Sinclair Ashman, Printmaker.Processes, techniques and final prints.
Treasure I
'Treasure' is the theme of my latest series of prints. Click the image to see all prints for sale.
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Experiments with materials and techniques, print projects in progress, preparations for forthcoming exhibitions and fairs and finished prints.
Metallics
Although I have a small (A4 wide) XCut XPress as a printing press at home, and I have managed to produce some interesting prints, the lack of access…
Disintegration pieces
Being in coronavirus lockdown mode with only a small print press for creative company can, in some ways, be a good thing. It as meant that I have had…
Influences: The Complete Collagraph
Alongside all of the interesting conversations on printmaking I had with tutors and fellow printmakers on my USA residency, perhaps the most…
Crackle texture
Another technique for creating surface treatments on plates that I've been trying out recently is crackle texture. Until now, I've been using…
Crisp packet prints
I'm always looking out for different materials and methods for making collagraph printing plates. Included in my regular sources of inspiration are…
Flexures: prints and folds
Following my previous post on this study subject (Flexures: three dimensions from two), I have produced some pieces to test the feasibility of this…
Carborundum Paint
I am always looking for materials that create interesting textures on the printing plate. However, these textures do not always print well or…
Flexures: three dimensions from two
After my visit to Tate Modern last month and my resulting thoughts around how I might ‘escape’ the two-dimensionality of my art form, I have hit upon…
Chine collé on burnt plates
I have been trying to find a way of perfecting a chine collé technique for around three years (yes, really!). I have probably read dozens of articles…