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    New prints in time for…

    Oarweed seaweed screen print on organic cotton tea towel

    Growing up our kitchen always had a few quirky tea towels bought as souvenirs of some far-flung outpost in back-country Australia. Maybe we’d bought one on one of our family road trips when all six of us were all crammed into the old station wagon for hours and hours on end. Or maybe it had arrived in the post from one of our aunties along with a postcard. I miss getting those postcards…


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    November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 Ian
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    Off-leash sea dogs

    Off-leash sea dogs - digital illustration by Ian Jermyn

    That moment when the tension suddenly releases and you realise the board is gone…

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    January 19, 2018January 18, 2018 Ian
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    Shorebreak kooks

    Shorebreak kooks - digital illustration by Ian Jermyn
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    Illustration for wedding invitations

    Custom wedding invitations full colour illustration detail

    Late last year a beautiful couple of close friends commissioned me to put together some special invitations for their wedding.

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    January 14, 2018January 14, 2018 Ian
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    Pinniped Shakas

    Pinniped Shakas - Illustration of a seal wearing on of my new shirt designs called "Inflatable Dreams"
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    Acid dyed surfmats; colour and abstraction

    Results of returning to forgiegn territory that is acid dyeing TPU-backed nylon fabric

    This afternoon I had a window of a few hours to go exploring again down the rabbit hole…

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    March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 Ian
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    Deeper

    Detail of the duck-diver from "Deeper" - digital illustration

    “Deeper” – digital illustration.

    Waves of consequence require commitment to going further, deeper…

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    January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 Ian
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    2016 IMAS / TWS Fim Series

    2016 IMAS TWS Film Series Poster FINAL

    For the 7th year running, the Marine Conservation Film Series is on again.

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    July 12, 2016 Ian
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    Farewell bottle jack press

    Proofing some linocut prints made with the 6-tonne bottle jack press

    Proofing some linocut prints made with the 6-tonne bottle jack press

    It’s a hard decision to make but I just don’t reckon this thing will qualify as carry-on luggage. My 6-tonne bottle jack press now needs a good home so I’m looking for a printmaker who is keen to be good to her. Today is our final Sunday at the Strandhill People’s Market in Strandhill, Sligo, and I’ll be bringing the press out and be assessing the submissions of potential suitors.

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    March 20, 2016March 20, 2016 Ian 5
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    Run, run as fast as you can

    Bottle Jack Press – These Strange Hearts

    Last few days left before we move out of our house in Sligo and begin the long journey back to Australia, eventually Hobart in Tasmania. Exciting and hectic times. There’s a lot on, a lot of loose ends to tie up, decisions on what to pack or cull…

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    March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 Ian
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    These Strange Hearts

    "Strange Hearts" Linocut print; Still on trial for errors.

    This print continues to prove to be a tricky one to get out right – and it’s the getting it out right which is what the printmaker’s ongoing challenge is. Each fin is a direct reference to fins I’ve owned, trialled, coveted, with one in the collection that is the golden hatchet to rule them all, the one that has been pivotal (ahem) to my Rooster-shaped, 9’6 BeachBeat Pacer.

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    March 5, 2016March 5, 2016 Ian
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    Warp and Woof

    Warp and Woof
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    Summer Rain

    Summer Rain
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    Drop Everything

    Drop Everything
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    2015 IMAS Marine Conservation Film Series poster

    2015 IMAS Marine Conservation Film Series poster
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    Trim

    Trim series - linocut prints

    It was a busy few days knocking these out. The one on the bottom right was carved and printed in Tasmania, Australia, about three years ago and only now have I gotten around to carving others in a similar style.

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    May 28, 2015December 2, 2015 Ian
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    Curiosity by halves

    Curiosity by halves

    So I had in mind these two buddies, Fatty McGoldfish and Monsieur Snaps, escaping the kitchen benchtop and heading off. Perhaps for just the day, perhaps for good. The skies are clear and they’re in the clear – full speed ahead, let’s go!

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    April 30, 2015December 2, 2015 Ian 2
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    Meeting of Minds

    "Meeting of Minds", linocut print

    No matter how far I find myself from the Sunshine Coast the dunes have always stuck with me. Every morning before the first foot-fall of even the earliest risers, excluding of course the jittery scamperings of all those things without backbones, those majestic, wind-combed undulations of ground white gold, sparking with spinifex, snuggle up to the sea in their new forms – a subtle shift on the shapes of yesterday.

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    April 23, 2015December 2, 2015 Ian
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    Stamping about

    Creating the ink stamp - testing the final mounted stamp; happy days.

    Some packaging ideas for the hand-pulled t-shirts lead to making up a small stamp with the OD snoozing possum insignia. With no soft rubber on hand an offcut of lino was used. Some ideas, like this one, start small and stay small which can be a bugger – the spine-bending time spent in bringing them to life is paid for later.

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    February 17, 2015December 2, 2015 Ian
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    Stencil resurrection

    A peek under the screen reveals the twinkle of wet ink; lovely

    Another east-coast novelty arrives and fades layering fresh glazes into memory of swoops and arcs,  of undeterminable chattering acceleration across the surfaces of a sea come alive, its writhing undulations an ephemeral space exploited by few as stage, as canvas, as tapestry; clandestine soloists or the more gregarious exhibitionists. Revelers, artists and illustrators loosening their terrestrial fetters for the dance.

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    February 6, 2015December 2, 2015 Ian
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    Make, do

    Make, do

    There’s a lot to be said for precision timing, careful planning, critical execution, waiting for just that right moment… that sort of thing. Isn’t there? Well sure, but then there also seems to be a lot to be said for having a crack, giving it a go, spontaneity, free jazz and interpretive dance. Who or what are we waiting for? Who are we trying to impress here and now or later? I’m uncertain if I’m really confused at all. Am I really indecisive? Why do I ever second guess myself, shrug off intuition?

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    September 24, 2014December 2, 2015 Ian
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    Stay in… eat out

    Detail from, "Stay in... eat out"
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    Drifters

    Drifters
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    Indian Runner Ducks

    Indian Runner Ducks
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    Spot-colour on the Dunes tees

    Dunes Bar tshirt - 2-colour popping

    Sure, single-colour prints on t-shirts (black on white, white on red) can look great but getting two or more colours happening together can add depth and energy. Planning how the colours will overlap when screen-printed onto the shirts, the palette can be expanded and create a looser, more livelier image.

    Dunes Bar tshirt - 2-colour - Front print

    This week I’ve been messing about with colour separations for the t-shirt design for the Dunes Bar in Strandhill, Sligo (Ireland). It worked as a single colour but I wanted to see it jump in two. Playing with negative space has seemed to make the other colours pop and with only two colours, the print is still budgie (cheap cheap). Stoked with the above version and looking forward to getting one of these on.

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    April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 Ian 2

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