Printmaking
Although most of my work is in the field of glass engraving and glass sculpture, I also devote a sizeable portion of my creative effort to printmaking. Many of the images I use for my engraved glass are subsequently worked up into printing images, and vice versa.
The printmaking techniques which I use mostly are:
Etching using the technique of cutting away a resist on a copper or zinc plate and then using an acid bath to develop the image. There is a considerable control by using different resist techniques, as well as the time for which the acid is allowed to act, as well as the depth of inking and the pressure of the press.
Woodcut, where the image is cut into a block of a fine-grained hardwood which is then inked and printed.
Linocut, where the image is cut into the softer texture of linoleum, which is then printed in the same manner as a woodcut.
Monoprint or Monotype. The above techniques are all capable of producing editions, that is, multiple copies which are usually numbered in sequence. Monoprinting is drawing or painting directly onto the etching plate before printing in the press. It therefore produces a unique image, more akin to painting. Monoprinting may be combined with conventional etching, but the result is always an edition of one.
From time to time, I exhibit my etchings, wood-engravings and monoprints. You can see a list of current and forthcoming exhibitions, and see a selection of the prints and engravings that I am showing
Page last updated 23 March 2008