Easter sunday sketch book.

 

Wax relief prints

 

Like this one, think of aged copper or mermaids. I added water to the ink in patches to variate the intensity of colour.
I curated thus design from an edge pattern on a stone and made a boarders then added a name.

First trial with was just on think newsprint style paper. Really happy with how it works with the wax. It's like a magic painting book when you add the ink ( especially as I forget what samples I've made) 

St Stephens, Sneinton

 Add images of rubbings..

beautiful church and church yard in Sneinton. Visited today 30.3.24 after doing a pace eggers trad folk event in the community gardens at lindum grove ( see pace eggers post)

I only had graphite with me and the Chinese calligraphy paper ( the sub standed/ different brand that was not working with the wax and ink technique) 

So  did some rubbings of interesting names/ words / patterns.  No plan on this occasion as ot was done on the fly. But a nice process, enjoying the first real warm spring day. Meditative activity while enjoying some time for myself after a difficult few weeks. 

I keep returning to the rubbings and traces from the stones. The story will come to me just need to continue the process.

And wished this paper i ordered worked with wax ( I've ordered some of the original paper so will continue with that path when it arrives. Also ordered some copper sheets for embossing- really excited for trying it with the copper) 

Freemasons grave

Famous local graves/ churches

https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/history/where-graves-famous-people-notts-174099?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target 

An article on the Nottingham Post website detailing famous people buried locally..

Heres a few screen shots and the ones I track down I will add my own images. 

Just or a bit of historical context while I continue different paths of this project.

I actually saw this grave today and the curiosity sign I spotted ( in my photos below)

Is what caused me to look up the person as I didn't know who he was but assumed he was a person of interest..

Photos from my visit to St Stephens, Sneinton 30.3.24

St Stephens. Really pretty and quite large church yard. Beautiful spring day.

I knew Byron was buried in Hucknal and I will make the trip for this one, Byron is a long time ghost in my world, Especially after my long stint at Newstead Abby.

St Wilfreds/ Kirkby

 

The sandstone on the gate post has eroded into mini caverns, makes me think of the cave system of Nottingham. Or a desert/ space landscape. Is very sculptural and abstract. 

Id like to make casts  of these deeper carvings. The hands is quite a common one. Symbolising the final farewell.or a welcome to the afterlife. Or often the bond between husband and wife.
Make an imprint with clay and set in plaster maybe?

St Wilfreds is a small village church. My grandma and grandad got married here. I never met my grandad he died when my Dad was just a teenager.

Spring flowers carved into the stone. Weathered and mossy. Love the aged textures.

Relief Embossing