Art and artistic crafts enthusiasts, thank you!
Wonderful conversations and encounters during the European Artistic Crafts Days 2023! Thank you very much for your visit at Anne de la...
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Follow here my artistic journey and discover with me all the treasures of printmaking. Find here informations, tips and tricks and pictures of the process of creating original linocut prints; recent news about exhibitions; articles about inspirational printmakers... Do not hesitate to tell me what you think and ask as many questions as you like!
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- Mar 11
- 2 min
European artistic crafts days: sublimating everyday life
A very festive atmosphere in Gouvieux, France, on 1st and 2nd of April at the artisans’ troglodyte village Let’s meet in Gouvieux on the...
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Many constraints and a lot of freedom...
Multi-block printing: precision and creativity In the series of answers to your frequent questions, after the rainbow roll, I propose...
- Feb 1
- 1 min
A rainbow on your roller!
Or how to print multiple colours in one press run... That's it! You have created your first print during a workshop and caught the...
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
Open studios of the artistic crafts markers for your Christmas shopping in Gouvieux
Art Enamels, ceramics and prints in unique pieces and limited editions! Let’s meet at the troglodyte workshop of Anne de la Forge,...
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
What can we learn from the signature of an original print ?
TP, AE, HC… decrypting the mentions under an original print... As we know by now, prints are made by pressing an inked carved block on a...
- May 16, 2022
- 3 min
Playing with different kinds of printmaking inks
A little printing experiment to evoke the sparkle of the trees lit by the moon at night In a recent article we saw how a different colour...
- Apr 17, 2022
- 2 min
From day to night and from spring to autumn…
Multi-plates lino printing, an easy way to vary the atmosphere of a print by changing the colour if the ink while printing... When we...
- Apr 9, 2022
- 1 min
Memories of 2022 European Artistic Craft Days in Gouvieux
Thank you for taking part in the open studios! 400 of you visited the troglodyte village of Gouvieux, and met Anne de la Forge,...
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
Thank you for your support during the open studios in Gouvieux
Many of you chose to gift artistic craft at Christmas: thank you! This year once again, the craftswomen of the troglodyte village in...
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Open studios in Gouvieux: lots of handmade unique pieces and small limited editions
Handcrafted creations in art enamel, ceramics and linocut prints will charm you for the festive season Christmas open studios in Gouvieux...
- Nov 21, 2021
- 1 min
JUST A CARD indie week, an alternative to Black Friday!
Have you heard of JUST A CARD? JUST A CARD is a campaign launched in 2015 by Sarah Hamilton, English artist and designer. It "aims at...
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
From ‘Lueur d'espoir’ to ‘Ray of hope’, the reinvention of a reduction print
... on the occasion of the international print exchange 2021 Printer Solstice I had the honour of being chosen to take part in the...
- Oct 16, 2021
- 1 min
From sketch to print, the journey of 'retour de plage'
A four colours linocut reduction print While on holiday,I like nothing more than sketching en plein air… What better way to accurately...
- Sep 27, 2021
- 1 min
Thank you for your support during the 2021 European Heritage Days
We had many visitors during the European Heritage Days as well as a warm online support : thank you! Anne de la Forge, contemporary art...
- Aug 28, 2021
- 1 min
European Heritage Days on 18th and 19th September 2021: open studios in Gouvieux
Anne de la Forge, contemporary art enameler invites Mizanne, ceramist and I to share her beautiful troglodyte studio on the occasion of...
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
A lovely “fête de l’estampe”, marked by our reunion on the occasion of my open house studio
Relive the highlights of this event in pictures and follow Anne de la Forge, art enameler and Mizanne, ceramicist with whom we had set up...
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Let’s celebrate fine art print and printmaking with us on the occasion of the “Fête de l’estampe”
Open house studio and online events on 24th, 26th, 29th and 30th May! La “fête de l'estampe” is a great print fest organised for the 9th...
- Apr 8, 2021
- 2 min
Engraver: immobile world traveler!
Printmaking is perfect for creating greetings cards and postcards and allows virtual journeys across all the continents; the printmaking...
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
The process of relief printmaking: to see the world upside down?
The process to make an engraving implies inking a carved bock which will then be pressed to reveal the design. Discover it step by step...
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