Collograph plate

Posts about Part 4 Introducing collatype printing written by Pam Wright

I just finished making a new Collagraph plate. I really liked the way it looks now with the colors, so I thought I better scan it before I dirty it up with ink tonight...

One of the great things about doing an art degree is that you get to try out lots of techniques not directly related to your core subject. I have really been enjoying experimenting with collagraph printing. Having worked so much with textiles I have bags full of lovely little scraps of textured fabric and fibres that I simply cannot bear to throw away, and making collagraph plates has been the perfect opportunity to put some of them to good use. My plates are simply a small square of thick…

Lake Forest Elementary, Sandy Springs, Georgia I can't wait to see the prints made from these- do you use a press or simply by hand?

The collagraph plate from the 4th in a series made from discarded wallpaper samples.

The collagraph plate from the 1st in a series made from discarded wallpaper samples.

Apr 15, 2017 - Collagraph plate. My first attempt. Just wanted to get samples of different textures and this stratigraphy layout worked well. Patricia Daugherty

On Sunday 24th July a few more Guild members cut, stabbed, punched and shellac'd their way to creating a collograph plate for printing purposes. Work in progres Janine, part Scandinavian, is an artist working with print, text and fabric to create individual pieces. An award winning bookbinder she began the day showing a few of the things she creates under the pseudonym of Mud Rabbit. One of Janine's glorious collograph plates We built up low relief textures on mount board, carving into the…