I used to work in Birmingham's jewellery quarter, but I can work anywhere. I've taken over a room in my mother's house now. I just need my microscope, a lamp and a box of small tools. I start by coating by coating my steel die or copperplate with an acid-resist solution called Janes' Etching Ground, then I begin scratching out the design with a sharp needle. I pour acid into the strokes to soften the surface, moving away any sediment with a pigeon's feather, then use my tools to give them depth. The deeper the cut, the higher the final emboss. You can't beat the feeling of running your finger over ink on smooth paper.
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