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Safer Etching Techniques with UK Etching Artist - Andrew Baldwin
Artist Talk - Friday, Sept 5th - 7PM MST
3 Day Workshop!
Sat. Sept 6th to Mon. Sept 8th -
10 Am to 5PM MST
Location - NCCP Multi-purpose room, Ft. St. John, BC
Members - $300
Non-Members - $335
Only 12 seats available!
Some previous experience with etching is recommended but NOT required.
About The BIG Workshop ~ Etching for everyone!
The three-day workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore a safer nontoxic method of etching. However, this workshop is not just about safer processes it is also about revealing the multitude of different approaches to making an etching. So, whether you are an artist who likes to work with fine detail or someone whose style isbroader and more expressive, within this workshop there will be a process to suit your style. Using found textures from your environment from woodgrain to textiles, leaves or feathers etc., you will be shown how these materials can be incorporated into an etching. Along with three safer ways of making aquatints you will also get the opportunity to incorporate photographs, marbling and text into your prints.
Day one will be the demo and experiment day. In the first half of the day, Andrew will show example prints of the very many ways to approach etching, along with demonstrations of each process. In the second part of the day, printmakers will get the opportunity to try some of the processes which they feel most valuable to their style ofworking using test plates of various metals.
Day two will be concentrating on one or two personal projects, developing prints. With Andrew’s help and advice printmakers will use their newly discovered techniques to develop an etching.
Day three is printing day. Many printmakers mistakenly feel that once the plate is etched the journey of discovery is almost over. But as Andrew will demonstrate with the various approaches to inking and printing an entire exhibition can be created from different images from a single plate.
Things to bring to the workshop:
- Any texture you think may be interesting to incorporate into a print as mentioned above.
- Some preliminary ideas in drawing and or photographs of ideas you would like to
- develop as an etching, and something for writing notes (there will be handouts given out as part of the workshop.)
In printmaking there is no such thing as a mistake, just a happy accident!
Please note that all timings above may be subject to change as the workshop evolves. Andrew will be giving an Artist’s talk on Friday 5th September. It would be beneficial to all participants of the workshop to attend as it will provide background and context.
Supply List
* Emery Paper (wet and dry) 240 and 400 grit
* Tracing paper and/or carbon paper if transferring sketch
* Etching tools (most important an etching needle or scribe)
* Sketchbook or notebook
* Pad of Newsprint
* Black Sharpie Pen and pencil
* Baby Wipes
* Wet Pack (plastic garbage bag big enough to place a towel and newsprint to fit soaked paper - 14” x 14” should be large enough)
* A variety of items for wet ground impressions such as - leaves, feathers, aluminium foil, plastic netting from vegetables, fine steel wool, etc…
Optional: For the workshop Zinc and Aluminum plates have been ordered by Charlie. However, if you would also like to explore copper plates you can order your own through Amazon: Look for: 2 Pcs 99.9%+ Pure Copper Sheet, 6" x 6", 20 Gauge(0.81mm) Thickness, No Scratches, Film Attached Copper Plates $19.99
About Your Instructor
Andrew Baldwin started his career in 1976 working for 10 years in a small family commercial printing business where he was educated in the use of reprographics, letter press and lithography. In 1986 he joined the staff of Aberystwyth University School of Art as senior technician. In 2001 he achieved 1st class degree in Fine Art followed by a PGCTHE where he was awarded an Excellence in Teaching Award, and in 2022 he was presented with the University Lecturer of the Year Award.
Andrew has been teaching printmaking for over 25 years and has travelled the world demonstrating and promoting safer printmaking techniques which he has developed over the last thirty years.His development of a non-toxic etching ground known as B.I.G. and his associated safer processes including icing sugar aquatints, coffee lifts and photo-etching have now been adopted in educational settings and by artist printmakers in private studios around the world.
Andrew has attained several awards for his own printmaking, most notably Most Exceptional Artist by the Federation of British Artists, and winner of the printmaking section of Welsh Artist of the Year. He has lectured and demonstrated at the international printmakers’ conference Impact and at Universities in Canada and the USA. Andrew runs his own Printmaking Studio in Wales, Trefeglwys Printmakers, where he teaches non-toxic printmaking to international guests.
Contact:
Facebook: Trefeglwys Printmaking
Instagram: big.ground
Cancellations
Waitlist
If this workshop is sold out, your name will be added to the waitlist. If we have a last minute cancellation, our Workshop Coordinator will contact you. If you still want to attend, you will pay the registration fees directly to the person who is cancelling their registration. FCA Peace River does not refund demonstration or workshop fees, or manage the transfer of payment between individuals.Cost & Status
- CAN$300.00
- CAN$335.00 with Non-member