Print Club News / November 2023
I just wanted to post a quick note to say that I am actively pursuing the next Print Club edition this week! The last couple of months have been strangely busy here, in part because I’ve been working towards the Woolwich Contemporary opening, and in part because I’ve had an unusually large number of commissions moving through the studio. In fact I have three live ones still in progress.
There’s also been a lovely opportunity to learn more about two new (to me) techniques, cyanotypes and gum bichromate prints. Both will inform my practice in the future I’m sure, but for now I’m focusing on making a cyanotype edition for the Print Club.
It’s a really interesting technique, and brings a huge amount of life to the digital drawings. I’ve posted an image of the piece I’m hoping to complete here, albeit with a very uneven tonal range across the sheet. It’s a little more complicated than it may sound, as I have to access Spike Print to use the UV box in the darkroom there.
I’ve signed up to become a member for a very modest £40 a month, and am looking forward to my induction. After that, I’ll be able to use the studio for two full days each week, which will be a fantastic new opportunity to make more experimental pieces.
In other news, I’ve applied for the Battersea AAF Spring Edition, which takes place in London in early March, so I’m hoping to be back there with a new body of work in the Spring. If you’d like a ticket for the fair, do let me know, and I’ll put your name on the list.
I’ll be back in touch again soon with more news,
Until then…
Chuck Elliott
