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Little life-lines
As well as printing this week I decided to try something a bit new. I wanted to move away from the dwelling motif and focus more on the concept of survival and life’s struggles and a person’s basic needs (physical and emotional) so I’ve started making little bundles from scraps of paper that are to resemble ‘survival’ or ‘rescue’ packages.
Day 19, 27 June: Rescue packs or life-lines
They are made from paper and gesso with words spray painted on to them. On Friday I played around with different ways of displaying them. I thought about having one inside each tipi or hanging them from strings.
Day 21
Day 21
Day 21:The window
After talking with both Joanne and Jane they gave me some ideas on making some type of parachutes for them. I’ve thought about using umbrellas or possibly casting them.
Day 21: sketch idea for ‘parachute & rescue pack’
Day 21: sketch idea for ‘rescue parachute’
Week 7, Day 19: Wednesday 27 June
I did a lot of printing this week which felt good. On Thursday I had my first day in Blackstack Print workshop. It’s a brilliant workshop, getting off to a great start. I’d a bit of hassle moving all my printing materials down there (steel plates are heavy!) but once I was set up it was well worth it! I mostly experimented with printing different colours and layers to get ideas for the next plates to make. Below are some of the trial proofs I made.
Day 19, Wed 27 June: Etched steel plate
Monoprint, etching and relief (hand written elements)
Day 20, 28th June: Trial proofs
Collograph and relief: An older print from a couple of weeks back that I think I will re-work.
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