Hot Bed Press
Hot Bed Press Printmakers' Studio | The Casket Works, Cow Lane, Salford. M5 4NB | Tel: 0161 743 3111 | Email: info@hotbedpress.org
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  • January6th

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    New Courses – Hot off the press!

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    Dear All,

    Happy New Year from us all at Hot Bed Press.

    I am pleased to announce a new programme of courses out today and starting on Monday 6th February. We are not getting married, but we do have something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. (I will leave you to decide as to which courses fit those descriptions).

    We have already had a lot of enquiries for courses so expect a good turnout once again.

    Please feel free to pass on to anyone you know or post any courses on your social networks etc.

    All the very best!

    Sean Rorke
    Artistic Director

  • December23rd

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    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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    Dear All…

    Christmas is around the corner and we are now closed until Thursday 5th January. We would like to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your support over the past 12 months. We have continued to grow and, in the current climate, to be running 50 courses a year whilst increasing membership and seeing continued regular usage of the facilities, we have to be proud of our achievements.

    Thanks to all those who have come in as members, attended courses and supported our exhibitions. A big THANK YOU to all those who volunteer and keep the workshop running and members supported, and also to the Board of Directors who give up their time, energy and experience to help oversee the organisation and plan the future.

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    BREAKING NEWS: we have a packed programme of courses to start 2012 off.

    Courses will be starting on Monday 6th February with Print Starter Pack and Poster Printing, and the whole programme will run until the end of April. Also included in the programme are Photo-screen, Letterpress, Gum Arabic Transfer, Presentation Boxes, The Illustrated Book, Complete Bookmaker, Devore Printing, Chapbook Letterpress weekend, Experimental Etching, The Printed Product and Japanese Woodcut. Dates and details to follow after Christmas.

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    Also following on from the success of the Demonstrations/talks, (if you came to the Devore or Vaseline Etch talks you will know that they are a great insight), we will be running demonstrations/talks in Altered Books, 19th Century Photographic Printing, and Monoprinting. Once again they will be pay on the door and a concession of just £5.00 for members. More on these in the New Year.

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    In fact more details on all our courses will be out from Thursday 5th January and we are hoping for the usual flurry of bookings. Don’t forget that Members get to see the course list before it is publicly released which is just another great reason to join.

    We hope to see you all in the New Year. Your membership and support helps us to be one of the largest print workshops in the UK. We aim to continue to offer a friendly and supportive facility for printmakers and to spread the good word of printmaking far and wide….. with your help!

    Best wishes for the festive season.

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    Sean and all the team at Hot Bed Press

  • December14th

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    Important dates for the Christmas Break

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    Hopefully you are all having a stress free and productive run up to Christmas!

    Just a quick note to let you know that the last printing day this year will be Wednesday 21st of December when we will close at 5pm. So just one week left to get any last minute printing finished.

    We will reopen again at 10am on Thursday 5th of January for a fresh year of creative adventures.

    Thank you all for making Hot Bed Press a vibrant and creative environment… go HBP printmakers!

    Best wishes and have a great Christmas if I don’t see you…
    Andy

  • November29th

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    Success – Open Studios weekend raises £1,600!

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    The open studios event was brilliant. We had between 350 and 400 people through the doors at the weekend and we raised £1,600, of which around 50% goes to Hot Bed Press and 50% to the artists.

    We will be buying some lovely equipment for the workshop including a large spindle roller which will help our members and course goers large relief prints and roll-overs for etching. We will also be getting some more benching and tools.

    Thanks to everyone who helped us set up and get the workshop looking lovely. Thanks also to all those who came and bought prints!

    Sean Rorke
    Artistic Director
    Hot Bed Press

  • November24th

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    FREE Printmaking Demonstrations and HUGE print sale

    Posted in: Announcements, Events

    Just to let you know that as well as our eagerly anticipated Under-The–Bed Sale and the 20:20 Print Exchange launch, we will be running FREE print demonstrations THIS Saturday and Sunday!

    Come and see the wonders of the illustrated book, letterpress on the Adana press, the art of etching and waterless lithography. Each demonstration will take between 30 and 45 minutes.

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    Saturday 26th November

    1.00pm
    The Illustrated Book – Oliver Flude
    Olly will be printing his latest book of woodcuts on the Albion Press and showing the sewn stitch binding.

    2.00pm
    Letterpress – David Armes
    David will be showing how uniquely simple the Adana press is to print letterpress and explaining how the type is set into its forme.

    3.00pm
    Etching with Laurence Taylor
    Laurence, recently featured in Printmaking Today will be inking one of his etching plates and explaining how he creates the image on the plate.

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    Sunday 27th November

    1.00pm
    Waterless Lithography – Jeni Nuttall
    Jeni will show the beauty and charm of this newest of developments in lithography which brings the drawn image and painterly marks into printmaking.

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    The Casket Works Open previews on Friday 25th November 6 – 9pm. We are also opening Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th from 11am – 4pm. This year Hot Bed Press, Suite Studio Group and Cow Lane Studios have joined forces for the first time. The building houses 53 studios across 3 floors, with some artists throwing their doors open for the public to peruse and purchase beautiful pieces of art.

    See you there!

    The 20:20 Print Exchange 2011 Collection can be viewed on our Flickr Gallery.

  • November4th

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    Masterclass demonstrations at Hot Bed Press

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    Hot Bed Press is introducing artists’ demonstrations to show exciting methods and new approaches to printmaking. Get a taste for something new and open your eyes to a different way of working. The artists will demonstrate their methods of working and inspire you with examples of work. These will undoubtedly be lively and intriguing evenings.

    These demonstrations are ‘Pay on the Door’ events.
    They cannot be booked in advance.

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    Devoré Print

    (masterclass demo)

    Artist: Kiran Williams

    Tuesday 8th November
    7.00pm – 8.30pm

    This is a process where part of a fabric is burned away (or devoured). A design can be screen-printed or paste can be applied freehand. Once dry it is then ironed or baked. The paste burns the fibres and when they are rubbed out of the fabric it leaves thin areas, creating a different tonal effect. It may be thought of almost as etching on fabric.

    Cost £10.00 to non-members / £5.00 to Hot Bed Press members 

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    Vaseline Etch

    (masterclass demo)

    Artist: Martin Kochany

    Tuesday 6th December
    7.00pm – 8.30pm

    This process has been developed by Martin as a unique method of achieving a subtle soft ground aquatint, giving expressive painterly tone in a simple and immediate manner. You will also be shown how to screen the Vaseline to get a photographic quality, experiment with lift grounds and layer up the image.

    Cost £10.00 to non-members / £5.00 to Hot Bed Press members

  • October11th

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    Workshops booking well. Places still available on Mezzotint

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    The first 3 workshops are already full, but we do still have places available on some of our forthcoming workshops.

    Places are still up for grabs on Mezzotint, End Papers and The Art of Etching & we are pleased to announce a 2nd Poster Printing workshop running on Wednesday evenings from the 9th – 30th November.

    If you are into tonal drawing or like the idea of working images out from a velvety black background then mezzotint is the workshop for you. A centuries old technique and beautiful way of producing images of high chiaroscuro suggesting the drama and light of Caravaggio it’s an rare opportunity to learn this inspiring technique.  For contemporary ‘mezzotinting’ at it’s highest level look at the work of Chuck Close.

    Please call or email the studio as soon as possible to secure your place.

  • October11th

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    6th Annual Manchester Artists’ Book Fair – 22nd Oct

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    Saturday 22nd October 11am – 6pm
    The Holden Gallery, Cavendish Street, All Saints, Manchester

    Held in the beautiful hall of The Holden Gallery at Manchester School of Art Hot Bed Press are proud to be running the 6th Manchester Artists’ Book Fair book fair in association with Manchester Metropolitan University. We are keen to build on last year’s endeavours and to hold another fair filled with fantastic bookarts and associated events. We have 40 stands booked, and are also running special demonstrations on marbling, printing on an Adana press, plus a talk by Benedict Phillips on his new ‘Benedictionary’. There’s simple lots to do and see, and more importantly wonderful artists’ books to buy direct from the artists themselves:

     Exhibitors include…

    • A P Books
    • Two Wood Press
    • Cambridge School of Art
    • Benedict Phillips
    • We Have Beaks
    • Scriven and Kruse
    • Catriona Stamp
    • Charlotte Vallance and Jat Bains
    • Claire Batt and Jane Hughes
    • Café Royal Books
    • David Barton
    • Pagination
    • Gemma Lacey and Sue Shaw
    • Incline Press
    • WEPRODUCTIONS
    • Hot Bed Bookstars
    • James Sharp
    • Jane Simon
    • Are we nearly there yet?
    • Lucy Roscoe (The Book Tree Press)
    • MMU Special Collections
    • Oliver Flude
    • Pat Hodson
    • Paul Johnson
    • Impact Press, UWE Bristol
    • Signature
    • Trudy Roe
    • Vicki J Wheeler
    • Ratchford Ltd
    • D3 Editions
    • Elizabeth Willow
    • Kate Bufton – Book Transformations
    • BA Hons Graphic Design Leeds College of Art
    • Wirral Met College – BA Fine Art
    • Common Books
    • Other Way Up Press and Friends
    • Angela Davies and Oh Golly Gosh

     

    We are also working in collaboration with Salford School of Art & Design and Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collectionsto offer a Symposium: Photography and the Artist’s Book which complements the book fair and will run on Friday 21st October. (For more information, please contact Theresa Wilkie.

    Click here for travel directions.

    Hope to see you there.

    Sean Rorke
    Artistic Director

     

  • August6th

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    The Annual Hot Bed Press 20:20 Print Exchange 2011

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    It’s time for our 2nd 20:20 print exchange and we’re hoping that you’ll get involved in this great opportunity to make and exchange prints with other artists and print studios.

    It’s easy to get involved. In fact it’s as easy as 1,2,3…

    1. First, drop us an email or give us a call to let us know you want to take part and what print technique to plan to use.
    2. Next time you’re in the workshop, pay the £10 submission fee.
    3. Get cracking to produce your edition of prints on paper cut to 20cm x 20cm.

    It’s as easy as that.

    In return you’ll get a lovely box of prints from other artists.

    We have 11 people signed up so far, so just 9 places remaining. So don’t hesitate! Drop us a line and get involved.

    Here’s a selection of the prints exchange in last year’s 20:20. You can see the whole collection from various workshops across the UK on our Flickr page.

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  • August5th

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    MMU Students at Hot Bed Press

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    The studio may seem a little busier over the next couple of months as we welcome 20 students from Manchester Met who have taken membership over the summer months whilst building work is going on at the University.

    The majority of them will be focusing on letterpress and book arts so if you are planning to use the letterpress equipment, it’s worth letting us know.

    They have also expressed an interest in screenprinting, so please book your beds in advance and we’ll make sure that your bed is saved for you.

    It may be that it doesn’t have a great impact on usage, but I thought it better to give you the heads up on the off chance. We’re really happy to be building links and invite new students and their ideas into the workshop.

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