From the Studio today

Michelle printed her bird collagraph in Indigo ink with excellent results

Helen's linocut "Mini munchers" - great use of pattern here

Frances tried some leaf monoprints with maiden hair fern, wattle and jasmine

Lindsey printed her drypoint portrait of Woody Allen

and Vivien inked up a second plate, to add orange to her reduction linocut.

From the Studio

Collagraph plates by John Crawford

Last Friday saw a lot happening in the Studio. John brought in some collagraph plates (above). These plates are made from mountboard. The finished prints (below) show considerable detail and texture.

Artwork copyright 2013 John Crawford

The following three photos are from a demonstration of registration techniques by John earlier this year:

John demonstrates registration when several plates are used.

Judith prepares a plate for a monoprint

One of Judith's monoprints

June continues work on her dragonflies (collagraph)

Michelle considers the colour palette for her next series of birds

The background is printed with a woodblock, and the image printed with a drypoint plate

One of Michelle's collagraph plates (with carborundum)

Vivien adds another colour to her reduction linocut.

Towards INDIGO - August 2013

Vivien at work on her reduction linocut

Vivien's work table - interesting!

John holding up a print from a solar plate by Frances