Today I created my first tetra pack collagraph. The printing plate is made out of an used orange juice carton, which has a shiny foil like interior. The process involves removing thin layers of the foil with a craft knife. The parts without the foil layer will absorb the ink and become the black/darker elements of the print. It is a simple process and you can follow this video below by the company Handprinted to find out how to do it.
I use AQUA intaglio ink bought from Jacksons Art Suppliers, a great printmaking supplier
This is my prepared plate created by using a kraft knife to peel off the top foil later of the Tetra pack, and an etching needle to score into it.
![Local barn made into a plate with tetra pack.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11fcff_f952fae5188c4f61874722b5f3bf7c53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_650,h_473,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/11fcff_f952fae5188c4f61874722b5f3bf7c53~mv2.jpg)
This is the inked up plate before printing. I have applied the ink with a piece of mount card, removed most of the ink with a piece of scrim, rubbed it with a piece of tissue paper to soften the tones. To create the lighter parts (like the roof of the shed), I have removed more ink with a cotton bud.
![Collagraph](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11fcff_aa7406a5e55b4187998fa3103de4453c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_472,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/11fcff_aa7406a5e55b4187998fa3103de4453c~mv2.jpg)
This is the print, printed on Fabriano paper. I think the grainy quality of the print feels like an old photograph and I love the nostalgia that brings.
![Welsh barn](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11fcff_ff18de6282824648923dbfff1eb9df6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_960,h_355,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/11fcff_ff18de6282824648923dbfff1eb9df6e~mv2.jpg)
![Welsh barn](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11fcff_b67eea733dce442a8efc4b50e45cd079~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_680,h_478,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/11fcff_b67eea733dce442a8efc4b50e45cd079~mv2.jpg)
I have been inspired by the work of Karen Wicks. She is an experimental printmaker inspired by abandoned, derelict military and functional architecture.
![inspiration](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11fcff_70624f529bfa488099d644f8b07d9cfa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_620,h_509,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/11fcff_70624f529bfa488099d644f8b07d9cfa~mv2.jpg)
#iacartroom, https://www.instagram.com/iacartroom/, https://linktr.ee/karenwicks
![inspiration](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11fcff_b6b312464401422eb5b17667ffe4a115~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_500,h_626,al_c,q_80,enc_auto/11fcff_b6b312464401422eb5b17667ffe4a115~mv2.jpg)
#iacartroom, https://www.instagram.com/iacartroom/, https://linktr.ee/karenwicks
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