Thursday, October 4, 2012

2nd Sample set

I'm learning so much and having fun too. These are a sampling of second day in the studio where I focused on more block printing, stencils and using a gelatin plate. The dark cloth above has a faint row of prints and I have since printed two more times. The leaves on the left are mint leaves printed and the little circles below are from a plastic stencil. I'm taking notes as I work so fast and can hardly remember if I painted dark over light, light over dark or light over light??? Plenty of muddy pieces too which probably is the result of cutting corners and avoiding complex instructions. I see where David Smith is carrying a "Gelli" printing plate but I prefer making my own as I can control the size. It is easy to mix up and recipes are all over the Internet .I plan on a few more days printing with a gelatin plate and then I will try silk screen. How I put these pieces together is my 'real' challenge as I don't want to create a quilt and yet I do want to do some sewing.  I'm also keeping my journal and researching some areas in biblical archeology...fascinating what has survived.

We finally had two days of scorching heat and then this morning the misty fog rolled in...we might get a couple more days of heat before Halloween but fall is definitely here.

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  1. simply stunning... and fall is here too, I need to get all the green tomatoes out of the garden before it frosts... happy autumn

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  2. many ann, I'm enchanted with your new exploration!! these samples are just gorgeous - will be watching with great anticipation - art on girl! xo

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  3. Thank you Caterina, Fall and winter have a very different energy. Preparing for the first frost, gathering and closing the garden...Thank goodness for beach memories!

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  4. Jeane, Thank you for your great word...'enchanted'... gives me courage in this maize of new prints and exploration! May we both have super art making months ahead!

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  5. Mary Ann, These are wonderful. Looking forward to seeing more!

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    1. Thank you Chris, I'm excited about silk screen...new to me.

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  6. How beautiful! And how fun to explore new techniques! Let me know if you want to play together with silk screen. I've dabbled and have some tools - plus Dennis is a wealth of info!

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  7. Thank you...lots of potential?! Silk screen is down the road a bit but should be interesting.

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  8. Fabulous Maryanne... must pin this!

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