Lithography
Lithography
Lithography can be used to create a variety of drawn and painterly effects. The term is derived from the Greek words for stone (litho) and drawing (graph), since the technique involves drawing with greasy crayons or liquid ink, on to a slab of limestone. Chemical processing of the drawing enables the stone to retain within its surface, a greasy deposit that accurately records the marks made by the artist. During printing the stone is kept damp and rolled with a greasy ink; the ink sticks only to the drawn marks on the stone and is repelled by the damp, undrawn areas. A lithography press is used to take an imprint from the inked stone onto a sheet of paper.
Our first Lithography Apprentice, Soraya Smithson has written a piece talking about her experiences and her love of this complex technique, you can read it here. LPW is one of very few workshops delivering lithography facilities and teaching and with Serena’s assistance we are dedicated to taking it to a larger audience. From June we will be starting our search for a post graduate level Lithography Intern and will be publishing more information about this in due course.