This year I am collaborating with Helen Snow a talented local printmaker and great friend. Two Helens, for the price of one!
Helen (Snow) started printmaking 7 years ago with an evening class in printmaking at Swavesey Village College, using very basic tools (eg a wooden spoon!) and intaglio methods. Classes at Cambridge Regional College, East London Printmakers along with courses with local printmaker/tutors Nina Sage and Sherry Rea have added to her practice- all carried out in a tiny utility room! From there she combines the techniques of lino, drypoint etching, collagraph and monotype, sometimes combining techniques e.g. overprinting a collagraph background with lino. More recently a Gunning Little Thumper etching press (for intaglio) joined the old “nipping” or bookbinding press (for relief) in the tiny utility cum print room! Recently she has been exploring collagraph prints, where a plate is made from collaged textures and can be inked with both relief and intaglio methods and can give experimental and unexpected results adding to the excitement of the “reveal”. You can see more of her work on Instagram @helensprintstagram
