Experimenting with artefacts to incorporate into prints. Photopolymer printing plates are placed on a magnetic sheet taped to the workbench, stabilising the plate and preventing it from slipping during the inking process. A sheet of newsprint is placed between the magnet and plate to help keep the workstation clean and enable lifting the plate off the magnet post-inking. The black marks on the paper in Figures 1 and 2 clearly show the position of the photopolymer plates and the rub-over of ink from the buffing or polishing in preparation to print. The “under-sheets” are then discarded after two or three uses. The traces of ink are captivating, beautiful and immersive. Time to play.
Figure 1. Photogravure printmaking artefact
Figure 2. Photogravure printmaking artefact