22nd January Printing with Annie Bowden
We had a brilliant day with Annie , learning to make printing plates with easy to find materials. We made collagraph plates where we used various papers including textured wallpaper which were then glued on to a card ( cereal box) base with waterproof woodwork adhesive. These were then sealed with Knotting solution to make them more durable.
Mountboard and gold card were etched using a sharp pointed tool, creating a groove to hold the ink.
Some of us also etched into a gloss photo, where the etched line also held the ink.
We finally made lino relief prints.
Here are some of our plates that we made.
We then worked the ink into our plates with a toothbrush and the wiped of the excess before having the excitement of putting them through the press. Annie showed us how it worked and then disclosed the first print - how exciting!!!
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Thank you Annie for a wonderful day
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