Garden printing

Garden printing

City Lit closed it’s doors on 17th March 2020. So now I’m printing at home, in the garden and in our flat. The course has continued online, so pleased it kept going, thanks to all our wonderful tutors for being innovative.

I wanted to say thank you to all the front line staff who have kept the country going and risked their lives during lockdown. Thanks to all the doctors and nurses, everyone who works for the NHS, every bus driver, tube worker, supermarket staff, dustbin men, supermarket staff, teachers, delivery drivers and everyone else who has kept the country going during the pandemic, I salute you all.

I kept out of the way and made prints and artwork, it keeps me happy and busy.

We had been taught how to make flutter books in one of the last classes at City lit and were due to deliver three versions of an artist book for the end of term.

I did a layout for the book in Indesign and then printed out sheets of acetate to expose on photo sensitive paper in the garden.

Acetate exposing on photo sensitive paper and exposed flat print.
Experimenting with exposure, this was 40 minutes. The A3 sheet was folded down to an A7 book.
One hour exposure.
One and a half hour exposure.

2 thoughts on “Garden printing

  1. Hi Cathy, I liked your flutter book. 1 hour exposure looks more defined, 40 min looks more washed out – perhaps that’s good for the message you are trying to convey?

    1. Hi Jo, yes thanks you’re absolutely right on that one, well observed.

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