I started my etching course this week and it was fantastic! The tutor and other printmakers were very welcoming and we all just got on with our projects. Everyone seemed curious to see what I would be creating as a blind printmaker.
There was another person who hasn’t done etching for 20 years so we went through the process of preparing the plate together - filing and burnishing the edges, degreasing the plate, heating it and adding the ground, smoking it and then the tricky bit, drawing an image!
My sighted PA was brilliant at guiding me and asking the technician for help when I needed it. I’m starting with a very simple drawing and will get to put it in the acid next time to bite the lines into the zinc. Then we’ll have a go at printing it through the press and see if the line is crisp and deep enough to feel, so exciting! #printmaking #art #etching #disability #blind #TactileArt