MAGGIE AYRES
17 CLAIRE CAMERON-SMITH
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Studio 4, WASPS Studios, 117 High Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JG T: 07815 528827 E: maggie@maggieayres.co.uk maggieayresart W: www.maggieayres.co.uk maggieayres
Studio 8, WASPS Studios, 117 High Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JG T: 07967 327564 E: claire@cameronsmithdesigns.co.uk W: www.cameronsmithdesigns.co.uk
I am in love with all the processes that go into a finished piece! Working over numerous layers with molten beeswax, tree resin and oils allows for expressive immediacy, shaped by preparatory sketches and some sense of direction as I build stories.
Japanese woodblock techniques and tools (carving knives, chisels and printing presses) are the vital common denominator in my various printmaking methods, whilst the carving medium, ink type, inking method, and papers vary with each print.
what to expect: As well as ongoing demonstrations of melting, painting, incising and fusing, each morning I will be unwrapping paper and fabric from rust-printing set up the previous day. It is always a surprise and the results are ever different!
what to expect: Visitors will see a wide selection of my original, hand-pulled prints from both limited and open editions, both framed and unframed. The tools and materials used to make these prints will be on show to aid an understanding of my printmaking processes.
directions: From the A75 take the A711 into Kirkcudbright. From St Mary Street turn right into Daar Road. The WASPS Studios are at the end of the 10% discount for Friends council car park – access to the garden is through the of Spring Fling. wall to the right. 6
£25 - £1500
recommendation: Solway Tide Cafe Bay – 16 St Cuthbert Street. Good, strong fairtrade coffee.
10% discount on prints for Friends of Spring Fling. £5 - £450
directions: From the A75 take the A711 into Kirkcudbright. From St Mary Street turn right into Daar Road. The WASPS Studios are at the end of the council car park – access to the garden is through the wall to the right. recommendation: The Masonic Arms, Castle Street, Kirkcudbright – A great real ale pub with a wide selection of world beers to choose from too.
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