Opps the days are slipping by. Well I took several of my prints that I would say are less than perfect and glued them into a 5″ x 7″ book. This is what I did:
Chose a stack of prints
Glued prints back to a back with a glue stick
Stack them in my preferred order
Clamp them together
Liberally apply glue to the left edge, let dry and repeat
Add a thin strip of rice paper to the edge with glue.
The idea is to get as much glue in there as possible with out gluing the inside of the pages together. Now I can add text, collage and doodles.
painted monotype on glycerin plate by linda germain
Today I used the createx monotype inks on the glycerin plate and just experimented with brushes and brush marks. I like to approach learning with a sense of exploration. I like to
see what happens,
see what is possible,
see what I like,
see what the tools do.
This way I can learn to use the right brush for the intended mark. I tried wide brushes, narrow brushes, soft brushes and bristle brushes. I added the strong black line after the print was pulled.
I used my little printmaking travel kit while I was up at Haystack Mountain schools of Crafts for pre-session clean up. It was fun to work with limited space and resources. Of course I gathered some found object stencils and stamping tools while I was walking the trails or passing the recycle bin. So I share with you 5 prints from the last 5 days.
Monotype prints pulled on the road – Linda Germain
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travel printmaking kit for monotype printing on the road linda germain
I have been making a print a day in May as I promised at the beginning of the month. I was away from internet access for the last few days. So I will do a little catch up here.
Make a printmaking travel kit
First I made a travel kit of printmaking supplies that included my glycerin printing plate and it all fit in a cigar box. The glycerin and gelatin plate is much studier than the plate made with gelatin alone. It can withstand the rigors of traveling. I included all the basics:
a few stencils
paper and a small book for holding stencils and for printing on
Little spray bottle
3 inks
a brayer
scissors and a pencil
a few stamping tools
Small glycerin plate, 2 plexi glass pates in a zip lock bag – linda germain
I cut a glycerin plate in half and put a small piece of plexi glass on the top and bottom and slipped them into a zip lock bag. It worked great. I did not even clean the palette when I headed home and got this abstract print today.
It was nice to work with limitations. I think I learn more and push the boundaries of what is possible when I have limits. I will share more prints tomorrow.
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Today I used my favorite colors black and blue and orange. I use some canson mixed Mixed media paper. I worked up sections of the paper at a time.
It is the fine detail that can be obtained with the glycerin plate and gentle hand pressure that makes this a process that I love, and want to share with others.
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