Last woodblock-printing class today, last in the current series that is; more are coming up next term, including one that combines printing with book making ... but it's on Monday evenings, those dark winter Monday evenings... Anyway I shall set aside Weds mornings for continuing with the printing, till xmas. It's rather addictive - I love to do the cutting, and might do just one more ... so many are already on hand. There are all sorts of combinations I want to try, but they do take a while to print.... which is part of the pleasure of the process. Perhaps I can find a way to be more systematic in terms of what to combine; or focussed in terms of what the desired outcome might be.
Yesterday evening I sorted out papers and prints, in whatever stages, and tried to think about what to concentrate on.
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| "Double" sheets printed from quickly-cut mdf - it's already showing signs of wear |
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| Getting a glimpse of what the layering might look like |
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| Categorising what's been done so far |
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| Here's the one I prepared earlier - the diptych bound into a book |
The cut blocks retain, but don't transfer, the colours of previous printings -
Carol showed us how to stretch a dampened print by taping it to plexiglas/perspex, then rubbing the tape to remove possible air bubbles -
Once the paper is dry the tape is removed in a practised motion -
This is the mirror image of the one that looks green, above -
I printed both versions, and then got very confused about which one got the dots, and which way round the paper went! -
The green ones had been printed last week, but show the combination of various blocks; the others were printed this week, and are on their way to becoming "diptych books" - what about the covers... and what about colours, next time ...
To finish, a chance to look at everyone's work -
... and the other end of the table -
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