Untitled 4 etching What a happy learning curve

What a happy learning curve

21 x 21cm (image size)

enlarged images of the pieces were reproduced as vitreous enamel panels and installed in Newcastle Central Metro Station

This temporary funfair was named after the original Spanish City on the other side of the road

5cm (paper size)

Untitled 4 etching What a happy learning curveFusako makes her prints by cutting into plywood, often making a number of blocks to produce one image. Each block will print one colour. These are printed using watercolours, her preference being Windsor & Newton for their intensity of pigment. The watercolour is mixed to the right consistency and then applied to the block using a brush. This is transferred onto slightly dampened paper by hand using a baren (a flat disc covered in bamboo) to apply