Between Heaven and Earth is a recent Collagraph print from Nicola Slattery RBA

Collagraph - the word is based on the Greek - kolla for glue and graph for draw/write. This technique uses a sturdy card base which can have material applied or stuck to it (eg, lace, sandpaper, greaseproof, string, etc) or can be cut into. The plate is varnished and then inked before passing through a press to transfer the image to the dampened paper. Because of the ephemeral nature of the plate editions are by nessesity very limited in numberand and rearely exceed ten or so as the plate will begin to deterirate. The collagraph plates are sometimes framed and sold as works of art in their own right as they often  have a "mixed media" quality about them and there is no risk of unauthorised prints being made from the plate due to it's ephemeral nature as explained above.

Nicola Slattery runs several printmaking weekend art courses each year. Full details are on her website at www.nicolaslattery.com