BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR

This is the view of the yard:ARTspace from the street.

And behind the green door during term time I teach 3, 10 week collagraph 

courses on Wednesdays in the morning, the afternoon and evening. We have now reached half term and yesterday explored viscosity inking on the silk aquatints we have been making this term.

From this intaglio inked plate with a touch of chine collee to...

this plate with a viscosity inked surface.

From this blended colour plate to ...

this exciting richly coloured work.

Everyone had exciting results, lifting already successful plates

to ooohs and aaahs when printing.

I first learnt to ink in this way from the artist/printmaker

Peter Wray, now living in Cornwall.

The process was developed in the

1930's by the British artist

Stanley Hayter

Thank you to both these artists for developing this inking technique,

I am sure you will

agree, it brings collagraphs to life.

For details about the next 10 week Printmaking Course at the yard:ARTspace go to www.theyardartspace.com