Papercuts

This design -- or at least one quarter of it -- was orginally developed for a screenprinting class I took with Palmarin Merges. I cut a simple stencil out of Contact Paper and then attempted to print it in multiple colors. I also printed it in black and then scanned it into Adobe Illustrator and put it into a pattern. It now looks sort of like a fancy papercut. But it's nothing like the fabulous papercuts of the Englishman, Rob Ryan. Best thing about his papercuts? They come with heartfelt, lovely sentiments expressed in prose. You can see some of his work in his Etsy store and also on his blog which, provides a peak into his studio and his various commercial endeavors.

Akua Kolor Monoprints 8" x 10"

Here are a couple of monoprints that I did at the end of a series of studio sessions with Lynn Thomas, a very talented musician and artist, who I first took a continuing ed class from through PNCA. Lynn also teaches music to children, through elementary school programs and privately. We used Akua Kolor waterbased inks in Lynn's classes. They're made with honey and stay moist and "active" on the plexiglass plates for weeks -- literally -- which is great for printmaking.

Small prints from a rainy day.

And now -- a lesson in patterns....

Let's face it, the wasps have us beat hands down on pattern making! Perfect hexagons. (Of course, on the other hand...their repertoire is a bit limited!

Spoonflower and PhotoShop Patterns

Last week, Cata sent me a link to Spoonflower, an on demand fabric printer. Well, one thing led to another, and thanks to Spoonflower's extremely user-friendly website, I learned enough PhotoShop tips to get me rolling. When not fussing with PhotoShop, I was at my table making little monoprints. I made 30 or so, three of which are below. All in all, a very productive weekend!

Another beautiful weekend at the 'ville.

Had some fun with relief prints this weekend and, as always, was amazed by the beauty of our natural world.

Palette Shift -- Foxglove and nasturtium

A funny thing happened on the way to the forum...

....I painted out a good portion of my painting of the rings and rectangular cube! I'll have to stew on this one for awhile before I make my next move. (It's not nearly as grey as it appears in this photo.)