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Paul Wakelam
artist | maker


final film edit
Final edit of the short film, checking transitions between clips, brightness & saturation of images, volume levels etc The full film can...
Paul Wakelam
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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stone inspired etchings
To further develop the carbon paper drawings, the image was exposed onto a silk screen and printed with bitumen onto three pieces of...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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more stone inspired screen printing
A happy accident was noticing the lines left in a sheet of A5 carbon paper from tracing numerous drawings on to lino, this had a...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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publication design
Final design for 48 page publication recording the drawings of stones and the conditions under which they were found with images of final...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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considering display
The final set of seven tiles were intended to be presented in a display unit, set at a height that would be comfortable for most viewers...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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more jesmonite experimentation
Final attempts to produce a set of 7 ‘blind’ casts from linocuts, intended to be wall mounted as tiles. This led to further refinements...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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wall based text
I had been interested in including some text within the body of work. Having admired the work of the likes of Richard Long, Lawrence...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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stone inspired printing
Another attempt at printing – this time taking an image that was originally one quarter of an A5 postcard, scanning at high resolution...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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filmmaking & field recording
Attempting another new avenue of enquiry – filmmaking Having not used film or sound before this was an exciting opportunity to add...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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testing with jesmonite
While the cast form and its associated texture was successful, I wasn’t happy with the colour and finish that the standard plaster...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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'casting experiment'
As a development from simply printing the linocuts, I had come across the work of Holly Drewett ( hollydrewett.com ) who in her project...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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'LINKED'
During May, I also had the opportunity to exhibit work at The Birmingham and Midland Institute (BMI) as part of the exhibition ‘Linked’,...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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'Stone Dialogue' printing
Much of my work to date had been on a miniature scale and I was keen to explore how the work might change when the scale is changed...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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'A Tour of the Minuments of Manchester'
At the beginning of May I met up with Tim Brennan in Manchester and together we made a walk which we have a called ‘A Tour of the...
Paul Wakelam
Aug 28, 20241 min read
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paper 'stone' wraps
Part of the process that i am following is that it is not about collecting the stones, more about connecting with them and recording...
Paul Wakelam
Jun 18, 20241 min read
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'52 WEEKS' - General Office Gallery
General Office in Stourbridge, West Midlands, always seem to manage to put on fantastic little exhibitions. '52 Weeks', which ran from...
Paul Wakelam
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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black & white stone book
to date all the booklets that i had made as part of 'a small ritual', the meditative drawing process that i am following based on Tim...
Paul Wakelam
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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Meditation Objects
Through following ‘The Drawing Ceremony’ this has introduced the idea that an object can be used as a focus in meditation, a meditation...
Paul Wakelam
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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a small ritual - screen print
This piece of work emerged from the repetitive drawings that I was making by drawing one face of a stone, erasing it then moving onto...
Paul Wakelam
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Tom Jeffreys - 'Walking'
As the act of walking is often the genesis for much of my work, I was keen to obtain a copy of this newly published text. Documents of...
Paul Wakelam
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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