Julian Brasington

Welsh artist printmaker and poet. julianbrasington.co.uk

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2024-09-10 16:39:26

Finished carving this lino block today and I’m resisting the temptation to proof it whilst I think about making a blind emboss and wonder also how I might make a clay tile from it. I’m as much taken with the marks that I made when clearing away the lino that I don’t want to ink, as I am with the form of the uncut surface which, in the end, will be inked to create a print.
#art #printmaking
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2024-05-24 13:13:33

Eglwys Sant Bigail, Llanfigael, Ynys Môn. The church has a late Georgian interior with box pews and backless benches, and a restful green on the walls.
#FensterFreitag
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2024-04-22 17:15:09

This linocut proved popular when I was at Liverpool Print Fair over the weekend, so I thought I'd share it here. 15 x 10 cm, it's hand-pressed to a lightweight Japanese paper (Awagami Kozo Natural Select). It went under the working title 'Stubble', but in the end I editioned it as one of a pair and under the title 'Boundary II'.
#art #linocut #prints
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2024-03-30 19:02:04

Very grainy proof as the ink was cold and my fingers weren’t happy playing the role of a press, but hopefully you get the idea. There’s a wee bit of tidying and masking to do before I think of printing this one.
#linocut #art
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2024-02-06 18:14:33

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@npub1pcd…qrvg Lovely engraving, John. Many congratulations on getting work in the exhibition

2024-01-28 18:12:38

A linocut study to help me think through a new print that I'm working on as part of a series called 'The Happy Tree'. I've written a short blog on the series at https://www.julianbrasington.co.uk/blog/the-happy-tree
#art #prints
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2023-12-04 16:41:13

Very pleased to have sold two copies of my wood engraving of Eglwys Cwyfan over the last week or so. The rarely-used church sits in splendid isolation off the coast of Ynys Môn and when I went there sketching back in May, the tiny island on which it sits was awash with pink thrift. For many reasons, a favourite place and one of my favourite prints.
#woodengraving #art #Wales #EglwysCwyfan
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2023-11-29 22:39:59

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@npub1pcd…qrvg Yep - the bamboo is nice for that. Funny that it's that way around as the first edition has something about it that makes me think of Burma for some reason. It also puts me in mind of Robert Gibbings, though I can't put my finger on why. Both lovely pieces.

2023-11-29 22:18:49

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@npub1pcd…qrvg That’s beautiful, John. Quite a contrast.

2023-11-29 15:14:38

Delighted to learn today that my linocuts 'Yr Wyddor Gymraeg' and 'It would make you weep' have been accepted for the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art open exhibition, 2024.
'Yr wyddor Gymraeg' is a sampler of sorts based on the Welsh alphabet (as was before the introduction of the letter J).
#art #Wales
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2023-11-23 01:19:34

Not quite what I'd planned to do just before going to bed, but I've learnt a lot from doing it. A little 5 x 5 cm practice piece before tackling the larger engraving.
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2023-10-25 14:27:34

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@npub1pcd…qrvg Not tempted to leave it as it is, John? It looks great

2023-10-21 14:16:54

It's proving a busy old week preparing for the Cheshire Print Fair (Chester Cathedral Saturday 28th). Very much looking forward to being there. It would be lovely to meet you if you're going along.
The organisers are giving the first 50 customers a free tote back, inside one of which is a golden ticket that allows the holder to spend up to £50 at one stall. You can see the line-up of printmakers at https://cheshireprintfair.com
And now... back to making easels, framing, and wrapping prints.
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2023-09-19 17:17:02

If you're in mid-Wales or planning to visit and would like to see some of my work, I'm currently exhibiting six pieces at Oriel Ty Meirion as part of a mixed show. The exhibition is called 'Llanw a Thrai / Turning Tide' and it runs through until the end of October.
These three pieces in the photos are amongst those that I'm exhibiting.
https://www.tymeirion.co.uk
#Wales #printmaking #art #sea
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2023-09-17 11:11:40

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@npub1pcd…qrvg I make countless irretrievables, John. In fact the whole act is a negation of possibles (choice by any other word). I haven't tried on wood yet, but will do. I think the hardest thing with lettering is the concentration, which has to be full on. Just done these four letters and I've had to take a break. Your task looks harder though, but I'm sure you'll pull it off.
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2023-09-17 08:59:59

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@npub1pcd…qrvg Nice one, John. It looks like a great piece to work on -- lots of tone to it. Over the border I'm back on the lettering (the flames half black on white and half white on black)
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2023-09-16 21:15:39

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@npub1pcd…qrvg Good luck with it, John. I well know the feeling

2023-09-08 17:43:13

Quick proof of a boxwood engraving of Dolbadarn castle pressed to Somerset satin paper. Title taken from Caradog Prichard's novel 'Un nos ola leuad / one moonlit night'. Time now, as always, to think what might yet need doing.
#Wales #dolbadarn #llynpadarn #art #woodengraving #printmaking
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2023-08-26 10:59:28

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@npub1pcd…qrvg Looks great, John. Wonderful piece

2023-08-07 08:55:54

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@npub1pcd…qrvg Great shot, John. That must be some camera you have. Not thought of the moon as a project?

2023-08-06 15:38:01

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@npub1pcd…qrvg Lovely idea, John, and what a beautiful piece of wood to work with. Best of luck with it.

2023-08-06 15:36:16

A first impression taken on Somerset Satin so as to get a sense for how this 7.5 x 5 cm wood engraving is going. There's a bit of tidying up to do and yet a wee bit more thinking, but I'm quite pleased with the direction. The paper has a gentle texture and it does a lot of the work.
#art #woodengraving #printmaking #sea #Wales
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2023-08-03 19:25:34

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@npub1pcd…qrvg Me too, John. It’s very much suck it and see at the moment. The maple is quiet easy to work. That said, I’m a sucker for the colour of pear wood.

2023-08-03 18:44:21

Roughing out a new piece based on the slate fences that are characteristic of North Wales.
I'm making it up as I go along and I find that to be the best way of working. 'Mistakes' will (have) happen(ed), but the pay off in not having a clear sense of where I'm heading is that things suggest themselves. There is something of the night about this piece which I had not envisaged when I started.
#Printmaking #woodengraving #Wales
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2023-08-01 11:09:48

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@npub1pcd…qrvg What a super piece, John. Lovely greys and the lichen is stunning.

2023-06-26 10:51:00

Well I might just cry. Sometimes you pull a proof away from the block for the first time and you think, 'O my, I just made something truly beautiful -- I and my heart'. I realise now there is more poetry in engraving than all the poems I have ever written.
First proof of 'Eglwys Cwyfan', engraved from pear wood and pressed with a silver spoon to Somerset Satin paper. I'll hopefully have the edition on my website next week.
#art #engraving #Wales
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