Preparing found materials for intaglio printing
“How could I print from that?”Was the question I asked myself when I found this...
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Category: Found materials
Print from a spider’s web
Look for a place where spiders like to make webs. This should be in the open, and somewhere where you can reach the web from both sides. This could be between the legs of a table, or along a fence; they like to use the uprights and cross pieces to anchor the web.
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Cast Latex Printing Plates
This is the best thing I have found so far for taking impressions of textures from 3d objects and then printing them directly. Latex picks up precise fine details, moulds round contoured shapes and stretches out flat. The thin rubber plate takes intaglio and relief ink and you can print it with or without a press.
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Yoga Mat Printing part 2
Yoga mat printing has loads of possibilities, here are instructions for prints from leaves and mixing colours.
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Yoga Mat Printing Part 1
This post introduces you to the basic idea of printing from a yoga mat and you will discover the surprising effects you can get with no printing press and simple materials.
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The Story of a Print; Midwinter Solstice
Here is the story of creating the ‘Midwinter Solstice’ print, I thought it was a good example as I started with no plan, just a spark of an experiment, and through allowing the creative process to unfold a new print was born!
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