DIY (do it yourself ink) is easy to make. By this I’m referring to water-based ink for intaglio and relief printing. This is very useful if you want to mix a small batch of an odd color or you are out of a particular color. … Continue readingDIY Ink
Collecting natural pigments has become a regular activity for me in conjunction with making encaustic paint. The ancient Greeks invented this process by mixing molten bee’s wax and tree resin together, then eventually adding dry pigments. They used this molten paint to seal the hulls … Continue readingCollecting Natural Pigments
Electro Etch or Galv etch is an innovative and nontoxic way of creating an intaglio etched copper printing plate. The process is relatively simple and has a lot of presence on the web. This year I put together 2 small tanks with power supplies for … Continue readingElectro or Galv Etch
Chine colle (silk collage) linocut or linoleum cut: I learned this process from an amazing artist named Jenny Guske. Artists, today, typically use colorful paper scraps instead of silk . The papers are cut, torn or glued to the main sheet of printing paper and … Continue readingChine Colle Linocut
Several years ago I took a Solar Plate workshop. Solar Plates consist of an orange, photo sensitive film laminated on a thin steel plate. These plates are extremely durable so a large edition may be printed from the plate. A transparency of a photo positive … Continue readingSolar vs ImagOn Plates
Like most printmakers, I have lots of old plates sitting around my studio. Some are from finished editions and others from failed attempts at getting the results I wanted at the time. These are perfect for experimentation. Over the next several days, I will attempt … Continue readingEncaustic Printing Plate
I’ve been asked where is the best place to buy bee’s wax in order to make encaustic paint. Look at candle making supply stores as they have the best prices. I have used 2 online stores and even with shipping costs, it is cheaper … Continue readingEncaustic Wax