The Craxford Snelling Workshop

SLLA Show Very few log book entries of the last week. Finished cutting prints and started making some, ‘Wedi Blino’ came out well. RMT print is very tight so hard to get the right amount of ink. Due to lead lettering taking too long I will finished this for the third year, instead I did…

SLLA Show Hard and slow day of lead lettering, by the end I had a half decent rhythm.

Phil’s Studio Finished ‘Jack’ inscription, tired up and refined shapes. Used a pen to go over then rubbed back the pencil lines. After lunch I worked on some one hundred millimetre Trajan, was ok. Every time I improve I forget something else. Finally moved onto large Trajan with a one inch brush, using the proper…

SLLA Show Finished drilling marble, after I glue broken section back is ready for the lead. Finished freehand cross.

SLLA Show Rough start to the day, but got plenty done. Letters all cut and almost all drilled out. Only chipped one letter drilling, will glue back. Home

SLLA Show Cut five letters, thinking about lead so removed some junctions that may push lead out. Brushed Lettering w. Phil Phil has been kind enough to help me with my brushed lettering, so invited me to his studio for 10 where we worked on a small job he found me. Somehow my painting got…

SLLA Show Finished the alphabet and transferred it onto the stone by 12:30. Started cutting at 14:45. Had to finish early due to a meeting. Cut from A to L.

SLLA Show Picked up ‘save time’ piece from school before visiting a studio space. No need for it until after third year. Wasn’t happy with the original Lombardic alphabet I drew so started again, got 2 drafts done.

Helped Alex build the foundations for a wall, hard but simple work, good to get out of London and see Alex and Caer. Helped Alex a bit with some brushed lettering, reminded me how bad mine is.

Portrait Modelling Last day today, so much needs doing, not enough time. I tried not to think about this when modelling so as not to rush and ruin previous work. We continued to work round the whole head, marking a strip from the bottom of the nose up this time. Again, not much to say…