Alan Birch and Jill Randall were selected to work on OPENSPACES 800 in Germany . The project celebrated the 800 the anniversary of Bocholt near Düsseldorf .14 artists from India and Europe were in residence in the towns museums and galleries. Alan and Jill worked with residents, visitors and schoolchildren creating a wall of over […]
St. Peter’s primary school from Waterfoot were the first school to visit the newly refurbished Whittaker Museum in Rawtenstall. All pupils from the school took part in printing workshops with Alan Birch working from the Connected Cloth exhibition show, part of the British Textile Biennial .Pupils and some teachers produced some excellent drawings and 4 […]
Printmakers from Prospect Studios have once again taken part in the 2020 print exchange organised by Hot Bed Press. Members have been busy printing their editions of 25 prints in a variety of media which will be exhibited in this country and abroad. Caroline Johnson Carolyn Murphy Chris & Loraine Waites Ella Cole Janet Grierson […]
Prospect Studio is taking part in the Rossendale Art Trail, which showcases art in the valley. Prospect Studios will be open on the weekend of 13th and 14th November from 11a.m to 5 p.m. Prospect Studios will be giving visitors the chance to enjoy cakes and coffee as they view the work on show, in […]
Families spent an enjoyable and creative day working with printmaker Alan Birch. Referencing the work of Iranian printmaker Mohammad Barrangi, who was exhibiting his work in the space, participants created their own fantastical birds using wallpaper and collage. The workshops were held in conjunction with the West Yorkshire Print Workshop.
Year 9 students from Chorlton High School, spent a creative day working with printmaker Alan Birch. A large collection of intaglio, relief and chine college prints were produced , some which may find their way into GCSE folders. Hopefully students will use their experience to produce their own prints. ” Thank you for the wonderful […]
Year 5 pupils from St Kentigerns Primary School in Manchester, lifted their spirits working with artist Alan Birch in conjunction with the Whitworth in Manchester. The pupils looked at resident wildlife, including trees, birds, animals and insects. Some sleepy and crestfallen pupils turned up the day after Englands loss in the Euros, but soon rallied […]
Pupils from Our Lady and St Anselms Primary school in Whitworth spent a creative day working with Alan on the theme of William Morris. Pupils looked at the work of Morris , producing drawings of the shapes found in his work. These natural forms were then engraved into card plates and printed using a portable […]
As artists return to Prospect Studios to develop their work into print, a collograph session was organised to demonstrate the flexibility and creative freedoms afforded by the technique. Artists spent one day creating their plates and the second day printing the plates. The theme for the prints was landscape and some excellent , dynamic prints […]
Over the last two weeks, printers have returned to work at Prospect Studio. Small groups wearing PPE have been producing some wonderful prints. Etchings, drypoints and relief prints have been produced with artists showing their creativity. The sessions also saw Gracie a GCSE pupil, printing her skeleton . Its great to have them back. prints […]
It was great to return to the classroom, working with pupils from St Peters RC Primary School in Waterfoot. Year 5 pupils produced some excellent relief prints based on the African artist Angu Walters. Hi Alan, thank you for your wonderful and kind feedback.The children loved your workshop this afternoon and created such unique pieces […]
Recent prints produced in response to the current pandemic, shows how a range of monsters past and present, spent their period of lockdown. Household chores, gardening and home schooling, activities and behaviour only too familiar to us, fill their time as they are forced to social distance and stay at home! The series employs a […]
Artist Maria Murtagh has been busy creating a whole series of collograph prints based on the Bridestones rock formations outside Todmorden. Maria from Todmorden has been using a whole host of materials for her plates . Plywood, mount board and aluminium have been employed together with carborundum, gesso, PVA, wallpaper and adhesive tapes to create […]
A select group of printers at Prospect Studio spent a day working on the process of sugar lift. The method whereby varying tonal areas are created by opening up a pre-aquatinted plate with the use of hot water, was employed by Picasso, Roualt and more recently William Kentridge. Some excellent prints were produced by Carolyn […]
Members of Prospect print group produced some excellent collographs , using a wide variety of media. Plywood, aluminium, mount board, and old 45 inch singles were used as plates with a host of material used to construct their plates. Carborundum, tape, gesso, wallpaper, emulsion, and found objects were employed to open up a varied visual […]