tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30327647690521831562024-02-21T06:10:30.090-08:00Down BelowChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-7460026732945492822012-04-24T10:09:00.000-07:002012-04-24T10:09:18.063-07:00Vinyl cut screen printingSince for the time being the majority of our screen printing gear is out of commission (we've no where to wash screens out yet) I thought I'd drop a quick post about using a vinyl plotter to make a silkscreen stencil.<br />
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Len blogged the whole process in detail <a href="http://watermelonpips.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/golden-sparkling-vinyl-screen-printed.html" target="_blank">hither</a>, but I thought I would just touch on it briefly. We really tried to push the detail to the max on this one just to try and find the limits of the vinyl plotter, but since it cut everything out no bother we're a little baffled!<br />
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..and transfer it from the backing paper onto your screen with worrying about the image being distorted or falling to bits. Then it's just pretty much as per usual!</div>
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It's certainly a simpler way of doing things, and cuts out a canny chunk of prep time IF you already work from illustrator, but on the other hand it has it's limitations depending on the image you're printing. Since I personally work mostly by hand I doubt I'll have much use for it, but I guess it's pretty situational.</div>
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If you like the look of Len's print you should check out his <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lenallwood" target="_blank">Etsy</a> store for more goodies!</div>
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Christopher</div>ChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-34265016322043393802012-04-24T09:50:00.002-07:002012-04-24T10:10:03.940-07:00Experimentation in woodcutThe first thing I wanted to try in the new space is the woodcut press, it's something I've wanted to dabble with for quite a while but never quite found the time for while I was at university. I'm not sure how, it's not as if I was very busy while I was there.<br />
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The nice thing about woodcut in the super easy learning curve, I knocked my first one up in a couple of hours using my dremel multitool thing (thanks Dad). There's a couple of things so consider such as the use of black and white (especially if you're trying to make an image with proper lighting) and working backwards, but if you've any printmaking experience it's relatively simple to get your head around.<br />
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The thing is just to spend a little time sketching it out and considering how to separate the image; when you only have one colour, no gradients, and next to no detail things can get tricky, but not impossible. I've been a little obsessed with the PS3 game <a href="http://thatgamecompany.com/games/journey/" target="_blank">Journey</a> lately (apologies if I have talked at you about it) so couldn't resist making a bit of tribute art, the medium just felt right for this one, and printing onto leather is oh-so satisfying.</div>
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Just to push myself a bit I decided to complicate matters threefold by A) using text and B) making it a two colour print. Registration on woodcut is a nightmare but I think I just about got my head around it (if you have any tips let me know!)<br />
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Over all, a resounding success! I think I'll be putting these up online sometime soon, the simpler ones will be unlimited editions, but the more difficult ones with have to be limited runs. Should make nice little table fillers at markets as well I reckon.<br />
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p.s. apologies for the super crappy photos, a half decent camera is top of my wish listChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-55270469750527321332012-04-24T09:31:00.000-07:002012-04-24T09:31:22.392-07:00The big moveSo as mentioned before I'm no longer working from that super cold basement in Gateshead (cheers all round!), instead I've moved into a rather swanky studio right in the centre of Newcastle. We have a concierge and everything; it's a helluva upgrade!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you can see, there's a bit more equipment than in the old space, I'll be sharing it with my old partner in crime <a href="http://watermelonpips.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Len Allwood</a> as well as my ex-tutor from Newcastle college David Hails and his partner Sarah Jane Clayton. We all shifted our collective gear in so there's a whole host of new toys to play with: heat press, vinyl plotter, etching/woodcut press, and of course my screen printing vacuum bed press.</div>
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We ended up going for a life-size garden made entirely out of cardboard, with me tackling the larger or more complex builds while Life's science explainers led the younger contributors in making things to populate the space. You can see the full build on Life's flickr feed <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scienceatlife/sets/72157629453004059/" target="_blank">here</a>, but here's a few of my favourites from the weekend:<br />
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ChristopherChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-36915276016387655762012-04-24T07:42:00.001-07:002012-04-24T07:42:33.213-07:00First things first..It's official, as of February I am totally, for realz, self employed.<br />
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So first up, big props to the lovely folks over at <a href="http://www.pne.org/enterprise">PNE Enterprise</a> for helping me get on my feet, I couldn't recommend them enough to anyone thinking about going self employed and based in the North East.<br />
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Secondly, branding... I'm operating under the business name Dabble Dabble, but for the time being I'll be sticking with my current branding with as few changes as possible. It's more than likely I'll be switching out the title of the blog as I'm no longer operating from a cold basement (horray! more on that later) so Down Below doesn't really seem quite appropriate. So far as logos etc go, I'll be sticking with my little chief for now until I'm really satisfied with something new, but colour schemes, typefaces and layout will stay the same.<br />
I've just realised there is no image of my little chief anywhere on here, but he's what I use on my business cards/twitter pic and all that jazz, so here's a picture of him for your viewing pleasure:<br />
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<br />ChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-28287945208944309912012-04-24T07:16:00.000-07:002012-04-24T07:16:16.142-07:00A long time comingI dare say calling this post a little over-due is the understatement of my year so far, especially after setting myself the resolution of one post per week. Ah well, better three months late than never..<br />
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To be frank, so much has happened since my last post I considered starting from scratch, but rather than being a total et blanket I'm gonna pull my socks up and get crackin'!<br />
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So without further ado, here's what the hell I've been getting up to in my absence.<br />
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ChristopherChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-34862189146818096072012-01-25T09:12:00.000-08:002012-01-25T09:12:15.597-08:00What's yer preference?Just to let you know, you can now find me on etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtDownBelow">here</a> as well as my big cartell store. I'll be leaving the shop link on the right linking to the latter for the sake of ease, but I would be interested to know the preferences of readers when it comes to these two stores. I realise they aren't the only options out there, but they certainly seem like the most viable for the time being.<br />
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signing off..<br />
ChristopherChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-32222079771972747032012-01-25T06:33:00.001-08:002012-01-25T06:33:31.607-08:00Fully stocked!It's official, the <a href="http://downbelow.bigcartel.com/">online store</a> is now full of swanky new screen prints from my show in November. So get on over <a href="http://downbelow.bigcartel.com/">there</a> and spend your hard earned cash!<br />
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In other news, there's some really exciting stuff planned for the next few months with <a href="http://www.lauracartwright.com/illustration-ne-project/">Illustration NE</a>, of which I am now officially an assistant curator, or 'minion'. In particular we are looking for artists/illustrators/designers to take part in a city-wide project to brighten-up spaces under bridges, so if you like drawing on stuff where lots of people will see, then shoot Laura an <a href="http://www.lauracartwright.com/contact/">email</a> to register your interest and she'll keep you updated.<br />
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There's also some BIG plans for my involvement with this years Make-It fair at the <a href="http://www.life.org.uk/">Life Centre</a> over in Newcastle, and when I say big, I mean literally, <i>large in scale. </i>There will be much cardboard involved, so fans of the old <a href="http://bewaretheblackrabbit.blogspot.com/2011/04/made-in-newcastle.html">cardboard armadillo</a> should keep their ear to the ground..<br />
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Other than that, things have been pretty slow on the actual <i>making art</i> side of things, although the rather smashing <a href="http://watermelonpips.blogspot.com/">Len Allwood</a> has been in doing a spot of printmaking and generally stopping me from going crackers.<br />
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Oh, and thanks for being dears and not pointing out that I'm <i>already </i>falling behind on my new years resolution.<br />
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peace outChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-47590025214656107522012-01-02T08:00:00.000-08:002012-01-02T08:03:11.074-08:00Better late than never..I can only apologise for my incredible tardiness with keeping this blog up-to-date, I'm afraid I'm not the best at maintaining an online presence. So, in light of this, my first and foremost new years resolution is to blog one new post <i>at least </i>once a week!<br />
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So, without further ado, I present the first post of 2012, from my exhibition at the end of November with partners in crime <a href="http://trexshowdown.blogspot.com/">Dan Ash</a> and <a href="http://watermelonpips.blogspot.com/">Len Allwood</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my custom screenprinted beer labels</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My wall</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The evening was a great success and I cant thank people enough for coming along and showing support. This has only really been my second exhibition, so having so many people come along and wanting to spend money on my work has been unbelievable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All the best for 2012!</div>ChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-23838896822241252542011-11-08T09:10:00.000-08:002011-11-08T09:10:28.023-08:00secret stuffI'm now officially in hush-hush mode for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=239241029462586">this</a> upcoming exhibition at the end of the month, so the only stuff I'm allowed to show you are poster pictures, and maybe a couple of sneaky peeks of positives before they get printed. But things are still full throttle Down Blow, don't you worry!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the image on the right I messed up like an amateur and forgot to flood the screen, but I actually reckon it's got a lot more charm than the 'proper' one on the left!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Christopher</div>ChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-80837804528476685162011-10-19T12:35:00.000-07:002011-10-19T12:35:22.934-07:00Recent WorkIn preparation for my show at the end of November with <a href="http://watermelonpips.blogspot.com/">Len Allwood</a> and <a href="http://www.trexshowdown.blogspot.com/">Dan Ash</a>, fellow <a href="http://bewaretheblackrabbit.blogspot.com/">Black Rabbits</a>, I've been working on some new screen prints. This bunch are a little more playful than the usual sombre style I go for, but I do plan to do at least a couple of suitably macabre when I get the chance.<br />
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The <i><a href="http://downbelow.bigcartel.com/product/let-s-go-get-lost">Let's Go Get Lost</a> </i>prints are actually silkscreened onto some of the old national geographic maps from my slowly growing collection. I've wanted to do something special with them for a while but could never settle on a concept. Just about every single one of them is totally different depending on the map it's printed on, so if you're interested in purchasing one and fancy a particular country or continent then <a href="mailto:christopher.folwell@gmail.com">get in touch</a> and let me know.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other print I've been working on, <i><a href="http://downbelow.bigcartel.com/product/over-land-sea-and-air">Over Land, Sea and Air</a> </i>was actually reworked from an illustration I made as a present for my mother a few months ago, or the treehouse part was at any rate. It's printed on a single long narrow sheet, but I figure it could easily be cut down and framed separately if you feel inclined that way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As always, if you're interested in buying any of my print work you will find it in my <a href="http://downbelow.bigcartel.com/">online store</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Christopher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>ChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032764769052183156.post-83037930885251937472011-10-19T11:56:00.000-07:002012-01-25T09:22:26.356-08:00Introductions<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello, and welcome to my brand spanking new blog. For those of you who weren't aware, I'm an illustrator, animator and printmaker based in a cold, dark basement in the North East of England and make up one third of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bewaretheblackrabbit.blogspot.com/">Beware The Black Rabbit</a>, a collective of similarly minded and located creatives.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here you'll find images of my work in progress, finished prints and any other news I see fit to force on you. Enjoy it, and don't be shy to get in touch. I'm available for commission or freelance illustration work, and you can find a link to my online store on the right.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christopher</span>ChrisDownBelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08215154067865922502noreply@blogger.com0