Assistant: Rachael Kidd

Newcastle University Fine Art under-graduate Rachael Kidd joined us last year as an assistant. Rachael has been developing her stone graining powers, most recently preparing and re-surfacing the stone for George Shaw (see bottom photo). Other tasks include assisting at the press, dusting the silver powder on the lightning bolts for Ant Macari’s ‘Yaya Con Dios’ and printing some letterpress. Rachael will shortly be creating some pieces of her own and the placement has become a LifeWorkArt module as part of her studies.

George Shaw

Completed George Shaw's one colour lithograph ‘The Other Side,’ published by Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts.

On sale in Baltic Shop during the exhibition 'The Sly and Unseen Day,' 18th Feb - 15th May 2011

Julian Davies

The first round of proofing for five new lithographs by Julian Davies. We first collaborated in 2007 on two pieces, ‘Mountain of My Dreams’ and ‘Hands All Over.’ These new ones are again 9” x 11” and five runs each from five photoplates incorporating drawn and painterly marks in striking combinations of colours.

Carla Bromhead - Albert

Coming of Age: The Art & Science of Ageing
12th Jan - 2nd March 2011
Great North Museum: Hancock

Featuring works by Edgar Degas, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Henry Moore, Nicholas Nixon, John Coplans, Melanie Manchot, Carla Bromhead, Susie Rea, Valerie Laws, Susan Aldworth, Linda Fleming, Jordan Baseman and Sharon Bailey, and new commissions by Annie Cattrell, Andrew Carnie and Jennie Pedley.

Iris Priest

Over the past few weeks Iris Priest has been in the workshop. You may remember the ticket that she designed for our 5th Birthday Prize Draw. For helping us fund raise we have repaid her with some shop time to collaborate with us on some lithos.

We have been working hard and a currently under way with a second round of proofing (see below for a wee sneak peek of first image - 9 runs, 14 colours), while Iris draws a new stone.

T-shirts abroad

Ant Macari in Stuttgart last week.
Photo credit Michael Birchall



Nigel Easter in the not so abroad Bodega (Newcastle), but he is Welsh.


Hole Editions t-shirts £10 each (inc P&P),

Fruit of the Loom (Super Premium)
100% cotton,
Light graphite,
Hand screenprinted in white
(S, M, L & XL)

Printed by Cotton Screenprinting, Aberdeen

Ant Macari - Webpage

Ant Macari's webpage has now been added to the website > Ant Macari. On it you can see all the proofs that were made while he was in the workshop in October. Editioning of these pieces is planned for early 2011. Edition sizes will be small so we suggest that you contact us to reserve impressions.

Ray Richardson

Editioning and curating of seven lithographs by Ray Richardson has been completed. Each measures 9 5/16” x 16” and are bleed printed in two colours on Somerset satin white in editions of 25, chopped and (soon to be) signed on the reverse.

A release date, images and prices will be available shortly.

New Artist: George Shaw

We are currently collaborating with George Shaw on a lithograph which is being published by the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts in Gateshead.

Keystone Editions - Berlin

Just returned from a wonderful week in Berlin visiting with Tamarind Master Printers Sarah Dudley & Uli Kühle at their lithography workshop Keystone Editions. It was good to get my hands dirty helping Uli install the electric motor on to one of their presses and assist Sarah at the press for one of the runs of a project. They were kind enough to let me draw on one of their stones.