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The Wet Edge

Field notes on watercolour: paper, pigment, water and light

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Studio and print

The working studio: teaching a class, hanging an exhibition, making prints and artist books, framing, archiving and pricing an edition.

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A ring binder of print records open on a studio table beside a numbered proof and a pencil, late afternoon window light, no people and no text.
Plate ST-003 Each numbered proof gets logged before it leaves the studio, not after.

The tally of the slice

3The rack
  1. A ring binder of print records open on a studio table beside a numbered proof and a pencil, late afternoon window light, no people and no text.
    ST-003

    What a Print Edition Number Actually Promises

    A number like 3/25 on a print promises scarcity and identity, not quality. What edition numbering actually records, and what it leaves for the buyer to judge.

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    Studio and print · 627 words · 1 source
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    this record cites only tate.org.uk

  2. A printed season calendar pinned to a studio wall beside a stretched watercolour sheet, north light from a window, a brush resting on the paper, close crop on the date grid and the wet edge of the sheet.
    ST-001

    How to Read an Arts Calendar

    An arts calendar is a working document. Learn to read exhibition openings, class listings, and season posters without wasting a trip.

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    Studio and print · 1378 words · 1 source
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    this record cites only csuchico.edu

  3. A ring binder open on a wooden table beside a pencil and a folded concert programme, late afternoon window light falling across the page, shot from slightly above.
    ST-002

    Documenting a Season of Community Song

    How a community arts group records its season: rehearsal logs, teaching notes and concert records, and what a paper trail is worth to the next singer.

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    Studio and print · 1031 words · 2 sources
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    this record cites only loc.gov, si.edu