IPE Preview Derby

Last Saturday, I visited the preview of the International Print Exchange at Green Door Printmaking Studio in Derby.

I’ve never visited the IPE exhibition before even though I’d entered prints in previous years but thought I would make the effort to visit this time around.

I wasn’t disappointed. Print techniques included Screen-prints, Solar plate etchings, Linocut and etchings amongst this colourful exhibition. An amazing selection of exquisite quirky imaginative work as well as impressive print craft.

A few weeks before visiting the exhibition, I received a random set of 8 prints from the IPE. As a contributor, I submitted an edition of 10 matching prints. The prints entered were then checked, labelled, sorted and then sent to other contributing printers from around the globe from Russia to France…

Here is my entry on displayed, which I also produced a green edition. The exhibition runs until Sunday 14th November 2026.

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Avro Vulcan etching

I’ve been recently working on a small edition of ten prints for the International Print Exchange.

My etching aquatint print for this year’s exchange depicts the Avro Vulcan nuclear bomber which was assembled in Stockport and in service during the Cold War. I posted the edition this afternoon by special delivery as there’s a bank holiday this weekend so I didn’t want to miss the deadline.

Fingers crossed 🤞

‘Avro Vulcan’ print

Here is a small etching aquatint depicting the Avro Vulcan flying in a tropical setting. The Vulcan bomber was assembled in Stockport at Woodford and used as a nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.

I am eventually going to produce an edition of 10 prints from the zinc etched plate I created on Saturday.

The size of the print is 10 x 10 cm and is printed on Fabriano paper which makes the print slightly lighter than if printed on ‘bread and butter’ proofing paper.