This is a new series of collagraph prints, of real people who are in an online drawing class. These are based on quick sketches from the Monday ‘Drawing is Free’ sessions, a great way to practice quick sketches, where everyone draws for the length of a track of music 3- 5 minutes.

We are Connected…

We Are Connected is a series of nine collagraph prints, inspired by the new ways we experience community and creativity in the digital age. The work captures a group of individuals, all visible on a Zoom screen, attending a virtual drawing class. These people are strangers to one another, separated by miles, yet united by a shared activity—interpreting the same subject through their own hands and eyes, mediated by the screen.

This piece reflects the evolving nature of connection. In the past, faces were glimpsed through windows, with a similar air of mystery: the lives of our neighbours partially revealed, the rest hidden behind curtains or blinds. Now, technology allows us to reach far beyond our immediate surroundings, connecting across continents, yet the sense of intrigue remains. Who are these people? What stories lie behind their digital frames?

Though physically apart, the participants are united in focus and purpose. Their results, too, may echo this experience, if the participants choose to share again through screens and hashtags.

  • Colllagraph print by Nicola Griffin, in black and white, showing a male head and shoulders, he is gazing towards to right.
  • collagraph by Nicola Griffin, image is in black and white. Image shows a face, you can't tell if its a male or female, they have dark glasses on and resting their chin on their hand. Part of the We are Connected series.
  • collagraph print by Nicola Griffin. Image is in black and white and shows a female face, she is cupping her face with ther hands and looking down.
  • Collagraph print in black and white, by Nicola Griffin, image showing a face starting at you, resting their face on their hand. Part of the artwork entitled We are Connected
  • Collagraph print by Nicola Griffin. Image is black and white, image shows a male face staring back at you, he has his hand on the left side of his face. He looks rather menacing. Part of the We are connected series
  • Collagraph print in black and white, woman looking uptowards upper left of image
  • Man sat with arms folded looking ahead, wearing glasses. Collagraph print in black and white
  • woman looking to the left, drinking from glass, collagraph print in black and white
  • woman with hands clasped in front of face, black and white collagraph print

The series is intended to be displayed as one work, 3×3 rows of prints, linked together with chains to indicate the links that bind us together.