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HAUSPRINT collective at Spike Island Print Fair
So proud of our current Etching Year artists who are in Bristol this weekend at the Spike Island Print Fair. Seamlessly installing their work together this afternoon and getting ready for the PV tonight, Friday, and a weekend of talking to visitors, and hopefully selling some prints. These artists are just finishing their 2nd Etching […]
So proud of our current Etching Year artists who are in Bristol this weekend at the Spike Island Print Fair. Seamlessly installing their work together this afternoon and getting ready for the PV tonight, Friday, and a weekend of talking to visitors, and hopefully selling some prints. These artists are just finishing their 2nd Etching Year and have formed a great exhibting collective- congratulations on this first step!
In Bristol this weekend by any chance? Drop in and see our new HAUSPRINT collective!
If you are interested in finding out more about our next Etching Year, please see information here
HAUSPRINT Etching Year | 40 weeks | Monday evenings| October 2026
The HAUSPRINT Etching Year is a unique opportunity to learn printmaking skills over one year. This etching course is designed to teach you the essentials of etching, to introduce new techniques and help you build and develop your work, whatever your starting point.
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Etching was originally invented as a method for adding decoration to armour during the Middle Ages. Artists began to use metal plates for printing in the 15th century, when Albrecht Durer made work on iron plates. Later artists such as Andrea Mantegna in Italy and Rembrandt in Holland went on to make etchings on copper.