Glue Prints :: a mini tutorial

Hello all! It's been a fun week at the studio with the printmaking camp in progress. Looking at all the beautiful prints in the gallery has been inspiring to the students as well as thinking up their own ideas!
One of the most free form styles of printmaking - glue prints - something we enjoyed making yesterday. I thought I would share a little mini tutorial with you on this fun process.

First get out the white liquid glue and a piece of cardboard a little or a lot smaller than your paper.

Enjoy the flow of the glue and don't worry about any real details.

Let it dry overnight

In the morning, using a brayer, spread ink over the dried glue

Place your paper on top of the inked glue and cardboard

Rub like mad with your fingertips!

Pull off the paper and admire your work.
Add color or collage pieces if you like

Of course you can do so much more printing with the glue
"plate" ... I will let you think up some on your own - let me know what you come up with!

Pippa Caley - To Dye For

Pippa Caley sent over some lovely shots of this fabulous show she has going in London. Check it out - she knows how much I love her work. I am tardy posting this and feel terrible about that, but please do go see the work if you are in London before the 19th of July! Stop by her site here to take a further look. I couldn't post just one of the photos she sent me - they are all too lovely! The work just speaks volumes to the printmaker in me...

• TO DYE FOR……Exhibition celebrating the traditional workmanship of hand-dying, screen printing and embroidery by Pippa Caley - running from Thursday 21st June until Thursday 19th July at Pearlfisher Gallery, 50 Brook Green, London, W6 7BJ.