On the lead up to lockdown at West Yorkshire Print Workshop I was in the process of researching a way of transferring photographic images and drawings onto lino using caustic soda solution. I believed that the photo etch emulsion that is used with metal plates could work on lino. During what time I had before the workshop closed Its doors, I manage to succeed in making a working printable plate, but there was still a long way to go before I could make the process fully work. In the couple of months leading up to Print Day in May, I set some time on one side to revisit this experiment and really push it to its limits.
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