Artists making carborundum prints

If you would like inspiration for your carborundum prints here it is!

Don’t be overwhelmed by the amount of colour, tone, texture and passion you find in carborundum prints. There are just so many inspiring artists working with this medium. The technique used in most of these examples is very close to painting, the artist working directly

on the plate with carborundum paint to produce a matrix for printing.

Here is a selection showing a range of different styles and approaches….
(click on the artists name to see more of their work)

Ursula Leach

Ruth O’Donnell

Tony O’Malley

Ross Loveday

Michael Cullen

Phelim Egan

Peter Wray

Elizabeth Blackadder

Dawn Brooks

Barbara Rae

Hughie O’Donoghue

Gwen O’Dowd

Feeling inspired? have a look at these posts for practical information to get you hooked on printmaking with carborundum;

What is carborundum?

Plates from wet-and-dry carborundum paper

Plates from carborundum powder

Plates from carborundum paint