Artists, John Howard's Studio, Week One

For another project I wanted to base my idea on artists and especially looking at artists around Cornwall or those who have moved down to the South for their practice. I wanted to also work with artists who use different techniques and use a variety of mediums other than just painting or drawing. I looked into artists who had studios and found John Howard who has a printing studio in Penryn, he moved down from Birmingham to Cornwall in 1995 and has had his studio since 2007.  His practice involves traditional etching and print making in which he goes through a series of stages before actually creating the final piece. His studio is welcome for graduates and artists in the area to come in and create artwork, he helps them by tutoring them with his knowledge as he used to lecture. John also has a few regular assistants Hannah and Clementine who as well as helping John make mass prints but in their spare time can focus on their own work.

John Howard is preparing a copper plate in order to be etched on
the first stage is filing down the edges to make a smooth base

After filing down the edges, John must polish the copper plate and
afterwards he must put powder on it to make it soluble when washing

He then heats the plate and puts a layer of hot wax before
setting it alight and then it is ready to etch onto

These are all of the rollers for print screening which is another
technique that is used in John's studio

These are  cloths that are especially used for ink as they grab the particles
which makes it easier to spread onto print screens.

Clementine creates etchings in her spare time at the studio
although she did not do an art degree 

These are the printing machines that you put the final
etched copper plate onto to create the final piece

Hannah is a Fine Art graduate from Falmouth University
and she assists John in his practice as well as developing
her own style and work. She is working on a heating technique
where she uses a product that creates ink bubbles.