Linden Print Studio has an embedded sustainable practice and can provide guidance for other printmakers/artists into making their practice better for the environment:

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These are what we alway use and do:

1. Water-washable linseed/soy-oil based inks

2. Recyclable plastic for drypoint

3. Vegetable-oil based cleaner

4. Upcycling mountcard

5. Recycled paper for printmaking

6. Recycled paper for teaching resources

7. Making paper from offcuts/scraps

8. Wash and re-use rags and scrim

9. Non-toxic etching using copper sulphate/ferric chloride

10. Professional disposal of waste etching chemicals via certified company

11. Vintage equipment – relief, intaglio and letterpress presses, guilllotine, lead type

12. Recycling bins for plastic and paper

13. Paper-based and biodegradeable adhesive tapes

14. Food waste is composted

15. Portable press hire

16. Low-energy lightbulbs

17. Insulated wallls and flooring and off-peak underfloor heating

18. Minimise travel and fuel consumption

19. To support those coming by public transport, I can pick you up from Dalston train station, Orton Grange Farm Shop (bus stop) or Dobbies (bus stop).

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And here's how I can help:

• Advice to help you refurbish and look after your printing press

• Point you towards printmaking suppliers who don’t sell poor-quality equipment and materials (to avoid production waste)

• Point you towards materials that are more sustainable, locally produced and long-lasting

• Advise about processes that do not involve toxic or environmentally damaging chemicals and single-use materials

• Help you identify community organisations and local businesses that have a sustainable ethos

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And if you would like to talk through sustainability and/or have any suggestions for how we can take more climate change actions, feel free to get in touch.