AA2A University of Worcester

Last Friday I proofed, then etched again the two plates I am working on. I had been really pleased with the results, and drew further onto the plate with marker pens, before placing them in the Saline Copper Sulphate solution. Today Monday I proofed the prints and, oh my goodness, the results are shocking! I think the solution had been changed because it "bit" so much faster than before, and these two new proof prints are really black and white, and I thought they'd be grey and white. I can see that a lot of burnishing will have to take place to knock back the contrast. I may even start again, having learned my lesson. Really I need to hang fire, and do some test strips showing timings etc. as usual I just dashed in and thought I knew best. Having said that if I scrape back into the image something magical may just emerge. I'll give it a go! We have just had another couple of bookings for our weekend art courses in April so that is exciting. We are also taking out a small classified ad in all the summer edition of the art mags so it will be interesting to see if any new people contact us. This week I intend to draw directly onto the hardground etching plates in the Life Room. I think the immediacy will shine through.