The experience of being a student representative for the AA2A has been invaluable to me. Through assisting the artists with blogging and updating their dotbiz sites I have learnt more about their working practices. This has built into having regular dicussions with the artists about their current projects and my own, getting professional insights into my work and helping me...  show more

It has been a challege photographing this with the awful lighting, but the edition from the large plate is too big to scan. This will definitly be displayed in my degree show along with another large plate that I am currently working on and one of the smaller prints.  show more

Some process shots for a 35x25inch plate lithograph I have just finished drawing up. It is another composite monster, consisting of squid tentacles, coral and goose wings. I’m 3 weeks away from my degree show now and I’m going to try and get at least this plate and 2 more stones done to make it up to 6 prints that...  show more

I have finished drawing, processing and printing the third stone and Leighton has taught me how to do a blended roll ad so I have been experimeting with colour, trying to get the sheen on the pheasants neck feathers to look nice and vibrant.  show more

As reps we have recently been asked to review the AA2A graduate pack, a document of useful advice and links for final year students. I found the practical advice to be the most useful, in particular information on becoming self employed and that of the AA2A scheme itself being a viable residency opportunity for a newly graduated artist. It also...  show more

Some more images from what I'm working on.  My studio space, with cat mug: A print I took from the bird stone the I processed: The new stone I am working on:  show more

I have processed the stone by byself and nothing went wrong so I would say I'm on track for the degree show now.  show more

I am working on a new stone for my degree show, continuing with the composite monsters. After being tutored by Leighton I feel confident processing this stone independently. I have finished grinding the stone and have drew up the image to be processed today. Fingers crossed it goes well. The half finished drawing: Finished: Detail: I will post more pictures...  show more

I have just finished processing the beetle stone with last years AA2A artist Leighton Bohl. I have some process shots to show the stone being etched and inked up and I will post some of the prints later. The first etch: Asphaltum: Cleaning off the asphaltum: Inking up the stone: The inked up stone ready to print: Photos of the...  show more

The finished drawing on the stone, I will be processing it with Leighton Bohl, last years AA2A artist, this week and printing next week. These are some prints that I will be showing in the Journey exhibition in Bolton with this years AA2A artists Tony Knox, Rita Robson and Simon Plum. Just have to frame them now.  show more

I have been working on an artists book to accompany the lithograph I'm making, these are the plates for it. It is hard ground etching, with a very thing layer of ground so that I get a distressed, foul bitten look.    show more

There were 2 exhibitions running in Preston recently that the AA2A artists were involved in: Transfer in Korova cafe has 4 pieces by Simon Plum, one by me along with other artists. Also in the PR1 gallery in the Victoria building of UCLan last years AA2A artists held an exhibition showcasing the work they created last year. The photographs below...  show more

My friends and I have a new website up and running so go and visit oldbearpress.com to see my portfolio page. I did the drawings for the wesite and my friend Heather coded it. We also had a stall at the Bluecoat Chamebers on Saturday and had a great day with some lovely people.  show more

Etching the stone didn't go so well. I think that I used the wrong kind of solvent while taking out the pigment after gumming the stone. We used acetone but I think because it is a water based solvent it will have moved the gum and the grease all over the image. So when I use the asphaltum on it...  show more

I have been working with last years AA2A artist, Leighton Bohl, on lithography. I usually stipple my drawings straight onto paper but we have done some experiments on zinc which worked so we are now trying on stone. I'm currently waiting for the gum arabic to properly dry and then I will take the ink out, aspheltum it and hopefully...  show more

I am a 3rd year Drawing and Image making student interested in natural history, science, bookmaking and print. I specialize in printmaking, drawing and bookmaking.  I have also started a small press wth 2 others friends, called Old Bear Press, we regularly sell and exhibit at Artist's Book fairs. My personal blog is kathrynpoole@tumblr.com      show more