Three Bears Prints Blog

Cleaning up after using oil based inks

Cleaning Up After Printmaking Using Oil Based Inks

Printmaking using oil based inks is very messy - and as I am an untidy person, it is especially messy.  Oil based inks stay workable for a very long time, so printing...

Cleaning Up After Printmaking Using Oil Based Inks

Printmaking using oil based inks is very messy - and as I am an untidy person, it is especially messy.  Oil based inks stay workable for a very long time, so printing...

Armadillo drawn in soft pastel

Soft Pastel Project for Kids

It is always such a pleasure to do creative activities with children - I love how inventive and bold they are.  A group of neighbours and our kids like to...

Soft Pastel Project for Kids

It is always such a pleasure to do creative activities with children - I love how inventive and bold they are.  A group of neighbours and our kids like to...

Re-Covering a Chair - From Dust to Delight

Re-Covering a Chair - From Dust to Delight

Re-covering a chair is very satisfying upcycling project - the difference it makes can be dramatic.  Take a look at how different this dusty old chair I salvaged now looks....

Re-Covering a Chair - From Dust to Delight

Re-covering a chair is very satisfying upcycling project - the difference it makes can be dramatic.  Take a look at how different this dusty old chair I salvaged now looks....

Giants Exhibition - National Museum Edinburgh

Giants Exhibition - National Museum Edinburgh

Usually dinosaurs are what spring to mind when you think about prehistoric animals - but the exhibition 'Giants' highlights a completely different selection of huge animals.  Available to see at...

Giants Exhibition - National Museum Edinburgh

Usually dinosaurs are what spring to mind when you think about prehistoric animals - but the exhibition 'Giants' highlights a completely different selection of huge animals.  Available to see at...

Woodcut Parakeet Experiment

Woodcut Parakeet Experiment

For years, I've wanted to produce a printed image of parakeets that captures their noisy, cheerful nature.  They have been very successful in spreading to many urban areas, and there...

Woodcut Parakeet Experiment

For years, I've wanted to produce a printed image of parakeets that captures their noisy, cheerful nature.  They have been very successful in spreading to many urban areas, and there...

Sewing Bee Benefits!

Sewing Bee Benefits!

  I am very fortunate to be part of a Sewing Bee, a group of 6 women.  Previously, some of us knew each other as friends or neighbours and we...

Sewing Bee Benefits!

  I am very fortunate to be part of a Sewing Bee, a group of 6 women.  Previously, some of us knew each other as friends or neighbours and we...