february 2010
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For some weeks I have the occasion to stay in the Belgian Frans Masereel Centrum near Antwerp.
They provide good facilities for silkscreen, letterpress, lithography and etching where I’m working. I didn’t know anything about etching when I came here, and the first week I just struggled to learn the basics of aquaforte and aquatint. Etching really is a science and a world in itself. Now I already feel more comfortable, thanks to the instructors and my neighbour in the atelier, and I’m working on my first two images.
It’s surprisingly international artists in residence here, there’s people from New Zealand, Paris, London, Romania and Belgium at the moment. Each artist has his own bungalow, and there’s 3 extra beds for guests. Maybe next year, this could be interesting for some of us to come together?
Best regards from Kasterlee!
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