Horsley Printmakers - Links - printmaking links

If you are interested in printmaking, you may find the following websites and addresses useful. Divided into sections as follows:

Suppliers of printmaking materials and equipment
Useful printmaking resources
Good printmaking books
Galleries that exhibit our work
Printmakers we like

For information about B&Bs and things to do in our area see location

Suppliers of printmaking materials and equipment:

Hawthorn Printmaker Supplies - range of good value printmaking materials with excellent service

T N Lawrence - painting and printmaking supplies

Intaglio Printmaker - very wide range of printmaking materials and equipment

R K Burt for wholesale papers including a range of printmaking papers

Rollaco for quality rollers and Rollaco Presses for etching presses

Bob Bewick - for high quality etching presses (He made ours!)

Artist Screen Supplies for low cost exposure unit

Polymetaal - printmaking equipment and materials, based in the Netherlands

Chris Daunt - Wood Engraving Blocks
End-grain engraving blocks in English Boxwood and Lemonwood. All blocks made to customers’ sizes. Endorsed by The Society of Wood Engravers. Engraving tool and wood/linocut tool sharpening service.

Useful printmaking resources:

Non-toxic Print - lots of information about acrylic-resist etching and photo-etching amongst other things

Edinburgh Printmakers - results of research into Acrylic Resist Etching and photo-polymer film (Photec) by Alfons Bytautas.

Printmaking Today - quarterly magazine for original prints and printmakers. Some resources listed on the website

Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) members are first rate printmakers. Many of those selected below are RE artists. They have an annual exhibition at the Bankside Gallery in May

The Society of Wood Engravers promotes the very best in international wood engraving. They have an annual touring exhibition. Our guest tutor, Chris Daunt is a member.

Warringah Print Studio - useful article on safer printmaking

Grafisk Eksperimentarium - website of Henrik Boegh who has been one of the pioneers of acrylic resist etching and photo-polymer printing

Printmakingonline - specialises in original prints

Good printmaking books:

Coming soon

Galleries that exhibit our work

The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne

The Bakehouse Gallery, Alnwick

Bianco Nero Gallery, Stokesley, North Yorkshire

Talents Fine Arts, Malton, Yorkshire

Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds City Art Gallery

The Smokehouse Gallery, Alnmouth