New lithographic stones were created by Deborah Bell at The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in New York, March 2010. They were created with Phil Sanders, who worked with DKW printers and artists in 2008. Look forward to seeing these prints available later on in the year. If interested please contact taryn@davidkrut.com

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The title of Ryan Arenson’s first show at David Krut Projects is one instance of the serendipitous that seems to have enlivened the period Arenson has spent working closely with the printers at DKW. Failing to find a T in the box of wooden letters used with the letterpress, printer Jillian Ross and Arenson settled for Book of Ruth as the title for one of the prints

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Bruce Backhouse expanded his style through experimentation with the incorporation of frames into the print itself, and the use of turpentine mixed with ink to achieve an effect reminiscent of watercolours. ghghghghg ghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghghg Bruce Backhouse (above) Distant Couple at the Great Camdeboo Ball II, 2008 Monotype 1/1 Collaborator and Printer: Niall Bingham Gallery At DKW [...]

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What has been interesting in the last period at DKW is the range of techniques used by artists working there. From monotype, to etching, pochoir, lino and wood engraving, each artist had the chance to experiment with their technique(s) of choice. The resultant work is a testament to the diverse nature and collaborative environment of the workshop.

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In orthodox circumstances an artist will mix carborundum* grit with a PVA wall-paint before painting it onto the surface of the copper. An artist such as Wilma Cruise has used carborundum in the orthodox way, as in “Harrismith”. Slemon proved to the printers at DKW that there can be variations to this approach. Slemon isolated [...]

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(above) Victor varnishing out areas of the plate that are not to be etched. The varnish protects areas of the plate from the acid. (above) Victor placing a variety of textured materials (eg. newsprint, tinfoil, cheese cloth, canvas) on top of the soft ground, to be run through the press. Once the plate and the [...]

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The latest artist to work at DKW is ryan Arenson. Working form drawings and wood engravings, Arenson is interpreting these images using a variety of printing techniques in order to create mixed-media prints.

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Diane Victor’s work is usually described as social commentary, but what critics often miss, perhaps because her strong imagery repels the squeamish or faint-hearted before they can get a proper look, is its humour, either in the form of biting satire or revealed in the artist’s wry self-deprecation. Since the seriousness of Victor’s work is [...]

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Proofs of Andrzej’s new prints…

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Since arriving in Jo’burg last Thursday, Andrzej hasn’t stopped working. He’s been creating more monotypes, as well as developing his four etching plates.

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