{"id":1768,"date":"2015-05-05T14:34:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T14:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:27:52","slug":"print-stories-garage-goodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/?p=1768","title":{"rendered":"Print Stories: Garage Goodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I&#8217;ve decided to look at experimenting with an image series, linked only by format. Although the plate size will be common to all the plates, they will differ in texture and in the materials used. So, I&#8217;ve been raiding the bags of goodies in my garage (that&#8217;s what garages are\u00a0for) for textile off-cuts, fabric edging, raffia etc.<\/p>\n<p>In the last Print Story series, I played with poured varnishes mixed with carborundum. This time, the powder will largely be used to create background tones only. As before, I worked quickly, making five plates in a day. I glue stuff on to the boards, responding to the materials I&#8217;m using. Alternatively, I work with a basic idea of a shape or sense of movement in mind.<\/p>\n<p><em>Raffia, carborundum powder and varnishes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1776 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Garage Goodies. Collagraph plate with raffia, carborundum and varnishes\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Closeup of the plate, sealed with thick layers of thinned down PVA glue and varnish to help bind the layers to each other, and to the board surface.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1780 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image4-e1430836392734-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Garage Goodies: kitchen foil\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Kitchen foil, string and scored marks<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1783 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image5-e1430771269871-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Garage Goodies: foil detail\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Crushed foil detail<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1786 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image7-e1430771230986-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Torn dishcloth, crackle paste and foil\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Torn dishcloth, crackle paste, foil and scored marks, made with a scalpel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1788 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image8-e1430771183363-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Glass paper sheet, cut to shape with scissors and plastic washers\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Glasspaper sheet, cut to shape with scissors, plus plastic and rubber washers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1789\" src=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" \/><\/a><em style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Detail of plate surface<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1790 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sinclairashman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/image10-e1430769324603-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Carborundum and PVA mixed together and\" width=\"940\" height=\"705\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Carborundum, pre-mixed with PVA and smeared onto the prepared surface, before varnishing.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve got four more plates to prepare, so it&#8217;s back to the garage!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Find all my posts\u00a0about Art Printworks stories on Twitter at:\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/artprintstories?src=hash\">#artprintstories<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I&#8217;ve decided to look at experimenting with an image series, linked only by format. 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