Category: St George’s church

Eco Image Transfer mini prints

I’ve been working on a small series of Eco Image Transfer prints recently using Fabriano printing paper. I am using black & white and colour laser prints.

St. Mary’s Parish Church

The size of the prints are roughly smaller than A6 (10.5 x 14.85 cm). One of my prints was experimental and consisted of trying to combine eco image technique and linocut. The layer of Lino print didn’t really allow the toner from the transfer to adhere to the paper and caused the transfer to apply a blotted effect. The toner has tried to absorb into the paper but the oil based ink seems to have blocked the print from fixing. I found smaller detail like the aeroplane seem to work but the church building was more like a murky blob. Interesting results, may try out a few more.

Eco Image combined with Lino printed background

Below is a gallery of prints I’ve been working on this month.

Eco Image prints laid out together
Memorial at the entrance to Woodbank park
Woodbank Hall
Boars Head Hotel Pub
Bakers Vault pub
St Mary’s Parish church
St George’s church
Make shift fencing, Portwood
Riley’s pool hall building detail
Stockport Exchange taken from a etching print

In summary, I observed that the Eco Image Transfer print method works best for small sized print formats and that black and white toner works best.

Graphical interpretations

As October draws to an end and the nights are getting shorter, I am writing this latest article on Halloween. Over the last few weeks, I have been busy documenting the last batch of print subjects of Stockport landmarks I need to complete the project. I’ve got a decent selection of images to use for future prints.

Pear Mill
Pear Mill
Pear Mill
Produce Hall
Mural on Arden Arms pub
Stockport Exchange
The Plaza theatre
Mural on Chestergate pub
St George’s church
St George’s church

A few weeks ago, I attended a drawing and printmaking workshop in Stockport organised by Stockport Art Guild entitled ‘Graphic interpretation of Stockport landmarks combined with print’. The workshop was organised by the owner of the Art Club in Heaton Moor by former textiles designer Angela Lock.

‘Starry Plaza’

I decided to create an artwork depicting the Plaza with a starry sky. The process involved creating landmarks drawn on cartridge paper in a simplistic monochromatic style. Once the drawing had been made, a larger piece of paper was then printed on using polystyrene thin sheets backed with card using water based ink. One of the printing blocks I used had a start pattern which I felt was a suitable background for the artwork.

After the event, I decided to donate my contribution to the gallery for all to see.

The finished results are shown in the photo below.

Finished artworks on display at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery

One final note, congratulations to Prospect Studios which celebrated its 20th Anniversary last weekend.