Thursday Night’s Demo was a bit different this month.
Two Printmakers from the Southern Printmakers Association gave two different aspects of Printmaking.
Julie Holohan explained the process of relief printing using reduced Linocut/Woodcuts with examples of the plates and the printing. She demonstrated the use of the tools for cutting and hand printing with or without a press.
Claire Brach showed the process of Collagraphs, making plates from usually cardboard, a form of collage using anything from foliage, glue, string or anything to make a textured plate, varnished and then printed which is different from relief printing using toothbrushes to dig the ink into the grooves.
The members were intrigued with both processes and for some an insight into the Art of Printmaking.