I really enjoy lots of explorations, so I'm often testing out different techniques and ideas and looking at ways of layering things together. I move between different resources and techniques, sometimes due to the season and weather and also depending on the natural resources available. I often mono-print with leaves when the season is right, then switch to lino cutting and collagraph at different times of the year. The images in this blog post are some recent printing explorations with several different techniques, including lino cutting, collagraph, mono-printing and geli printing. I've worked with lino, collagraph and mono-printing for many years and love the different possibilities and qualities they all hold. In the last couple of years I've discovered the delights of geli printing, a delightful form of mono-printing where no press is needed (I have access to a couple of great presses with Sherwood Printmakers in Nottingham, when I'm able to get into the studio there, so having a range of other printing techniques that don't need a press is great as they're easier to use in my work space at home). I'm just beginning to experiment with using tetra packs as printing plates and really enjoying the potential there too.
I've been exploring printmaking for many years, working with lots of different techniques, often combing and layering things. I'm especially drawn to techniques that enable lots of possibilities and create lots of different results - things that trigger further ideas and possibilities. I adore it when unexpected things appear. As with all of my work it's ways of exploring connections and responses to nature that deeply interests and drives me. I really enjoy lots of explorations, so I'm often testing out different techniques and ideas and looking at ways of layering things together. I move between different resources and techniques, sometimes due to the season and weather and also depending on the natural resources available. I often mono-print with leaves when the season is right, then switch to lino cutting and collagraph at different times of the year. The images in this blog post are some recent printing explorations with several different techniques, including lino cutting, collagraph, mono-printing and geli printing. I've worked with lino, collagraph and mono-printing for many years and love the different possibilities and qualities they all hold. In the last couple of years I've discovered the delights of geli printing, a delightful form of mono-printing where no press is needed (I have access to a couple of great presses with Sherwood Printmakers in Nottingham, when I'm able to get into the studio there, so having a range of other printing techniques that don't need a press is great as they're easier to use in my work space at home). I'm just beginning to experiment with using tetra packs as printing plates and really enjoying the potential there too.
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