I took a Collagraph/Carborundum Printing workshop at Pyramid Atlantic this past weekend, from Charles Cohan, and enjoyed it very much. I also learned a great deal about the processes that are involved. I made this print from a sketch of an old Jowly Gent that I made on the Metro. It was blown up, transfered to a screen and then the screen was used to print wood glue on a Masonite board. The wet glue was sprinkled with carborundum and left to set up a moment. The excess was tapped off and the plate dried overnight. Once sealed, it was inked, wiped and printed intaglio style on an etching press on dampened paper. It was great fun and I really like the fuzzy edges. (It reminded me of the line in Max's Monoprint.)Each print above is on 11" x 15" paper. The one on the left is the first pull. The one on the right is the ghost. The ghost is printed without re-inking. It uses just what ink is left on the plate from the first printing. I like them both!
I also had a fine time rummaging around in the drawers full of handmade paper that is for sale at Pyramid Atlantic. They have a thriving papermaking program there and some of the paper was lovely. I plan on printing on it this weekend in my Lino Class at the Art League.
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