In the studio
2021
In spring this year I moved to the Portuguese countryside with my partner and sculptor Alexandre Homem. We are based near Estremoz and have turned a traditional “casa alentejana” into our textiles & ceramic studio.
These pictures are a sneak peak of my daily studio practice, developing illustrations and silkscreen prints.
1. Gouache on paper (colour study for a silkscreen print)
2. Exposed screens
3. Silkscreen monoprint on cotton (printing process)
4. Silkscreen monoprint on cotton
5. Silkscreen monoprint on cotton (detail)
6. Preparation for a silkscreen monoprint with paper stencils on cotton
7. Silkscreen monoprint with paper stencils on cotton
8. Steamer for fixing textile dyes (designed by me, produced by emaço)
2. Exposed screens
3. Silkscreen monoprint on cotton (printing process)
4. Silkscreen monoprint on cotton
5. Silkscreen monoprint on cotton (detail)
6. Preparation for a silkscreen monoprint with paper stencils on cotton
7. Silkscreen monoprint with paper stencils on cotton
8. Steamer for fixing textile dyes (designed by me, produced by emaço)
9. Colour tests on silk and cotton
10. Sketching for “Can’t You See, I’m Up a Tree?”
11. Painting “Can’t You See, I’m Up a Tree?”
12. Detail of silkscreen print and embroidery based on the painting “Can’t You See, I’m Up a Tree?”
13. Finishing final details on “Can’t You See, I’m Up a Tree?”
14. Sketching for a book (personal project)
10. Sketching for “Can’t You See, I’m Up a Tree?”
11. Painting “Can’t You See, I’m Up a Tree?”
12. Detail of silkscreen print and embroidery based on the painting “Can’t You See, I’m Up a Tree?”
13. Finishing final details on “Can’t You See, I’m Up a Tree?”
14. Sketching for a book (personal project)