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Crowdfunder appeal – we need your help

We are crowdfunding to raise the money to invest in two new etching presses.

We are asking everyone who has ever been to the studio, bought a print, taken a class, or enjoyed an exhibition opening to support our work going forwards – and to share our appeal with anyone you think might help!

How can I donate now?

– Please visit our shop to buy a print and support us
– Go to the Crowdfunder website for other rewards

With new presses, we will be able to work larger and facilitate different ways of printing. We will have more flexibility to work in more experimental and sustainable techniques.

We will improve our facilities to make better, more sustainable space, re-configure the space, add new benches and generally have a refresh. 

At every stage in our 14-year history, we have risen to the challenge of surviving as a small arts organisation. Costs are on the rise, with some massive increases recently.

“When I established the studio in 2010, I wanted to make a shared space where printmaking friends, artists, and new printmakers could come together, make work, and learn from each other. I am indebted to several important London-based printmakers who shared their knowledge with me, who took me under their wing and helped build my confidence when I was a young artist. HAUSPRINT is the place where that mentoring work continues.”

Michelle Avison, founder and director

As a not-for-profit CIC, profits go back into our work supporting artists. It’s important to us that we continue to offer good value and the best equipment we can afford, so we can make sure the prints made by artists in the studio are of a professional high standard. We don’t have additional money to upgrade the studio presses. 

We are launching our new website the same week that we go live with our Crowdfunder so it is an exciting time of improvement and change for us. We want to make the most of it with your help.

From postcards and aprons to original works of art, we have some fantastic rewards for every level of donation. See our shop for all of our print rewards or visit the Crowdfunder website to find out more.

Crowdfunder selection

Find Small Things

Receive a print chosen at random from Eleanor Watson’s special series of four beautiful monotypes for our Crowdfunder, each one unique. Ellie was our Graduate Prizewinner in 2019.

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Skellig Way (Road)

Made after Michelle Avision’s 2024 residency in County Kerry, Ireland, this is a monotype with painted and drawn elements.

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You

A wood engraving by Boris Kwok, who graduated from Camberwell College of Art in 2022. Wood engraving is an unusual medium for a young artist, and this is a great example of an image in that medium that references Boris’s interest in magazines and children’s books.

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Monotype

Monotype is a way of making a unique print that cannot be repeated. Using methods from painting and drawing, ink is applied to a surface, and marks can be added or taken away from the surface.

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Hard ground

A traditional technique in etching. After degreasing the surface of the plate, hard ground is rolled over the surface.

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Linocut

In this relief printing process, an image is carved or etched into a sheet of linoleum. Ink is applied to the lino using a roller; the cut-away areas do not pick up ink. Paper is placed down onto the image and either printed on a press or printed by hand.

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