I was recently sent a bunch of photos by newly graduated photographer Lorna Tyrie - yep, also my daughter !! The images in this post, courtesy of Lorna, record me working at Omega Print studios on some new Photopolymer prints.
Lorna graduated from the Bournemouth BA Hons Photography course in July and is currently taking part in ‘Opus Collective’ an exhibition at Pen Gallery in Poole, Dorset. She is exhibiting a stunning group of Cyanotype prints on glass. :)
Acetate drawings on the light box - used as part of the photopolymer etching process.
photo credit; Lorna Tyrie.
Creating photopolymer etchings is a rather long process, but I find it to be a very rewarding one with lots of possibilities. Most of all, this process allows me to work with my photographic work. I print imagery onto acetate and then spend time adding and taking away parts of the image. Layering acetates together also creates new altered versions and reinterpretations.
Acetate drawings on the light box at Omega Print Studio. Photo credit - Lorna Tyrie
When i’m happy with the acetate, I expose the image onto a light sensitive photopolymer plate and then once the plate is washed and ‘cured’ it’s ready for the creation of prints.
Silent cover ii , photopolymer etching on Somerset satin. edition of 10.
One of my outcomes from this process is titled Silent Cover ii . It is printed using deep grey green and I have made an edition of 10 from this plate. I’m thrilled that 5 of these are being sold as part of the Art Uk Print Sale, coordinated by The Auction Collective. It is listed online and sits alongside an amazing group of artists. The money raised will help Art uk grow its schools learning resources adding more artworks to its platform and tell the stories about underrepresented artists.