Design and Cut, paste and print

I am doing a workshop with Cinque Port Scribes and here is a description and examples of the printing-design methods they can choose from. Think Koch, Blackletter, Art Deco, Neuland.

Everyone will design their own chunky letters or work from historical models and create a design to be cut out. They will then choose one technique to work with for the rest of the course.

Everyone will produce a masterpiece, because these techniques are so effective!

Collograph: A plate is made from mountboard using reversed letters cut from sandpaper and plain card. The plate is inked up and prints are taken using a rolling press. My example is of a portrait I did, but you can see some of the textures I used.The leaf one is by Janet Lueck. Google 'collograph' - images to see how versatile this technique is.We could make one shaped letter plate, a series of letters or a short work

 Kirigami – Lacy paper cutting

A stencil style design is and cut from about 150gsm paper. It can be coloured paper or white paper. It can also be encapsulated in gampi which is a thin strong Japanese paper.

http://pinterest.com/ania/paper-cut-art/

 Screen printing

A stencil is cut from layout paper, and stuck to the screen. Ink is then pushed through to give a number of prints with very crisply defined letters.

Off-set printing from monoprint plates:

Letters are cut out and glued to a cardboard plate (not back to front) Using fine Chinese rice paper and a roller that has been inked, you can then take positive prints off these.

Embossing / Debossing

Plates are made from card and these can be used to emboss by hand or by machine. hand embossing is deeper, but more time consuming. You can make a set of notelets or invitations like this.

Applique

Letters are designed and cut from fabric and ironed onto a backing using bondaweb.

It may be machine stitched to make it really permanent.

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