BlueWave Printmakers

BlueWave Printmakers Studio for Non Toxic Printmaking in Nanaimo, BC.

11/09/2024
Five printmakers (Kirsty, Louise, Leona, Lori and François) came to experiment multi-drop Drypoint prints. These are the...
09/23/2024

Five printmakers (Kirsty, Louise, Leona, Lori and François) came to experiment multi-drop Drypoint prints. These are their proofs from day one. Looking forward to day two next Sunday when they will show what a week’s homework has produced.

Check out the two new workshops coming up at the BlueWave Studio.
08/31/2024

Check out the two new workshops coming up at the BlueWave Studio.

Drypoint engraving is an intaglio process traditionally created by scribing lines and other marks directly into a copper plate, then inking, wiping and printing in one pass on the etching press. Day #1. Using plastic plates we will mark the surface with the traditional drypoint tools as well as some...

Two of my prints, ‘Sashay with a kiss…. after drinks in the departure lounge’ and ‘Ceridwen’, will be hanging in the fir...
06/07/2024

Two of my prints, ‘Sashay with a kiss…. after drinks in the departure lounge’ and ‘Ceridwen’, will be hanging in the first
‘Islands Printmaking Biennial’ opening tomorrow June 8th and running until July 6th. (2024)
I’m excited that so many printmakers, all from our British Columbia islands, are represented in the show.

A two day Reduction Lino workshop with the Salt Spring Island printmakers in their fabulous studio on their beautiful is...
06/06/2024

A two day Reduction Lino workshop with the Salt Spring Island printmakers in their fabulous studio on their beautiful island.

An ‘Introduction to Reduction Linocut’ workshop today at BlueWave with Tony, Lynda and Lori.
05/26/2024

An ‘Introduction to Reduction Linocut’ workshop today at BlueWave with Tony, Lynda and Lori.

Couldn’t resist posting this photo of my seventeen year old orange beauty Chester, showing off his creative colours. 💜🧡💚
03/26/2024

Couldn’t resist posting this photo of my seventeen year old orange beauty Chester, showing off his creative colours. 💜🧡💚

Final pass. Can’t think of a title yet. Another Reduction Linocut using ‘Nanaimo greys’ with small amounts of yellow och...
03/17/2024

Final pass. Can’t think of a title yet.
Another Reduction Linocut using ‘Nanaimo greys’ with small amounts of yellow ochre, red oxide and chrome oxide green. Akua intaglio inks on Arches 88.
Some pencil crayon colour tweaks.
Variable edition of four + 4 A/P’s

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