Etching workshop 2

Today I returned to the etching studio to continue my lithography project. I learnt about preparing lithography for printing and did a few prints. It was a lot of fun to use a whole different type of tool. It was nice to go from a tool that is constantly being updated (the computer) to a very old tool that would never change (the press). I really liked the way my lithography turned out. I also liked the way that the etchings of other group members turned out. We decided that for our project, traditional metal etching gave a nicer raw feel but I am still glad that I learnt how to do lithography as its important to understand other fields in art.

Etching workshop 1

Today I had organised an etching workshop because it fit in with a project that I was doing. I wanted to learn a bit about what could be achieved and get a little advice on what my group needed for the project. Sally and Allister started to learn how to do traditional etching into metal. I thought it would be beneficial to both me and my group if I tried something a little different so I chose to try some lithography. I learnt all about the process of how to use porous stones and how to get the ink only where I wanted. It was really interesting. I created a piece of work using different medium to try out the different effects I could make. At the end of the lesson I had to leave it to dry. It was a useful session because apart from learning about a whole new art form, I got to watch Allister and Sally learn how to do traditional etching and learnt about that too.

Workshops - Ceramics and Woodwork

Today for our Provoke Change project, although not inducted yet, me and Sally went to the ceramics workshop to sand off our statues. We were given some help by a staff member and it was fun to do something hands-on in a different artistic medium.
We also went to woodwork and asked for help there and were enlightened to what we can still do and what the technicians are happy to do for us whether we are given an induction to these places or not.