My printmaking class ended a couple of weeks ago, but I made the most of my final days of studio access and cranked out some good stuff.
The two images below are collographs, made by carving into a shellacked piece of cardboard, rubbing ink into the carved areas, then running it through the press.
My next focus was on paper lithography, using some of my photos of Paris to make prints. I spent a few hours wrestling with this process one night in the studio, and still don’t feel like I got it right, but are some nuggets of quality in here…
I also put together several graphic monoprints that I was pretty happy with – a couple of them are being given as gifts, so for the sake of not ruining any surprises, I’ll post pics of those once they’ve been unwrapped.
In short, this class was amazing – I now see printmaking potential in all kinds of random things, from tangled netting to old photos to sketches I did 4 years ago. I’m in the midst of figuring out how I’ll get back into the studio sometime soon – can’t let all that potential go to waste!