Paint Jam London

 For a 24 hour assignment in London I looked into cultural things that people do at night, I came across an art company called Paint Jam who specialize in hosting art workshops for the public, the company is ran by Dalia Zermon and has been around for five years. They also host Street Art Walks where a guide takes you around London giving information about all the graffiti. The night goes on from 7-10pm and is welcome to art enthusiasts and freelancers who can express themselves with paint and if they're having trouble with inspiration there is also live music and a freelance artist who helps tutor those who need it.
Cristina is helping to set up the event and to make sure everything is tidy afterwards. She has recently come over from Italy and has been working for Paint Jam for only two months. "London is very different, so cultural but Italy is a more relaxed way of life "  

205dpi Magazine Issue 6

This is yet another issue of 205dpi which is an online publication made by a few people from my course. This is the 6th issue and they have some intriguing stories in them including one of mine about Margaret

Please read & enjoy

http://issuu.com/205dpi/docs/issue_6

Dementia Friends, Safety Awareness

Chief Fire Officer Des Tidbury hosts a talk on fire safety awareness

As part of my ongoing project with Dementia Friends I went to another event in Truro. This event was about Safety Awareness within the community hosted by Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service along with Alzheimers Society. They covered a variety of issues that can occur especially with Dementia patients, this included missing persons, doorstep fraud, scam mail, fire safety and discrimination. Many of the talkers had relatives with the illness and the audience were mainly carers, firemen and a few with Dementia as well. 

Young Fire Officers watching the talks

Martyn Addinall watching the talks so that he can be more aware in his service

D&C Police David Trout talking about missing persons
and what to do if someone with an illness is lost

Shirley Mewton gives a talk on behalf of Alzheimer's Society about the charity
and also give information on Dementia Friends

Keith Scambor has early stages of Dementia and was at the event
with his wife who has the illness as well. They came along to
be more aware about fire safety in their home

Artists, John Howard's Studio, Week One

For another project I wanted to base my idea on artists and especially looking at artists around Cornwall or those who have moved down to the South for their practice. I wanted to also work with artists who use different techniques and use a variety of mediums other than just painting or drawing. I looked into artists who had studios and found John Howard who has a printing studio in Penryn, he moved down from Birmingham to Cornwall in 1995 and has had his studio since 2007.  His practice involves traditional etching and print making in which he goes through a series of stages before actually creating the final piece. His studio is welcome for graduates and artists in the area to come in and create artwork, he helps them by tutoring them with his knowledge as he used to lecture. John also has a few regular assistants Hannah and Clementine who as well as helping John make mass prints but in their spare time can focus on their own work.

John Howard is preparing a copper plate in order to be etched on
the first stage is filing down the edges to make a smooth base

After filing down the edges, John must polish the copper plate and
afterwards he must put powder on it to make it soluble when washing

He then heats the plate and puts a layer of hot wax before
setting it alight and then it is ready to etch onto

These are all of the rollers for print screening which is another
technique that is used in John's studio

These are  cloths that are especially used for ink as they grab the particles
which makes it easier to spread onto print screens.

Clementine creates etchings in her spare time at the studio
although she did not do an art degree 

These are the printing machines that you put the final
etched copper plate onto to create the final piece

Hannah is a Fine Art graduate from Falmouth University
and she assists John in his practice as well as developing
her own style and work. She is working on a heating technique
where she uses a product that creates ink bubbles.