clairepas - il minipimer della nonna

clairepas - il minipimer della nonna

Il minipimer della nonna (Granny's blender) is an artist book I made a couple of years ago. 6 handprinted etchings from zinc plates.
there will be a small exhibition at Tuba bazar, Pigneto, Roma.
vernissage on 1st March at 7 p.m.

there will be a talk with Michela Becchis and Giovanna Ranaldi, the illustrator of Il bosco la ragazza il lupo. we were very pleased to talk with them about Giovanna's book and Cappuccetto Rosso a couple of weeks ago at Tuba.
this will be the second part.

frames are ready. prints too.
today I am going to print some postcards too.

I am waiting for you all to come.

* thanks to Elisabetta Diamanti and Maria Pina Bentivenga, my intaglio teachers from Scuola di arti e mestieri di san giacomo; the printers Giancarlo Busato and Valerio from Stamperia d'arte Busato where I printed my work; my friend Barbara who shared with me the whole idea of the project. and Tuba of course.

Tuesday I was at Stamperia d'arte Busato planning a workshop with Giancarlo and printing this new artist book with animals. 

I made the planches at Scuola d'Arte e dei Mestieri di San Giacomo. 

As usual, it was great time there. Thanks Giancarlo and Valerio!

ready for printing my planches.

Valerio inking the planches.

mouse is ready to be printed.

 

book is dried and folded!

last Monday I was at Stamperia d'arte Busato working all day. Signing and numbering prints, watercolouring litographies, and printing with Valerio.

printing foxes and fawns - softground and drypoint plates

printing foxes and fawns

watercoloring litographies

watercoloring litographies

Stamperia d'arte Busato in Vicenza is really a wonderful place.
it smells old paper and ink and it is full of great artists' work: etchings and litographies are everywhere and you can walk among different printing presses and heavy litography stones.
I am grateful that Giancarlo let me try litography.
It has been such a great experience!
Here you are some steps.
I also printed some of my etchings - thanks to Valerio, such a great and experienced printer!

etching plates ready to get printed

litography - step 1

litograpy - step 2

litography - step 3

etching