Transform

Tara Dean

Arthur

(2014, screen print)
The view from the top window at home looks straight onto a brick wall and
another building… Look to the left an ever-changing view of the Clwydian
Hills and the magnificent Vale of Clwyd. It is a lucky spot. Moel Arthur proudly patterned rises into sight. This piece was produced as a part of experiments into achieving a smoother paper surface when making handmade paper, during a residency at Ruthin Craft Centre in 2016. It is around the size of a postcard.

Warm Trees

(2021, screen print with watercolour drawings)
Made as part of a submission for the Climate Change exhibition at the Mid Wales Arts Centre, 2021. The strong paper cut stencils in the background push the delicate scene where the trees are clinging desperately to the surrounding land that is slowly changing and getting hotter… The hills behind help to redefine the trees like two signs on the horizon and then the windmills almost marching over the brow of the hill.