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Aine Scannell Print Studio
http://ainesprintstudio.blogspot.com/
This blog is my journal which contains all of the gorey details of my trials and tribulations in creating original fine art prints. I rarely make editions. Its what you can do with printmaking techniques that interests me. I love experimenting and playing with materials and methods.
Recent Posts
Luaun Wood has arrived
Just thought I would post a photo of the Luaun wood as I scanned it in regard to making a jpeg of it, to attach to an email I sent IMclains re a question I had for them.I also did some other recent stuff in my print studio such as this collagraph pla...
I Got Wood Grain going around my brain……..!!
As the fascination so to speak has sort of worn off with my new websiteI ordered some ‘new toys’ ................... well I decided to order a piece of Lauan wood from IMclains. I had seen it in their catalogue and it mentioned that the woodgrai...
Last Stages of my drypoint submission for Serbia
I did the proof on Thursday morning of the figurative element onto the proof, from the copper plates that I had proofed on Tuesday. Neither of which was satisfactory. I could see that there was a problem with the 'plate tone' on the older of the co...
Drypoint - Word Web and Spider Woman
LEFT: Here are the various test plates I carried out in relation to making my large drypoint with the handwritten word web and the spider like female form. This was inspired by the performance artist Lisa Bufano.LEFT: Test of part of the large print...
Proofs of the Equine Gestation Miniprint (2)
Here are the final sordid details of my effort to make one of three pieces to submit to the the British Miniprint competition....
Proofs of the Equine Gestation Miniprint
Here are scans of the proofs from when I was trying to get this horse fetus image on the pre rocked mezzo tinted plate sorted out. Thing is I had all these ideas in my head and then when I actually did it – ultimately it wasn’t so satisfactory. ...

