Inspired by a piece of wire

I found this piece of coated copper wire on the studio floor and liked how easy it was to bend into gentle shapes.

wire to make foam relief plates

The wire was easy to shape into spirals and wiggly lines. I used some recycled foam produce trays to make a few relief plates.

foam relief plates for printing

It is easy to press the wire shape into the foam with a little foot pressure. And before I knew it I had a stack of prints.

foam plate relief print by linda germain

It is fun to be in the studio experimenting with tools and making prints. It is a gift of time and discovery that is essential to the creative process.

Hope you get time to try it!

If you are interested in my other tools for foam plate relief printing, then read more in this blog post.