Collagraph goes to new home!

I'm finally back on-line, with some great news, after major disruption caused by frozen power lines in the recent bad weather! I'm delighted that Emma Nightingale, sister of the owner of Cromarty House, has purchased this nine-plate collagraph print, one of a current edition of only two. I created the collagraph plates during my residency at Cromarty Arts Trust, as a visual response to the observations and drawings I made there during the beautiful autumn in Cromarty last October. I printed the plates whilst I was up in the Black Isle, at Highland Print Studio, a fantastic resource in nearby Inverness.

Gasworks

Just noticed this organisation on-line through Arts Professional. They run annual international residencies and exchanges; bringing artists over to London from across the world, as well as enabling artists from the UK to take up international residencies including Cuba and Kenya. Food for thought. Their interpretation of visual art embraces film and design as well as fine art. Inspiring model of working that's got me plotting and planning my dream scheme...

Brilliant Interactive Visual Art

I loved these interactive sculptural works in the Intermedia show at this year's Degree Show at eca. This one has a kind of back rest which feels as if you are being cuddled. The artist is a German mature student (female), & I will check out her name and edit this post once I have it.

Behind the Scenes: creating theatre for the very young

Just published on Blurb. Preview at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1386638?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget

My new website is up and running

Click on 'My New Website is up and running', or copy http://www.hannahrye.com/ into the explorer bar, to have a look at Hannah Rye Illustration. It features illustrations across different themes: from On Location and Performers, to Editorial work. There's also a selection of limited edition prints, pages from my sketchbook and drawing journals, and excerpts from 2 books.

Life saving printer!

This printer saved the day! After weeks trying unsuccessfully to print the rest of my book Behind the Scenes: Creating Theatre for the Very Young on the Epsom inkjet printers at edinburgh college of art, I was forced to make a last minute purchase of this printer. I chose inkjet over laser printing, as from what I'd learned it would be the most suitable way of reproducing my ink and watercolour illustrations to a high standard of finish for my final assessment.

Strangely, there don't seem to be any printers who reproduce commercially using ink-jet printing. The only place I found was a 'giclee' fine art printers in Leith, but they said it might be quite complicated to print the imposition of the book.

P.S. Thanks to my mum for waiting in all day for the delivery while I was busy screenprinting!

Wave illustrating original music by Matt Knight

This is a collagraph print I made for a friend's original music. He's working on an album at the moment, inspired by his family's traditions as fishermen and sea-faring folk in Ireland. Check out his music at MySpace by clicking on the title of this post.