Facilities in the Print Studio

The studio is fully equipped for intaglio, relief and silkscreen printmaking. The main workspace houses two large presses, a silkscreen vacuum table, a carousel and heat press, alongside drying racks, several metres of workbench, and dedicated storage. A purpose-built darkroom and wet room support screen exposure and cleaning.

• Our etching press has a plank size of 48 × 29 inches (1220 × 736 mm), along with an adjustable top roller which allows for both intaglio and relief printing. The studio does not provide acid etching facilities, however artists are more than welcome to work with, and print from, their own pre-prepared and etched plates.

• Our relief press is a historic Albion, manufactured in 1836 with a bed measuring 30.1 x 25 inches. It is still in beautiful condition and in regular use.
• Our heat press, which is suitable for curing designs on fabric.
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• Our UV exposure unit and silkscreen vacuum table both accommodate screens up to 35 × 24 inches, allowing for A2+ size prints.

• Our 4 colour, 1 station screenprinting carousel has multiple different sized printing boards. It can be used for micro-registering multi-layered prints on t-shirts and bags etc.