Organised by writers group 26 and Eames Fine Art gallery, 26 Prints paired writers and prints/printmakers. The prints ranged from Durer and Rembrandt to Hodgkin and Warhol, as well as a host of living printmakers.
I was lucky enough to be paired with Mila Furstova, known for her recent work with Coldplay on album art and video. I got to take the print home and lived with it for a few weeks while I wrote a sestude (62 words) inspired by it.
There was a private view at the gallery and a printed catalogue produced, along with hot-metal settings of each sestude that were framed alongside the relevant prints.
It's not often writers get such an open brief outside work (unless they set it themselves). It was a joyful and moving experience that everyone involved will treasure.
www.26.org.uk
Mila Furstova
