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Wimble’s Wayzgoose 2023
April 21, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - April 23, 2023 @ 4:00 pm
Wimbleʼs Wayzgoose is a celebration of printing and printmaking to commemorate Australian print history and industry pioneer Fredrick. Thomas Wimble. The weekend is hosted by the Museum of Printing at the New England Regional Art Museum in Armidale.
PROGRAM
FRIDAY 21st April 6.00pm -7.30pm night
Packsaddle Lecture on Printing with Cecelia Heffer, Clint Harvey & Caren Florance
Cecilia Heffer (Senior Lecturer, of Fashion and Textiles at the University of Technology, Sydney) In her practice, she specialises in print and contemporary lace. In this talk, she will share a unique Global Studio that, for the last nine years, has taken students to India to participate in artisan woodblock print studios. Cecilia will share a special collaboration with Tharangini studio in Bangalore and show the artistry of woodblock carving and printing methods involved in producing bespoke prints.
Clint Harvey & Caren Florance explain the historical information behind the Museum of Printing’s archive and how it connects with contemporary printmaking practice. This lecture will shed light on how unique it is to have hands-on access to such a priceless working collection. In order to continue to preserve the art of letterpress and wood type, this educational opportunity is crucial to the community’s broader understanding art of letterpress, wood type, and the F.T Wimble collection as a whole.
The FT Wimble Lecture on Print and Printmaking is part of the annual Packsaddle Lecture Series sponsored by Packsaddle.
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SATURDAY – 22nd April
CECILIA HEFFER Workshop 10am – 4.00pm Ticked event – 14 Persons max
In this workshop, textile print lecturer Cecilia Heffer will share the art of woodblock printing. Students will have a chance to explore natural dyes on fabric and paper to prepare a ground to print on. The workshop will cover how a woodblock is designed and carved and how to print with archival woodblocks. Water-based pigment pastes will be used both on fabric and paper. Students can explore up to four colour blocks in both traditional and experimental ways.
Open to all levels of practice, beginners very welcome.
This workshop has been supported by Create NSW through the Country Arts Support Program.
LETTERPRESS SESSIONS 9am -12pm & 1pm – 4pm.
FREE WORKSHOPS 15 Persons max (per Workshop). Clint Harvey and Caren Florance will introduce participants to the F.T Wimble Collection letterpress & wood type. Working with artefacts and caring for the collection, proofing type specimens, and building typographic compositions from this unique museum archive.
WAYZGOOSE PRESS TALK 3.15pm – 4.00pm
Caran Florance Talk. Wayzgoose Press, their work, their legacy. Caren will share the story of Australia’s most respected letterpress artists, a love story of art, culture, and childhood romance.
PRINT SWAP and artist talk 6.00 – 7.30pm at the New England Contemporary Print Gallery. Artists are invited to a print swap where they can exchange a print with fellow artists, enjoy conversations about the love of print.
To be part of the Print Swap, bring along your own original print (one per person). You will then go into the draw to select one print from all the participating swappers.
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SUNDAY – 23rd April
DAVID SARGENT Digital Type Design 10am – 2 pm
Working with the scanned wood-type proofs from the previous day. Digitalising the wood-type of the F.T. Wimble Collections. 15 people maximum. Participants must bring their own laptop computer.
LETTERPRESS & COLOUR 10:00 am – 2.00 pm:
Clint Harvey & Caren Florance will guide participants through the process of working with colour and the letterpress process of building type forms and understanding registration. Working with transparent and opaque letterpress inks on both paper and Fabric. The workshop will conclude with printing a T-Shirt print on one of the collection’s most valuable items, the F.T Wimble iron hand press.
PRINTMAKING EXPLAINED 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm:
BGP (Black Gully Printmakers) who are they and what do they do at the Museum of Printing.
Artist talks and intro to techniques
A brief introduction to the local printmaking scene.
LARGE COMMUNITY BLOCK PRINT 2.30 pm – 4.00pm:
BGP will coordinate a community large format print of the Nothing without Community woodblock. The large format block has been hand carved by Dzintra Menesis with the help of the Black Gully Printmakers for the past four weeks.
