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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
  • Artwork

    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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    Hiatus or just a sleep-in?

    The odd one out - alongside the other hard-working marketeers from the Strandhill People's Market; Troy and Jessie from the Driftwood Coffee Cart, John and Kathy from Microcosm, and the muscle behind Cyril & Paula's Catering

    I’m surprised I’ve neglected the blog for so long. The blog but also the site in general. To all those folks I’ve spoken to over the past two (crikey, and a half? Three?) months, enthusiastically directing them there to keep an eye on the new work that has been coming along, studio action… I offer some apologies and a brief round-up.

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    October 6, 2015November 28, 2015 Ian
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    Bottle jack press

    Sneaky surf mat session after hours

    The last few weeks I’d been looking for resources to build my own printing press.

    It was an offhand comment that a friend had made at dinner one night that one could make one using a car jack. Wha..? Well how hard could that be, I thought. When a close friend out west said he’d open up his workshop and offer his craft expertise to make the press a reality I jumped at it. Building the press out west meant that we could factor in some sneaky surfs during the build!

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    June 20, 2015December 2, 2015 Ian 2
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