A print off the old wood-block Ah yes, art world jargon. To the
uninitiated, it really can be quite confuddling. Like golf. What
little birdies and great eagles have to do with hitting a few
balls some of us will never know. But finding out about original
prints, editions and reproductions? Now that we can do! Not only
are original prints affordable, they are some of the best pieces
money can buy. So you just sit back and put your feet up while
we demystify the enigmas surrounding printmaking. An original
print is an artwork that has been created and hand printed by
the artist from a plate, block, stone, or stencil, which has
also been handmade to produce the desired image. Producing an
original print can take numerous forms: there is the
screenprint, as popularised by Pop Art progenitor Andy Warhol;
woodblocks, like those of Albrecht Dürer; William Blake’s relief
etchings; stone lithography; engraving; monoprinting; and
collagraphs. Just as a painter can choose between oil paint and
watercolour, the artist-p