Author Archives: Nancy

the dead are getting bigger

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Nancy

https://www.facebook.com/Fiesta-Latina-166861910064140/ Big  things: skulls and bones: Day of the dead Fiesta Latina is coming up in West End and Upatree have been printing for the occasion. Two days in Mount Nebo printing, and the skeletons are getting bigger!    

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Etsy shop

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Nancy

https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/NancyBrownPrintshop It’s always a long journey from the artwork to the finished piece. The new pieces back from the kiln. I’m always amazed at what a beautiful job Corey at Milton Pottery supplies does firing my work, This time the … Continue reading →

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Day of the Dead

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Nancy

http://www.upatreearts.org/ Preparing for Day of the Dead with Upatree Arts at Mt Nebo, preparing and creating images on the screens ready for a day of printing.

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silk scarves

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Nancy

Making silk scarves, some work in progress, for Catwalk Botanique event, Friends of Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens.

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Weipa Flying Arts

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Nancy

I flew to Weipa in far North Queensland to teach  wood lithography, screenprinting and mixed media at Western Cape College. It is the second time that I have visited Weipa with Flying Arts and the landscape astounds me.It is a … Continue reading →

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into the blue

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Nancy

Indigo: complicated and unpredictable, irresistable shades of blue. Making new from old with my indigo pot, with bizarre transformations from green to blue. Shibori: the art of clamping, pleating, transforming and twisting fabric to create and repeat pattern. http://rawart.com.au/product/shibori-indigo-pot

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Shifting

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Nancy

It’s Ekka time again, I have made some shifts for the Botanical fashion parade,  my contribution to the slow fashion movement, a small and growing sewing machine led rebellion to the globalisation of fashion. A response to questions that are … Continue reading →

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upcycling: wearable art

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Nancy

Photos from a School visit with Flying Arts: creating new from old, exploring ways of printing pattern onto fabric.

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Impress

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Nancy

Some photos from the Advanced Etching weekend workshop at Impress Studio. http://www.impress.org.au/. We began the images with sugar lift technique. Everyone printed a two plate etching, and made image transfers on aluminium plates. Whenever I tutor I learn more about … Continue reading →

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Travels

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Nancy

Sketching while travelling. It’s been a long time since I’ve sketched with watercolour. At art school many years ago I painted obsessively this way. Plein air painting during the long days allowed us time to study the architecture and landscape.  We … Continue reading →

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