So cute! The various techniques made my head spin a little.... I was thinking I would probably mess up the direction of the various parts 🤭🤭 Very nice demonstration!
Thank you so much, it's so cute and the instructions are perfect. One thing I love to do is carve stamps. I've done almost 300 so far in just the last 3 months. (yes I have no life..lol) When making small stamps or cut outs, I draw them on the stamping material then I carve them, then cut them out. I learned that by poking myself with one of my really sharp carving tools...lol It's just so much easier to hold them that way too.
@@PaulaMion glad you enjoyed it! I’m actually about to make a little stamp for my signature for my prints! I’ve never made one before so I expect it will be a few tries until I get it right 🫣
What an absolutely delightful print! I love the combination of techniques you've used here. I've been doing some small drypoint etchings and collagraphs with reclaimed materials (plastic containers and cereal box chipboard type material), and it didn't really occur to me to combine background relief and etching on the same pass through the press - duh! 😂 Thank you for the detailed explanation of the techniques and how you applied them (I converted a pasta machine I bought years ago and used maybe once into a small etching press earlier this year; his name is "Costello" and he is perfect for the 5x7" pieces I've been doing).
That's brilliant, pasta makers are great little presses! do you use anything for a blanket? Glad you found the video useful, hope you enjoy applying the method!
@@CollagraphPrinting Yes, it took a bit of work to convert it (removed the feet, and drilled holes in the base of them so it could be rotated, and screwed to an elevated plywood platform which allows the prints to be run through it like they are on bigger presses), but it was worth it! I was originally using a section of knit fabric from a t-shirt that was folded over a couple of times, but that was...suboptimal 😄. So, I recently bought some 1/4" and 1/8" synthetic felt from Temu, and used a strip of the 1/8" felt for the blanket, and it works great! I cut a piece of 1mm plexiglass that was in a picture frame to be the bed, and drew a 5x7" grid on it so I could center the plate and paper. I used double-sided tape to make sure the plate didn't shift on the bed since the bed is thin and flexible. Worked great! I bought the ~1/4" felt to use with the larger press I bought a couple of months ago. "Elvis" isn't a true etching press, but one of those 14" cold laminator presses that are identical to those sold by a company in the UK, Creative Printers of London. I can use him for relief printmaking as well. Anyway, I bought mine off eBay for about $57, including shipping, which was about 1/5th the price from the UK company. They are widely available on eBay through different vendors and are quite affordable. If you're in the UK, getting one directly from the Creative Printers shop would be perfect. Can definitely recommend the company I bought mine from if you're in the US, so you don't have to pay exorbitant shipping fees: www.ebay.com/itm/304730076243 I am going to buy this hand wheel accessory from Creative Printers, though - it would be a HUGE improvement over the tiny hand wheel that comes with the 14" laminator: www.ebay.com/itm/334709328347 Elvis obviously not going to provide the level of pressure (or last as long) that a real etching press costing several thousand dollars with a metal roller like yours gives, but he did work great on the first (and only, so far) collagraph print I made with him! I also made a presser bed from a piece of MDF whiteboard/blackboard I got from a hardware store here in the US, the Home Depot.
This is an interesting mix of printing techniques. Thank you for demonstrating the process! The card is lovely. 👏👏👏
@@artshaman thank you and you are very welcome 🤗
Hi Marta, love your videos -- and your enthusiasm! Who knew collagraphy would turn out to be such an adventure?
@@PaulBaker-k9f ha yes exactly right? Really glad you enjoyed the video 🤗
So cute! The various techniques made my head spin a little.... I was thinking I would probably mess up the direction of the various parts 🤭🤭 Very nice demonstration!
@@AinoShperber thank you 🤗 Have a try, you never know 🙌
Lovely - Thankyou Marta ❤
@@triciabennetts6578 you’re welcome 🤗
Thank you so much, it's so cute and the instructions are perfect. One thing I love to do is carve stamps. I've done almost 300 so far in just the last 3 months. (yes I have no life..lol) When making small stamps or cut outs, I draw them on the stamping material then I carve them, then cut them out. I learned that by poking myself with one of my really sharp carving tools...lol It's just so much easier to hold them that way too.
@@PaulaMion glad you enjoyed it! I’m actually about to make a little stamp for my signature for my prints! I’ve never made one before so I expect it will be a few tries until I get it right 🫣
What an absolutely delightful print! I love the combination of techniques you've used here. I've been doing some small drypoint etchings and collagraphs with reclaimed materials (plastic containers and cereal box chipboard type material), and it didn't really occur to me to combine background relief and etching on the same pass through the press - duh! 😂
Thank you for the detailed explanation of the techniques and how you applied them
(I converted a pasta machine I bought years ago and used maybe once into a small etching press earlier this year; his name is "Costello" and he is perfect for the 5x7" pieces I've been doing).
That's brilliant, pasta makers are great little presses! do you use anything for a blanket?
Glad you found the video useful, hope you enjoy applying the method!
@@CollagraphPrinting Yes, it took a bit of work to convert it (removed the feet, and drilled holes in the base of them so it could be rotated, and screwed to an elevated plywood platform which allows the prints to be run through it like they are on bigger presses), but it was worth it!
I was originally using a section of knit fabric from a t-shirt that was folded over a couple of times, but that was...suboptimal 😄. So, I recently bought some 1/4" and 1/8" synthetic felt from Temu, and used a strip of the 1/8" felt for the blanket, and it works great! I cut a piece of 1mm plexiglass that was in a picture frame to be the bed, and drew a 5x7" grid on it so I could center the plate and paper. I used double-sided tape to make sure the plate didn't shift on the bed since the bed is thin and flexible. Worked great!
I bought the ~1/4" felt to use with the larger press I bought a couple of months ago. "Elvis" isn't a true etching press, but one of those 14" cold laminator presses that are identical to those sold by a company in the UK, Creative Printers of London. I can use him for relief printmaking as well. Anyway, I bought mine off eBay for about $57, including shipping, which was about 1/5th the price from the UK company. They are widely available on eBay through different vendors and are quite affordable. If you're in the UK, getting one directly from the Creative Printers shop would be perfect. Can definitely recommend the company I bought mine from if you're in the US, so you don't have to pay exorbitant shipping fees:
www.ebay.com/itm/304730076243
I am going to buy this hand wheel accessory from Creative Printers, though - it would be a HUGE improvement over the tiny hand wheel that comes with the 14" laminator:
www.ebay.com/itm/334709328347
Elvis obviously not going to provide the level of pressure (or last as long) that a real etching press costing several thousand dollars with a metal roller like yours gives, but he did work great on the first (and only, so far) collagraph print I made with him! I also made a presser bed from a piece of MDF whiteboard/blackboard I got from a hardware store here in the US, the Home Depot.
@@sonyaj66 thank you so much for all the info, really interesting. Looks like you’ve got a really good and inventive set up 🤗🙌