About the studio
The Studio has three rooms:
Class Room
A bright, airy space with a large central table. It has a whiteboard, reference books and artist monographs, lightbox and ceiling-mounted drying rack. Hunter Penrose relief press, two Adana 'Eight-Five' presses, book press and vintage guillotine.
Middle Room
For conversations and making cups of tea. Wood-burning stove and good collection of printmaking and art books and journals including Printmaking Today, Pressing Matters and Small Printer.
Press Room
Houses the Rochat etching press, inks and rollers.
All rooms have off-peak underfloor heating.
Studio Equipment
26” x 48” Harry Rochat etching press
Large thermostat-controlled heat plate
19" x 23" Hunter Penrose stereotype proofing press (relief)
A4 'Little Thumper' Ironbridge etching/relief press
2 x Adana 8" x 5" letterpresses
Book press
Drying racks
Ferric chloride and copper sulphate etching baths
Caligo Safe Wash Etching inks
Caligo Safe Wash Relief inks
Water-based block printing inks
Lawrence durathene rollers
Palete knives, etching and relief tools
A1 Rotatrim Technical Guillotine
Vintage Rotaprint Guillotine
Letterpress type, furniture and spacing
We also stock basic printmaking materials to buy:
Somerset Satin 300gsm paper
Fabriano Unica 240gsm paper
Recycled coffee cup cartridge paper
Newsprint
Tracing paper
Acid-free tissue
Carbon paper
Copper
Zinc
Aluminium
Drypoint plastic
Lino - traditional and softcut
Linden Print Studio is committed to supporting sustainable art practices.
Good practice in the studio:
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Water-washable linseed/soy-oil based inks
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Recyclable plastic for drypoint
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Vegetable-oil based cleaner
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Upcycling mountcard
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Recycled paper for printmaking
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Recycled paper for teaching resources
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Making paper from offcuts/scraps
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Wash and re-use rags and scrim
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Non-toxic etching using copper sulphate/ferric chloride
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Vintage equipment – relief, intaglio and letterpress presses, guilllotine, lead type
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Recycling bins for plastic and paper
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Paper-based and biodegradeable adhesive tapes
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Low-energy lightbulbs
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Insulated wallls and flooring and off-peak underfloor heating
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Minimise travel and fuel consumption
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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).
And here's how you can be more sustainable as an artist:
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Use printmaking suppliers who don’t sell poor-quality equipment and materials (to avoid production waste)
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Use materials that are locally sourced, use low-carbon production processes, and are long-lasting. Use offcuts, post-industry waste. Don't buy from Amazon or Temu.
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Buy second-hand and refurbish, borrow or share equipment rather than purchasing new
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Explore processes that do not involve toxic or environmentally damaging chemicals and single-use materials
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Support and connect with community organisations and local businesses that have a sustainable ethos
Residencies
The Studio is open for residency applications for periods of up to two weeks. Residents will have daytime access to the print studio (8am-9.30pm) during the residency, but there may be other people using the studio/classes running and therefore a degree of flexibility will be required. Applications from LGBTQ+, neurodiverse people and people with health conditions or impairments are welcome. Material costs are not included in the residency fee. Residency holders are welcome to bring their own materials, as long as they are suitable for printing.
To find out more, contact us.
Vega Brennan
Vega, who runs the Studio, has over 20 years' experience working with prints, teaching art and printmaking. She has MAs in the History of Printmaking (London) and Fine Art and Education (Northumbria). She worked at Tate Britain’s Print Study Room, Leeds City Art Gallery and West Yorkshire Print Studio (formerly Eastthorpe Visual Arts). She is a founder-member of Cumbria Printmakers and in 2009 she set up Cumbria Art Educators, a network for artist educators and art teachers. She lectures on the PGCE course at the University of Cumbria, specialising in Art and Design education.
You can see her work at vegabrennanartist.com