London, Visual Artist
Inspired by architectural city landscapes, nature and the immediacy of mark making. Full Bio Here.
August 2022
Mono Printing at Zygote Press
Print day in August with Artist, Sarah Royer. Images inspired by my favourites from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Rodin’s ‘The Thinker’ cast in bronze and Egyptian ‘Shawabtys’ terracotta figures.
One of Auguste Rodin’s most famous works, The Thinker was part of a commission for the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. Although the museum was never built, the commission for the doors, titled The Gates of Hell, was begun, but never completed. The Gates of Hell is considered one of Rodin’s masterworks.
The Egyptian vision of the afterlife was one spent performing agricultural tasks in service of the gods. To avoid having to serve personally, the deceased person could hire a substitute work to act on his or her behalf. Made in the image of their owner, these tiny statuettes, called shawabtys, magically fulfilled the owner’s obligations, and in the process, allowed him or her to enjoy an afterlife of peace and relaxation.
March-July 2022
Recycled Archaeology: Artist Commission
As an Artist I was asked to experiment making art pieces with the recycled collections considering the future of sustainability for deaccessioned heritage objects.
Invited by Marley Treloar (current PHD) and Dr. Helen Wickstead, founder of Recycle Archaeology.
Recycle Archaeology saves archaeological artefacts that can’t find a permanent home in museums and would otherwise go to landfill. Recycle Archaeology gives these unwanted treasures away to schools, communities, and makers, making heritage accessible to all.
The Recycled Artefacts I was given are from a Putney Bridge dig, 1979. The objects are slag, a by-product in the iron ore process, when making these nails discarded into the river. Some date back to medieval times.
Inspired by the links to the building of the Putney Bridge (the second oldest bridge), my images are meant to give homage to the simple nail which without the bridges couldn’t be built. These little nails help construct the first wooden bridge and later the wooden scaffolding to build the stone bridge (currently standing). Building with the many little objects – discarded and forgotten – to now being used to make the ink I use in this print series: ‘Homage to nails that bind us’.
Series available for purchase: email me for enquiries.
Mono prints, oil and water based inks, natural inks using the Recycled Archaeology materials. Workshops available upon request.
Natural inks; using the Recycled Archaeology Putney Bridge materials for my monoprints
April to October 2022
Exhibiting Art Pieces at the Huddle Art Exhibition, Hammersmith, London. These A1 mono prints have been printed at Slaughterhaus print studios, London. Excited to have this opportunity to show some of my larger print works. DM if you’re interested in viewing my work. The exhibition runs through April – October.
January 2022
Invited to host Artist Led Workshop with the Kingston Museum. DRAWING Online workshop. 2) ONLINE ‘A Kingston Perspective’ 2pt and 3pt Perspective Drawing lesson.
Artist Led Drawing workshop by Christine Hirsch-Wilton
November 2021
Invited to host two Artist Led Workshops with the Kingston Museum. 1) 20th November: Echo Friendly Natural Inks, made from kitchen and garden clippings a DRAWING workshop. 2) ONLINE ‘A Kingston Perspective’ 2pt and 3pt Perspective Drawing lesson.
Natural Ink Drawings by Christine Hirsch-Wilton
October 2021
My Natural Ink unique prints at the Kingston ARTS and Craft Fair in the beautiful Kingston Guildhall. All unique prints for sale and artist natural ink designed cards. Contact me for pricing.
Natural Ink Designs and Drawings by
Christine Hirsch-Wilton
July – December 2021
Happy to be exhibiting my unique mono London Garden prints at 3 Shortlands Huddle, London a dynamic workspace. Contact me via email for price and availability.
London Garden series, unique mono prints by Christine Hirsch-Wilton
June 2021
One of my donated Drawings #18 has SOLD through the Camden Art Centre, London. #30 is still on offer. (all proceeds go the art centre a registered charity)
Collaborative Work
London: Drawing collaboration; Camden Art Centre, London; Christodoulos Panayiotou (drawing session led by artist Tim Patrick) Christine Hirsch-Wilton invited as part of Christodoulos drawing editions to be sold online at the Camden Art Centre, London;
Drawing
A2 Reeves Paper
Charcoal by Christine Hirsch-Wilton and signed by Christodoulos Panayiotou.
London: Camden Art Centre
New York: Syracuse University Artist Collaboration ‘Networks’; Book
Commissions
London: Commissioned Art Canvases; Hirsch-Wilton custom interior art canvases & interior design restaurant, Central London.
Central London: Restaurant Art Commission by Christine Hirsch-Wilton
San Francisco, CA: Macy’s West illustrations by Christine Hirsch-Wilton
Exhibitions
San Francisco: ‘What is the Voice and Who Hears it?’ A mail-art piece based on a survey – about religion, childhood memories, what they thought about the local industry – Hirsch-Wilton made of family members in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Responses are displayed next to Industrial Photos which Christine took and developed onto Steal ¼” plates. Using a combination of screen and lithography printing techniques.
San Francisco, CA: SFSU Gallery Exhibition
Ohio, USA: William Busta Gallery: ‘String Book’ by Christine Hirsch-Wilton Intaglio Print, book binding strings
Cleveland, Ohio: MOCA Intaglio Print by Christine Hirsch-Wilton
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