Artist Demonstration - Printmaking from an Etched Plate

Next date: Saturday, 07 June 2025 | 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM

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Saturday 7 June 2 pm - 3.30pm

Printmaking Artist Demonstration - Geoff Gibbons

Geoff will be printing from an etched place on a handmade mini-press.

If you would like to attend, feel free to do so and no bookings are required. Attendees cannot be guaranteed a space or a seat. Standing should be expected.
Artists are happy to chat and offer tips and advice where possible. These sessions are demonstrations or talks that are informal and provide visitors with a chance to watch the artists at work and ask questions.
Please remember they are in no way a prepared tutorial or lesson and the artists are participating on a voluntary basis.

Exhibition information:
This group of artists have worked both individually and collaboratively, exchanging ideas, skills and information, to create this exhibition.

Comparing old and new; dark and light; or taking a very literal view of an intersection are all interpretations of the subject, Intersect.

The pieces on display show how Bittondi Artists have interpreted this topic using a variety of processes to create unique works of art. Each artist combines techniques and materials to achieve their desired outcome in the printmaking medium that they prefer to use. Interpretations of the theme by each artist vary from the architectural and environmental, to the natural and supernatural worlds. They have portrayed their version of Intersect and their own individual style and flair.

Some prints are made by etching a metal plate, either copper or zinc, and some by using carved lino to produce a relief plate. Screen printing is another way of applying ink to a surface either paper or fabric to create images.

The use of colour in printing is a meticulous process demanding very careful registration as the inked plate must line up exactly every time the paper is applied to it. Black images give a very stark but crisp result. Both techniques demonstrate the intersection of ink and paper.

Bittondi is a Kaurna word meaning ‘to press’ and reflects the activity of making prints. The name was chosen by the members to honour the Kaurna land, on which the studio is located, and the Kaurna people.

Bittondi Printmakers Association is a not-for-profit, community based visual arts organisation which aims to:

Provide open access, affordable studio hire and display space for printmakers
Foster the sharing of information and skills between members and the community through workshops and other activities
Promote printmaking as an art form within the local and wider community
Support young and emerging artists to extend their practice as part of a community of printmakers