Tag: artists books

Reasons to be Cheerful

The Joy of Edinburgh

This artist book is being shown in the exhibition Reasons to be Cheerful at Upright Gallery In Edinburgh until 20 December 2024

Art, Science and Creativity

My artist book Power Switch is being shown as part of this exhibition at Liverpool Central Library- details in poster below.
The book takes imagery from a disused power station now made into a gallery where the old equipment is now the art.

Power Switch artist book, 8 pages of rubber stamping on Somerset Satin white paper. £50

Another artist bookmarket

Find me at the bound: unbound table at this annual fun event at Edinburgh College of Art. Lots of students’ work from various art schools plus some more seasoned makers. Info in photo.

Artists Bookmarket

Find me at the bound:unbound table at this annual event at Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket gallery Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 February 2023. Lots of artist book makers from all over.


At the Beach

My exhibition at Dungeness in Kent was a great success. Lots of visitors (and sales!). Plus I met some of my Instagram followers for the first time. Here’s a view through the window with two of my paintings on found wood. Top one sold.

My exhibition with husband Ron has now opened for three days at Dungeness Open Studios in Kent. Here’s a photo of the beach hut we’re using to show our work which is inspired by our visits to Dungeness for the past 8 years.

Sea Fever

Sold!

Sea Fever 8x9x1cm closed, 8x115cm fully open, rubber stamping on paper, edition of 2. £40
Sea Fever 8x9x1cm closed, 8x115cm fully open, rubber stamping on paper, edition of 2. £40

During the lockdown of 2020, one of the things I missed the most was being able to be at the seaside. This poem by John Masefield is an appropriate title and theme for a book expressing my longing for the sea.

A different kind of Christmas Market

Lynda Wilson Artist at Makeshift, Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Lynda Wilson Artist at Makeshift, Out of the Blue Drill Hall

The Christmas market at Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Edinburgh was a bit of an experiment where the makers just dropped off their sales items for the staff to display and sell on their behalf. Visitors had to book a slot in advance so it wasn’t certain that enough people would sign up to make it worthwhile. In fact it was a sell out!

The yellow print top left went off to a new home and lots of other pieces were sold. A great idea by Out of the Blue staff for negotiating the current situation.

Pentland Hills Coronavirus Lockdown Monoprint Lynda Wilson 2020

Upright Gallery Edinburgh – Coming Up for Air

31st to 21st August 2020

Exhibition

Lynda built a new studio in the garden earlier this year and has been using it to the full during the Covid-19 lockdown, mostly producing prints and artist books from reference sketches she made during past outings to Hastings and Dungeness or on her daily walks in the nearby Pentland Hills to the south of the city.

The lockdown period brought new printing experiments. A small press and a small screen were used to make mono prints, linoprints plus screenprints using paper stencils rather than photographic methods as there was no access to sophisticated equipment.

Artists’ books are folded sketches made in the hills, folded prints or books made online. The paintings include an element of print. The main subject matters are the coast and the hills.

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Upright Gallery Edinburgh: Lynda & Ron Wilson – Coming Up for Air