What will I be doing?

In Plaster Prints: Casting the Image, you will explore a unique process that bridges etching and sculpture. Using your existing etching plates or newly made drypoints, you will ink up images and cast them directly into a custom A5 plaster frame mould. As the plaster sets, it captures both the print and the surface texture, creating a sculptural relief that merges image and object. The workshop invites you to think of printmaking as a tactile collaboration between materials.

Learning Objectives

• Learn how to prepare, ink, and print using plaster as a surface
• Understand the relationship between printmaking and casting
• Explore how pressure and touch influence texture and form
• Experiment with plaster as a medium for capturing relief and intaglio marks

Day 1 – Impression and Cast
• Introduction and safety demo
• Inking existing plates or creating new drypoints on plastic
• Setting up A5 moulds and preparing the frame
• Pouring plaster and watching the image transfer
• Revealing and discussing first casts

Day 2 – Finishing and Reflection
• Refining and sanding cast surfaces
• Optional tinting or re-inking for effect
• Group discussion and display of finished pieces

About your tutor

Boris Kwok is a printmaker and sculptor based in London whose practice explores repression, myth, and the human condition through experimental printmaking processes. A graduate of Camberwell College of Arts, Boris works across etching, aquatint, and plaster-based casting, often blending print and sculpture into one language. He has exhibited at Bankside Gallery, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, and Bainbridge Open. Alongside his studio practice, Boris teaches workshops that focus on process, chance, and dialogue with materials—helping participants discover printmaking as both technique and philosophy.

Get an insight into Boris’s work here

What should I bring?

Materials to Bring

Please bring existing etching or drypoint plates, or plan to make simple drypoint plates to try out the techniques.

• A5 or smaller etching plate (or idea for quick drypoints)
• Sketchbook and drawing tools
• Ink and plaster friendly clothing!

Provided by HAUSPRINT

• A5 plaster moulds and frames
• Plaster
• Printing inks
• Plastic drypoint sheets
• Inking and wiping equipment and tools
• Mixing silicone and spatulas
• Protective gear (aprons, gloves, masks)

Our south London printmaking studio in Stockwell has a small kitchen with a microwave and fridge, plates, cutlery and mugs. Tea and coffee will be provided.

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