Month: July 2019

Group Show at Bluebird Coffee 1-31 August 2019

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OGPC will hold a group show exhibit titled Making an Impression at the BlueBird Coffee café for the month of August 2019. The show includes: Cheryl Ann Billiard, Louise Butler, Susan MW Cartwright, Mark Glassford, John Graham, Denise Lachance, Louise Lépine, Rosemary Lindal, Shaylah Marsh, Debra James Percival, Rod Restivo, Madeleine Rousseau, Beth Shepherd, Katherine Stauble, Francine Walker and Shirley Yik. Various printmaking techniques will be deployed to make an impression.

Location: BlueBird Coffee, 261 Dalhousie St Ottawa (in the Byward market area)
Show dates: 1-31 August, 2019
Please join in on Sunday August 11 from 1-3PM to meet the artists, and bring a friend along!

Works on Paper at the Stone School

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Many members of the OGPC including Tina Petrovicz, Murray Dineen, Valerie Bridgeman and Freida Hjartson are participating in an exhibition featuring original 5″x 7″ artwork from the 2019 PAA “Works on Paper Exhibition and Exchange”. One piece from the exchange is being exhibited and sold unframed as a fundraiser for Pontiac Artist Association. The vernissage is on July 26 6- 8 PM. The show runs until Aug 18th at the Stone School Gallery in Portage-du-fort, Quebec.

Reclaimed – Recycled materials

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OGPC members Valerie Bridgeman and Tina Petrovicz are participating in a a group exhibit which challenged participants to create artworks from recycled materials. The show includes functional and decorative pieces, all of which underscore the imagination and creative spirit of our members.

“Reclaimed”
Vernissage July 26 6-8PM
Stone School Gallery, Portage-du-Fort, Quebec
Runs until Aug 18th

AFIELD: Exhibition by Deidre Hierlihy/ AUX CHAMPS: Exposition de Deidre Hierlihy

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AFIELD: Exhibition by Deidre Hierlihy |AUX CHAMPS: Exposition de Deidre Hierlihy
July 18 to August 11, 2019 | 18 juillet au 11 août 2019  La Fab Arts Centre, 212 Old Chelsea Road, Chelsea Vernissage : Thursday, July 18 4-8pm | Jeudi 18 juillet, 16 h – 20 h

In her exhibition “Afield”, printmaker Deidre Hierlihy presents landscapes from two different places: the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa and Northern Ireland. The prints of the Central Experimental Farm were created over a period of 2 years. The prints of Ireland were created during a four-month Artsland artist-in-residency in 2019.

Dans son exposition “Aux Champs” la graveuse Deidre Hierlihy présente des paysages inspirés de deux lieux différents : la Ferme expérimentale centrale à Ottawa et l’Irlande du Nord. Les gravures de la Ferme expérimentale centrale ont été créées sur une période de deux ans. Pour leur part, les gravures d’Irlande ont été exécutées au cours d’une résidence d’artiste de quatre mois en 2019, dans le cadre du programme Artsland.

MAKING A BOTTLE JACK PRESS

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by Francine Walker

Since I was new to printmaking and didn’t know whether I would continue to seriously pursue my skills, I thought it best to make a press rather than investing in an expensive one.  As it turns out, it was a good investment of less than two hundred dollars. It works well, is solid and easily transportable.  

I went for a 15” wide platen which seemed an ideal width to allow slightly larger prints. If I use a wide paper, I find it’s a good idea to roll the side edges from the back of the paper to ensure good coverage of the sides. The length is irrelevant as I can move the register front and back and simply come down with the bottle jack a few times. Below is a photo of the finished product. Here is the link to a web site article (no press no problem) which gives all the dimensions and materials needed. All the materials which were used are available in Ottawa. The metal posts are available at Canadian Tire, Home Depot and Lowes.

Image of a hydraulic press for printmaking.
Hydraulic press – Photo by Francine Walker