North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths


Rollerprinting from Photocopies: an Acid-Free Approach

Taught by Lillian Jones

Feb 14, 2009 from 10am-4pm at The ArtCenter in Carrboro.

Cost: $85 for members (you must be a member to participate).  Add $20 to your fee to join NCSG.

Rollerprinting is a new technique that allows you to print an image directly into metal from a photocopy. No acid, no etching, just polymer clay, grit, and a rolling mill. You can go from image to metal in twenty minutes. We will make our own custom sandpapers, print the images into silver and opper, and also print an image onto a harder metal, such as brass or nickel silver, to create a plate that prints copper or silver. This technique is an adaptation of Celie Fago's polymer clay technique, changed to work with sheet metal. It is easy, flexible, and very useful. $10 material fee.