ARTISTS TALKING

# 11 [5 February 2009]

Yesterday's Meeting at the Regional Print Centre at Yale Wrexham

# 12 [5 February 2009]

Thanks, Don – have we really not put anything on this blog since December?!

The project is still going on, and we are busy getting stuff together for the exhibition in the Graphic Studio Gallery in Dublin.  The post is a bit erratic at the moment to say the least – the postman did manage to get up to my house yesterday for the first time in days, but he gave up this morning.  Fortunately I met him in the village and he gave me an “express” package from Ireland with prints to sign and return for the exhibition. The opening is on March 12th. (two days before the deadline for submission of jpegs to Australia for the next show)

We had a good meeting yesterday, discussed lots* and enjoyed looking at Eirian's atmospheric & evocative etchings which almost breathe a sense of place.

# 13 [5 February 2009]

....WELCOME DON  and big thanks for getting those posts and images onto the blog  ...thanks too to Eirian for sharing those lovely new prints with us...Linda

# 14 [15 February 2009]

We have been busy sending prints to the Graphic Studio for their show in March/April, and sending CDs of images to Veronica in Australia for selection for their show…(the deadline has been brought forward to Feb. 24th).  Veronica has been enduring the heatwave in South Australia but was OK the last time she emailed.  My next task is to think of something to say at the opening of the Graphic Studio exhibition.  Pamela and Liam are speaking – I know Pamela speaks Irish, and suspect Liam may do so too, so I shall have to practice my Welsh ,which is a bit basic to say the least. Dydwy ddim yn ymarfer (I don't practice....) Alison

# 15 [18 February 2009]

Hi Guys,

Sorry but being new I'm not sure what the protocole is? I've got a couple of images that might be suitable for the Australian tour but I wanted to check them out with you all first and see if anybody wanted to do ay further work with me on them?

don

# 16 [1 March 2009]

Hi Veronica these are the images all named impression, if you can email me with the number of the one that was selected I can get back to you with the size and story etcetera.

# 17 [5 March 2009]

Just heard that we're highlighted on the nan e-bulletin this month!

It’s been really hectic this week – not least because I’m still on dialup and it took an hour and a half to download all my emails on Monday.  I still haven’t seen the pdf of the invite for the Graphic Studio because my internet connection timed out.

We are being featured in the Irish and Welsh language media: IMEALL, the Arts programme on the Irish language station tg4, is broadcasting a panel discussion including Pamela de Bri on March 11^th at 11.15pm.  It can be viewed on the web – no link I’m afraid.   The Welsh media magazine Golwg is running a feature on the project; off to the printers tomorrow I think.  I’m sorry my Welsh wasn’t up to it, but Diana and Eirian have given interviews. (Mae’n ddrwg gen i, Non!)  Sioe Gelf, on the S4C/Welsh TV channel 4, know about us although they can’t run anything at the moment as there is some other Irish-Welsh art around currently.  

My next job is to get the editions done for Australia, which means ordering the paper first…and then I'm going to get Broadband.

Thanks very much for the images, Don.  As the next stage of the project unfolds I would be very interested in working with/on some of your images (as well as with Deirdre, if she’s going to continue)

AC 

# 18 [11 March 2009]

Four prints on their way to Aus. Am now sat in an hotel in Dublin looking forward to visiting IMOMA tomorrow morning and attending the opening of Le Cheilé in the evening.

don

# 19 [19 March 2009]

The problem of not using the available technology appropriately was highlighted for me by the difficulties that Veronica was having collecting images from people for the travelling exhibition. Some of these problems could have been ameliorated by having a dedicated site to which images could be uploaded. This would have  advantages over the sending of individual e-mails containing images in that the images would be in one place selectors wouldn't have to go through a number of e-mails containing images of varying format and sizes, the selection process would also be more transparent. The site could also be used by people working collaboratively on an image or images.

The a-n site could be used for both these process there are limitations created by the limited size of the images on this site and it lacks a facility to download images for others to work on but I'm not sure that the limitations are such that we need to set up an alternative. Judging by the amount of traffic on the Le Cheile a-n blog site not many of the members are comfortable or are aware of the advantages of using the technology. My preference is to continue with exploring the limits of the a-n blog. It's probably more a case of encouraging others to use it rather than setting up something new.

don

# 20 [19 March 2009]

For a report on our recent visit to Dublin for the opening of Le Cheile at the Graphic Studio follow this link: http://steffanjoneshughes.wordpress.com/2009/03/15...

 Also my parcel of prints has finally made it to Australia...but Veronica was out!

SJH