Pasta Maker Printing Workshop

Join me in my studio in Islington Mill, Salford, for a small hands-on print workshop using drypoint on recycled Tetrapak and a pasta maker press. In this carefully prepared session, you’ll make one plate and create two original mini-prints by hand using ink, Fabriano paper and a guided process from start to finish, including signing your artwork.You’ll be taken through each stage step by step: sketching a small design, transferring it onto your plate, scratching the lines with drypoint tools, inking and wiping the surface, then rolling it through the press. No previous printmaking experience is needed. If you’d rather not draw from scratch, a selection of simple images will be available to transfer directly onto your plate.The process is direct and slightly unpredictable. You don’t fully see what you’ve made until it comes through the press, and no two prints come out exactly the same.

• Make one plate and pull two original mini-prints
• Work with drypoint on recycled Tetrapak
• Print using a pasta maker press
• Use prepared materials and a ready-to-work station
• Choose from reference images if you prefer not to draw freehand

The session is kept small, with close guidance throughout. Everything is prepared before you arrive, so the two hours are spent making. You’ll leave with your plate and two original prints in a folder.

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• One drypoint plate made from recycled Tetrapak during the session
• Two original mini-prints to take home
• Use of all tools and materials, including Fabriano paper
• A prepared workstation and guided support throughout the process
• A folder for taking your prints home

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