โฃInspired by the current exhibition of work from the Kelpra studio, and in particular ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ถ, the children were given the resources to create their own unique colourful collages. โฃA screen print station had elements of flat colour shapes and photographic motifs. Letterpress imagery was pre-printed and used to cut and paste, and coloured tissue paper, stickers, pens and colouring pencils were used to add more pops of colour. โฃ
Kelpra studio was set up by Chris and Rose (nee Kelly) Prater at their kitchen table in 1957. The studio went on to become one of the most pioneering print studios in history, combining the commercial techniques of screen printing with fine art practice. Kelpra was renowned for working in close collaboration with artists to produce daring and eye-catching original prints.
The artists in this exhibition worked collaboratively with Kelpra and other print studios, expert printers and technical staff in the course of their careers. They were supported by highly skilled people who dealt with the complex processes involved in fine art printmaking and editioning.
Seacourt brought a taste of this collaborative process of printmaking to a group of children at the Ulster Museum in Spring 2024. In a participative workshop we showed kids how the artist would use forms and layers to build up bright and exciting pop art prints. The work created by the groups really showed how dynamic and fun screenprinting is.
This is part of an ongoing collaboration between Seacourt Print Workshop, the Ulster Museum, Edward Ferguson and Nigel Oxley.
