Author Archives: vivmartin1

About vivmartin1

Viv is an artist and educator based on the south coast of England.

Back in Worthing

Posted on November 17, 2022 by vivmartin1

 Well, here we are, back in Worthing! It’s been a very up and down year because we decided that living in Cornwall wasn’t working for us. We realised that we found it more visually exciting and inspiring when we made … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Old Year Out

Posted on January 13, 2022 by vivmartin1

At midnight on New Year’s Eve I always like the idea of letting the old year out of the house to make room for the New Year to come in and be welcomed. I feel that I need to do … Continue reading →

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Week 2 Not in Florence

Posted on May 23, 2021 by vivmartin1

Two new monotypes and three that I’ve changed quite a lot since I posted them before. There are several themes here that I want to develop now, perhaps in a larger multimedia work.

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Week 1 Not in Florence

Posted on May 13, 2021 by vivmartin1

Slow progress, but five prints that all need further work. These are all around ideas of Moonspinners making the moonpath as they spin the moon down and mermaids catching the moon in their mirrors. These are all monotype with some … Continue reading →

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Not in Florence

Posted on May 5, 2021 by vivmartin1

This is the second year when we ought to be in Florence, making prints in a workshop with our international group of friends – but we must wait! So once again I’ll try to work to the Florence workshop timetable … Continue reading →

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