more saints will materialise.
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Submit your own personal saint in the humorous spirit of the exhibition. This can be a drawing, painting, collage of digital image. A selection of the work submitted will be added to my website, and at the end of the show one work from those over 16 years and one from those under the age […]
From14th January to 28th June 2015, I will be showing an ongoing series of contemporary saints inspired by work from the Wellcome collection. The series of 20 hand coloured drypoints will expand ( on line ) over the duration of the show with new saints being added . […]
Over the the last two 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 […]
Stuck for last minute presents? Can’t face the Trafford Centre. Printmaking vouchers available from Prospect Studio. For the man ( or woman ) who has always wanted to use the phrase ” Come up and see my etchings!” The vouchers will be valid for any day booked in 2015 and will include one days tuition, […]
Pupils from St Mary’s Catholic High School in Astley spent the day with printmaker Alan Birch enhancing their coursework. The 25 pupils from Year 10, 12 and 13 worked tirelessly throughout the day using their themes of natural forms and the figure to produce a range of prints. Techniques explored included drypoint, relief, chine collie, […]
In conjunction with Big Draw 2014, print maker Alan Birch spent true day in Touchstones, Rochdale working with families producing a mass of relief prints. Artists were encouraged to use the detailed pencil drawings of Natalie Giannikitzakis as inspiration for colourful surface prints, using wallpaper to create the silhouettes. Over 140 artists produced prints, some […]