May Month of Learning is an
initiative of the City Libraries, Townsville City Council. Brush & Press
Studio has being involved in the program of events for the past three years
introducing printmaking to a whole new audience. This introductory class
celebrated my first printmaking workshop in our new print studio at Umbrella
Studio of Contemporary Arts.
The workshop was a lot of fun and we produced some lovely delicate drypoints on plastic etching plates using sandpaper and drypoint tools.
Drypoint Etching -A
printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into
the plate with a sharp metal or diamond tipped tool. Traditionally the plate
used was copper, but now plastic drypoint plates, zinc, aluminium & Perspex
are commonly used. Drypoint is an easy printmaking technique to learn for its
immediacy and similarities to drawing, the technique of using a drypoint needle
is like using a pencil. Through scratching the plate a line and bur is created
to hold ink.
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Valerie Stevens, Sylvia Hewitt, Richard Free, Jo Lankester & Colin Giardina Photography by Angela Chueng |
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Jo Lankester demonstrating inking a plate with card. Photography by Angela Chueng |
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Sylvia Hewitt. Photography by Angela Chueng |
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Photography by Angela Chueng |
If you would like to try something new come along to our next printmaking class
and discover the art of
Relief Printing
Linocut: A printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a press.
What to bring: Any drawings, pictures or found object which may inspire you. Enclosed shoes must be worn at all times, and lunch.
Date: Thursday 9th May
Time: 10am - 3pm
Where: Umbrella Studio 482 Flinders St, Townsville, Qld 4812
Cost: $75