Inspiration and Color 1

INSPIRATION


Inspiration comes from many sources. This week I was inspired by Maria Fernandez, who teaches art to 6th graders. How lucky those kids are! She shared the 3 color reduction linocuts (easy cut) her class completed. Each student had one 3" x 3" piece of linoleum and printed it 4 times to get the kaleidoscope effect. They had to print their 3 colors from the same piece of lino on colored paper, which shows as a 4th color. They pulled editions of 3, one for the teacher and 2 for them. She said they love printmaking!

PRINTED COLOR 1

I am happy to be back in the studio and finally printing the two prints I mentioned last post. The little one, whose title may be Under the Radar (UTR) will be 10 x 8 inches. I am printing from a 12 x 9 inch piece of linoleum which allows bleed prints more easily (printing all the way to the edges.) The bigger one for the Naughty, Taboo, Just Plain Wrong (NTJPW) print exchange will be 11 x 14 inches and I am working from a 12 x 18 inch piece of lino. The bottom and two sides will be bleed prints and I will collage a solarplate etching on the top 3 inches after the linocut is finished. Taping off the top gives me a nice clean line and keeps it clean for the etching.

So after printing Color 1 on Wednesday and Friday, here is my result. Of course I just noticed that in the photo NTJPW is upside down. It IS correct on the paper. Both prints have swimmer images. The next layer will reveal a little more of the body...