Week 1 of 10 week
printmaking course on Monday evenings at City Lit - from next week I'll be doing drawing in the afternoon too.
After general introduction and induction and brief discussion with tutor on previous experience and what you wanted out of the course it was time to play with scraps of aluminium and a selection of drypoint intaglio tools. I particularly liked the
' roulette' and a dressmakers marking wheel.
Then inking up , preparing paper and running it through the press. I'd forgotten quite how
messy it was and what a good workout turning the handle on the press is!
The marks on this scrap of plate were initially a bit insipid, enjoyed scribbling with a large nail.
I booked this course a while ago - while I'm not as far along with packing as initially planned ( tho over 5 days Ian and I packed 53 boxes, mainly books, and dismantled a wardrobe and 2 bookshelves ) , it does the trick in terms of having some creative time without having to think too much ! Next week
lino cutting which I have done before but good to have a refresher.
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