The Five

If you've been getting my Instagram posts at @sinclairashmanprintmaker, you…


New exhibition at The Hub!

I have a new show! Five Flexures and around 20 prints feature in a solo…


Sam Scorer exhibition

A mixed show, featuring folded sculptures, metallic reliefs and mounted……


Survey

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Metallics 2

Since my last post on Metallics, this area of my practice has developed…


New gallery relationship

As you'll probably know, most artists want and are looking for appropriate ways…


Printmakers Council show: ‘Colour’

The next chance to see a piece of my work will be in a new Printmakers Council…


Metallics

Although I have a small (A4 wide) XCut XPress as a printing press at home, and…


Disintegration pieces

Being in coronavirus lockdown mode with only a small print press for creative…


Crackle texture

Another technique for creating surface treatments on plates that I've been…


Crisp packet prints

I'm always looking out for different materials and methods for making…


Flexures: prints and folds

Following my previous post on this study subject (Flexures: three dimensions…


Carborundum Paint

I am always looking for materials that create interesting textures on the…


Flexures: three dimensions from two

After my visit to Tate Modern last month and my resulting thoughts around how I…


Chine collé on burnt plates

I have been trying to find a way of perfecting a chine collé technique for…


Print Fellowship

Since my last post, there have been a lot of changes to my printmaking practice…


Large Scale Monoprints

Back in June/July last year, just before my trip to the U.S., I had started…


Circle

I have recently seen some social media publicity around a Christmas group…


USA Trip: Part One

It's been a few weeks since my trip to the U.S., but I've now had time to…


New monoprints

Planning my U.S. trip has meant that I haven't had much time to print. In fact,…


Derby Print Open

I have been lucky enough to have been selected as a participating printmaker…


Journeys: travelling show in London and Portsmouth

My print 'A Journey Ends In Orange' will be part of 'Journeys', the latest…


Brigg exhibition at The Steel Rooms

Between March and April, I'll be showing a major exhibition of prints in……


One day workshop at The Steel Rooms

On 30 March 2019 I'll be running a printmaking workshop at The Steel Rooms in…


USA trip and residency

It's on! In July and August I will be in the U.S. on a fact-finding/promo trip…


Talk and demo at Grantham College

I was recently invited to deliver a talk on my printmaking practice and a…


Press Night at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair!

Last night, I attended the Press Evening at the Woolwich Contemporary Print…


Ready for the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair!

Tomorrow, I'll be travelling to London for the Press Night of the 2018…


The plate-making factory

For the last few weeks I've been busy producing a lot of printing plates. All…