Outputs (5)

On & off. Shadow & light – The essence of printmaking (2025)
Exhibition / Performance

On and off, shadow and light. These are the essentials of every image. All prints are binary because ink is either on or off the paper. Our brains create the images. As printmakers and artists, we can only hope that we have given the audience enough... Read More about On & off. Shadow & light – The essence of printmaking.

The ink that glows (2025)
Journal Article

This article for the journal of the Society of Wood Engravers, documents the initial findings of my research into oil-based glazes and the potential for them to be combined with traditional wood engraving. The article is a slightly more in-depth and... Read More about The ink that glows.

Hera (2024)
Physical Artefact

This print is the first major wood engraving from Ben Goodman's current project, which is investigating the feasability of printing 'glazes' with traditional wood engraving. 'Hera' consists of 12 layers of ink, 9 of which are 'glazes'.

Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England (2023)
Exhibition / Performance

The exhibition by printmaking staff at the University of the West of England has become an annual event. At the end of the last exhibition the next one seems far away. But time flies and suddenly March is very near again, and panic begins. The theme... Read More about Near and far: An exhibition of artworks made by the printmaking staff at the University of the West of England.

First Impressions (2022)
Exhibition / Performance

Curated by Professor Helen Smith - Thin Ice Press, University of York: First Impressions takes a fresh look at printing, asking what goes before, or lies behind, a finished print. The exhibition uncovers the hidden stories and histories of the relief... Read More about First Impressions.