07 July 2015

Some experiments with collagraphs

I've been playig around with pressed plant material from the garden to create some collagraph prints...

Collagraph print using pressed plant materials

Collagraph print using pressed plant materials

Collagraph print using pressed plant materials

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  1. kates17 November 2016 at 10:41

    These are beautiful collagraphs! I wonder if you can help me, I have been creating some prints but keep finding the paper sticks to the plate, would you know why this might be? I have been wetting the paper first and blotting it. Many Thanks
    Kate

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    1. Sharon Williamson17 November 2016 at 21:35

      Hi Kate, thanks for your comment, so pleased you like the prints! How do you make your plates? After I have built a plate I varnish it (I just use standard cheap floor varnish). Then, when it's dry I rub it over with vegetable oil on a soft rag, just a little. I think this step is what stops the paper sticking. I soak and blot my paper too. Very occasionally I might get a plate (or part of one) that sticks to the paper but it's rare. Hope this helps!

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