Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
Publication date: 30 November 2024
Ironbridge Printmakers very kindly invited me to do a six-hour printmaking demonstration on their stand at the opening day of the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair in November (2024) - the UK's premier printmaking show.
I decided to prepare a set of mezzotint plates for the demonstration and I just about had time to print half the editions before the demonstration, and then did my best to print the remainder at the show. This was a little ambitious, but I managed to print about 15 prints from the four editions while enjoying a lot of conversations about printmaking with visitors!
The prints are available at a bargain price of £55 each - and I've also printed a small edition of the set of four which is available for £200. All can be found in my Portfolio/Shop by clicking here
Ironbridge Printmakers very kindly invited me to do a six-hour printmaking demonstration on their stand at the opening day of the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair in November (2024) - the UK's premier printmaking show.
I decided to prepare a set of mezzotint plates for the demonstration and I just about had time to print half the editions before the demonstration, and then did my best to print the remainder at the show. This was a little ambitious, but I managed to print about 15 prints from the four editions while enjoying a lot of conversations about printmaking with visitors!
The prints are available at a bargain price of £55 each - and I've also printed a small edition of the set of four which is available for £200. All can be found in my Portfolio/Shop by clicking here
Photo credit: Ky Lewis
Showing off one of the four plates and its print (I was using a Gunnings No.2 press - same as the one I own)
Showing off one of the four plates and its print (I was using a Gunnings No.2 press - same as the one I own)
Photo credit: Ky Lewis
A glimpse of the beautiful Gunnings No.3 press - gotta love that yellow, and those brackets, which reference the famous Iron Bridge (in Ironbridge, Shropshire, where Ironbridge Printmakers are based)
A glimpse of the beautiful Gunnings No.3 press - gotta love that yellow, and those brackets, which reference the famous Iron Bridge (in Ironbridge, Shropshire, where Ironbridge Printmakers are based)
Photo credit: Ky Lewis
Here's a view of the editions that I printed prior to the show. The pictures to the right are my preparatory charcoal drawings.
Here's a view of the editions that I printed prior to the show. The pictures to the right are my preparatory charcoal drawings.
Connect
My newsletter: