MAKE IT WORK! If I had my own Tim Gunn, he tell me that over and over until I became a production machine. This semester has been the semester of bad prints and mishaps, but I’m going to make it work! I will! I need to push myself to my breaking point and beyond.
This particular print was already a mess to work with, but I didn’t like how the proofs were looking. Neither did my mentor, but at least I got some suggestions on how to steer it in a better direction. There’s only so much you can do with a relief print, but I think collage helps.
Guh, all these photos are horrible quality. My fault.
While this is still in progress, it’s improved leaps and bounds past the previous composition. Plus it’s got MULTIPLE FACES. Super creepy. I don’t know if it’s noticeable in these pictures, but I was able to get a bubbly texture on the relief by applying PVA glue on top (look for it in the sweater and stalagmites). I did this technique on the last relief print as well. It seems to work better when the linoleum is mounted on wood. I notice it starts to give in to the press when I was printing this block. Sorry, printmaking talk that’s probably foreign to a lot of the readers. Will try to avoid that.
I’ve been working on a book as well. Here’s a sneak peek:
It’ll be an accordion fold. I was finish it for class today. I’ll blog the photos of it later this week.
-Megan
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