This has been a wonderful day so far! The sun is shining and I found out that this piece that I entered in the Cloth Paper Scissors "All Buttoned Up" contest has made it to the finals. It may not make it into the magazine, but just making it to the finals is an honor.
Then I had my printmaking class and our work is going to be displayed in our local gallery. Yay! To top it all off, I received the most fabulous collection of artist trading cards made by Mrs Milner's graphic design class as a thank-you for my skype demo!! Each card is a wonderful work of art! Thank-you so much!!! to all Mrs. Milners students!!! You guys have so much talent!!!!! I should probably go and buy a lottery ticket now, but I don't believe in lotteries...but if I did, I would! I hope everyone else is having a good day too!
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For the last two sessions of my printmaking class we have been working with a technique called "drypoint". This involves scratching a plate, in this case aluminum, with a needle and then inking it with Carbonnel etching ink and running it through a press. Our teacher gave us some little 4 by 4 inch pieces of aluminum to practice scratching on. I did a pear, then carried on with a teapot, teacup, cherries and more random doodles. I was totally amazed when we printed it. Had I been thinking about drawing something perfectly for a series of prints, I could never have gotten this whimsical atmosphere. I love how the printing technique produces an aged and weathered look.
I'll probably be putting some of my prints in my shop, but for now they are too new. I haven't numbered them or signed them yet. Maybe when they're a little older I'll let them go out into the world. |
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