Well, well, well. I'm back! I needed to take a break from the blog unfortunately, to help put on the most amazing print-related event in Austin's history (I'm guessing this anyway), PrintAustin. The older I get the more I try and keep my family time sacred, and even though I cut into it somewhat with PrintAustin, something had to give and it was the blog. I can only do so much.
I did get back into the studio last week and it felt great! I accidentally left the plate at home that was I planning to work on, so I made due and put something together in an impromptu sorta fashion. It felt pretty good to do that since my work is otherwise very tight and controlled.
The first thing I did was bevel my plate (I'm using Sintra), then scuff it up on the concrete floor to get incidental marks by kicking it and stomping on it.
Then I cut circles out of clear contact paper and started sticking them down on my plate
resembling another print I did on Archimedes' computer.
It was great not needing to worry about sealing the plate with a coat of PVA, which is what I normally need to do when using collage materials.
Next, I printed. I made several variations but this one looked the best. I think the first 4 prints were a warm-up since it's been so long since I printed.
I hope to be back printing and posting with more frequency as the weeks roll on.
I did get back into the studio last week and it felt great! I accidentally left the plate at home that was I planning to work on, so I made due and put something together in an impromptu sorta fashion. It felt pretty good to do that since my work is otherwise very tight and controlled.
The first thing I did was bevel my plate (I'm using Sintra), then scuff it up on the concrete floor to get incidental marks by kicking it and stomping on it.
Then I cut circles out of clear contact paper and started sticking them down on my plate
resembling another print I did on Archimedes' computer.
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| Inspiration |
It was great not needing to worry about sealing the plate with a coat of PVA, which is what I normally need to do when using collage materials.
Next, I printed. I made several variations but this one looked the best. I think the first 4 prints were a warm-up since it's been so long since I printed.
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| paper size, 30 x 22" |
2 comments:
Print Austin was beautiful. Thanks for making Georgetown part of this great show.
Thanks Pat! We loved having Georgetown part of it and hope for a repeat in 2015!
I had a blog reader ask about the cutter that I used. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Martha-Stewart-Crafts-Simple-Circle/dp/B002BTUHBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393962279&sr=8-1&keywords=circle+cutter+martha+stewart
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