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New Website !!

We are very happy to announce that our brand new website is LIVE !!! Please have a look through and let us know what you think. And check back regularly as we will be adding lots of new products; posts showing our latest projects and work in progress; new workshops and classes; and info on […]

Open Studio !

We will be opening our studio to visitors on Saturday 27th September as part of the Essex Summer of Art Open Studios events. We will be open from 9am until 5pm and will be demonstrating both screen printing and etching processes throughout the day. Pop in and say hello, find out what we do and […]

Ian Bailey at ‘Interior Worlds’ wallpaper exhibition

Ian is exhibiting two of his hand screen printed wallpapers, alongside the Chapman Brothers, Linda Florence and Matthew Meadows, amongst others, at ‘Interior Worlds’ exhibition, London Print Studio, Harrow Road, London. London Print Studio will be hosting a discussion panel with the Wallpaper History Society on Wednesday 17th September at 3pm. Exhibition co-curator Matthew Meadows from […]

Etching the Plate

Etching The Plate

I did a drawing of one of the Avebury standing stones onto the coated aluminium plate using an etching needle. For this first stage I’m starting with a line drawing. Hopefully the drawing will develop as I go along ! To etch the aluminium I’ve decided to use the Copper Sulphate solution method. I got […]

Preparing the plate

Preparing The Plate

Having done quite a lot of reading I have now purchased everything I need to make a start (hopefully !!). I bought everything from one place – Intaglio Printmaker. I already had some offcut pieces of aluminium so I’ve chosen to use Copper sulphate as the etching method. I also bought a magnesium carbonate block […]

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