I just got back from an Etching Workshop with Kristina Paabus! My fourth time at Hammond and it was so much fun! This time it was a two week workshop so I really got stuck in.
This is the plate covered with a hard ground that you scratched through.
The plate is then etched using ferric chloride - a salt etch solution. Also use to etch circuit board. The solution is in a tank that you lower the plate into.
The etching room.
Once the plate is etched it is covered with ink and the excess ink is wiped away using a tarlatan - which is like a starched cheesecloth.
In progress - wiping the plate.
Ready to print!
The finished print - my largest etching ever at 12 x 12”.
Tartans hung up to dry.
Presses at Penland. They have four presses!
Selfie with my work at show and tell!
Etching tools.
The family came to visit!
Beautiful views!
The printmaking building at Penland.
One of my favorite buildings at Penland – the dye house built in 1850.
This project is supported by United Arts Wake County, Raleigh Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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