🚨 Exciting News! 🚨

I am beyond excited to share that I have just sent my printmaking book off to Bloomsbury! 🎉🎨 "Printmaking: A Step-by-Step Studio Guide" is packed with everything I know—from etching timings to letterpress, exposure times, recipes, and step-by-step how-to’s.

Ironbridge Etch Resist Non-Toxic Hard Ground 100 gram

Our website is fully set up for international orders, and because our grounds are Non-Toxic, Cosmetic Grade, we can ship anywhere in the world!

🧼 Quick Roller Cleaning 🧼

For water-washable inks: a spray of water + washing-up liquid, wipe, done! 💧

For oil-based inks: a light spray of orange cleaner, wipe clean! 🍊

Eco-friendly: we professionally clean our rags! Safe and simple. 🖤

🧼 Quick & Safe Lino Plate Cleaning 🧼

After printing with oil-based inks, I use a light spray of Zest-it Printmakers Cleaner or orange cleaner—keeping it on the plate, not in the air. 🌬️

For water-washable inks, just use water and a drop of washing-up liquid. Spray, wipe, and you’re done! 💧

In full-on print mode as I pull the final reduction for my book! My Gunning etching press is getting a workout, but I can’t get enough of spinning that wheel. Can’t show you yet—it’s all hush-hush until I hand it over to Bloomsbury in just 12 days.

🎉 Say hello to our brand-new COSMETIC GRADE Non-Toxic Ironbridge Etch Resist Ground—available in both hard and soft versions. It’s non-toxic AND it’s cosmetic grade. This means it’s safe for you, safe for the environment, and still absolutely top-notch for etching. 🙌

Since I was 16 years old, I’ve had my own etching presses, and after all these years, I’ve finally named two of them! 💛✨ Huge thanks to Ellie, who made these beautiful nameplates—they’ve given my presses even more personality.

It's all go in my printmaking studio here in Ironbridge, my Gunning Etching Presses are running all the time! 🎨✨


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I think my plates shelf looks so pretty! I’ve made soooo many plates over my lifetime as a printmaker, and each one is so precious to me. I love working with all metals, and plasma cutting is definitely up there in my top 10 favourite things to do, alongside spit bite and aquatint etching! Burnishin

🎨 Printmaking Passion & Plate Polishing Secrets! 🖤
We’re so lucky to manufacture, use, sell, and teach printmaking in so many different ways—and it’s all thanks to our gorgeous Gunning Etching Presses! Our Gunning Etching Presses are designed and hand-built right here in Ironbridge

Emboss Prints!!! I've had so many customers asking me about how to get great embossed prints in the last two weeks - a record number - it's obviously getting very popular!!

🧼 Quick Roller Cleaning 🧼

For water-washable inks: a spray of water + washing-up liquid, wipe, done! 💧

For oil-based inks: a light spray of orange cleaner, wipe clean! 🍊

Eco-friendly: we professionally clean our rags—no inks down the sink! Safe and simple. 🖤

We don’t just make ink, rollers, and Gunning etching presses – we live and breathe printmaking! That’s why we’re thrilled to be part of one of the world’s best print fairs – Woolwich – this week! 🎉

We can’t wait to see you there! 🌟

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We don’t just make ink, rollers, and Gunning etching presses – we LIVE printmaking! 🎨💥 From designing and building tools to teaching you how to use them, we’re here in the studio every day, creating commissions, editions, and our own pieces.

We’re printmakers, innovators, and teachers, sharing our

Hey, come see us at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair! 🎉 We’re back with our Gunning etching presses, live demos, and an incredible line-up each day.

🖼️ We’re excited to showcase the incredible work of talented printmakers in our current exhibition!

🖼️ Gini Wade
🖼️ Euan G Stewart
🖼️ Moira McTague
🖼️ Lynsey Pickwell
🖼️ Wayne Fallon
🖼️ Peg Morris
🖼️ Ruby Banazi
🖼️ Deborah Champion
🖼️ Stuart Taylor

🌈 Next up in my printmaking series: a rainbow roll! 🌈

In this reel, I’m using my Ironbridge spindle roller with three colours of Ironbridge Relief ink to print a lino of the iconic Ironbridge on my Gunning etching press. 🎨

Take a look at the incredible work of printmaker @RebeccaDenton, who creates outstanding monoprints, etchings, drypoints, and more using her No. 3 Gunning Etching Press, upgraded with gears. Rebecca’s precision and skill are clear in every piece she produces, and her work is definitely worth explori

🌟 This weekend, I’ll be at Wolverhampton PrintFest at the Newhampton Arts Centre, live printing AND exhibiting my work AND bringing lots of inks and materials to sell as well... from 10-4 on Saturday and Sunday! 🌟 Come and have a print reveal and take away a free print with you!!!

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🎉 Getting your new Gunning Etching Press has never been easier! 🎉
For over 44 years, we've perfected three delivery options to suit your needs:

--- Courier Delivery
--- Delivery + Setup + Print Session
---Free Collection from our Gallery


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Getting Grounded in Hard Ground Etching!

In this video, I’m prepping a metal plate with hard ground, ready to scratch, scribble, and experiment with every tool I can find! From fine crosshatching to bold, wavy lines, this plate will be a playground of textures for my printmaking book.

💡 Printmaking Hack! Want to achieve the Perfect Printmakers Kiss? Here’s my process: I set the pressure on the etching press, register the plate and paper, ink up, and I use packing paper- around 280 gsm - x 4 sheets The result is a flawless pull! Here’s my latest print of The Ironbridge.

✨ Printmaking Tip: Prep your intaglio paper in just a few steps! Soak for 20+ minutes, squeegee the water off on the wall, then blot gently. This saves your blotting paper and keeps it in great condition! Tear down the paper after printing to get clean, torn edges without worrying about inky fingers

Here’s the amazing @Sammarshallarts in her beautiful studio printing on her Gunning Etching Press! Sam is an incredible artist, printmaker, author, and teacher—if you don’t already follow her, check out her page! 🎨🖨️

🎉 Getting your new Gunning Etching Press has never been easier! 🎉
Over the last 44 years, we’ve tailored three fantastic delivery options to suit your needs:
1️. Courier Delivery – We pack and ship your press in a secure crate.
2️. Delivery + Setup + Print Session – We don’t just deliver; we’ll com

🎨 Another Amazing Experience at Sidmouth! 🎨

For the second time running, I had the pleasure of running 4 days of printmaking workshops at the incredible Southwestarts materials shop and workshop in Sidmouth! 🌟

🎨 What a Fantastic Year So Far! 🎨
✨ RBSA Print Prize 2024, Summer Show 2024, RBSA Prize 2024
✨ PrintFest Ulverston
✨ Printmakers of Scotland, Stirling
✨ Ironbridge Fine Arts Competition and Exhibition
✨ Ironbridge Fine Arts Exhibitions – Proud to exhibit in 4 different shows throughout the year

✨ Check out these two beautiful photogravures - solar plate prints! ✨

Artists Linda Nevil and Clare Sherwen recently joined me in the studio for a solar plate workshop. Together, we transformed their photographs into stunning plates.

🎨 Ironbridge Fine Arts Printmaking Exhibition 2024 🎨

Our 2024 Printmaking Exhibition is incredible, and the works on display are absolutely breathtaking! We're so proud to showcase the talent of incredible printmakers who were selected from hundreds of submissions.

✨ Beautiful Gunning Etching Presses Delivered Far and Wide! ✨

For 44 years, we’ve been making, using and selling and delivering our stunning Gunning Etching Presses, and it's always a joy to see them find new homes.