I have just returned from an artist in residency at the Frans Masereel Centrum center for graphic Art in Belgium.

www.fransmasereelcentrum.be/

These are some photos of the center itself

My project was based on illustrating a set of playing cards using both zinc plate and stone lithography which was a new experience for my printmaking practice.

Firstly I visited the playing card museum situated in Turnhout to gain a better understanding of the history of playing card printing

www.prepressure.com/printing/museum/nationaal-museum-van-de-speelkaart

Whilst I was working at the FMC I produced work on a selection of different lithographic printing presses.

The offset proof press allowed me to draw directly onto my stone and produce this two colour reduction print here are some photos of the different stages of printing.

I also tried working on a smaller direct press where i had to draw my image in reverse on the stone.

To produce my own playing cards I printed six images at a time on zinc plates to save time which I printed using a larger direct press. The images had a transfer photocopy design which I made first to act as a boarder for the illustration.

Influenced by the mexican wrestling characters which I saw the final outcome shows the robot wrestler smashing his way through the wall of faces which were collaged onto the wall of the old tannery building by artist Pilar Munoz.

Visit artpilarmunoz.com for further examples of her art work.

Cyclone Mural Painting Animation from fernando feijoo on Vimeo.

I will be going to Belgium next year to complete a one month residency at the Frans Masereel Centrum to work on a new body of prints exploring both lithography and etching techniques within my work.