6th Sense

My kitten helped me photograph the work... Thanks, Keeper!

I got confused about the due date on this one... but better late than never, as I always say! ;)

Gallery

This is a sampling of the prints I made during the class. Thanks, Mary Gwyn for taking the picture. Thanks everyone for a great class!

Sixth Sense

For this print, I used a process I was successful with during the class in which I would only work on a small part of the plate at a time making tiny collages, then connecting them all to make one composition. Then I covered the whole plate with packing tape. I was very disappointed though because the print did not come out as good as the plate looked. I don't think I was able to make the appropriate amount of force for the print to come out the way I wanted.

Sixth Sense

"Sixth Sense" - Homework assignment.

Sound

This is quite possibly my favorite print of all that I made last week. This and the collaborative one with Mike's image from the touch portion of the class. I've entered them both into the University of Tampa's Alumni exhibit.

It Came to Me in a Dream

The Tibetan Bowls have a hold on me and they won't let go! I dreamt this last night: There was the bluest water with coppery bowls floating on top of it and a beautiful sound that reached the sky in bright yellow circular motions. The entire image was framed by black arches. I scribbled into a notebook as soon as I woke up so that I wouldn't forget about it before I had the chance to create it on paper. I used pastiboard, corrugated cardboard, masking tape, whinzy white paper (from my fav art supply store in St. Pete),BKF Reeves paper, water soluble block-printing ink, Gamblin black relief ink. I felt the first image didn't have enough black ink, so on the second image I didn't wipe away as much of the ink. The result was too much black ink. The final print is really just a ghost from the second image, but I like it the best. I've learned that

it's really hard to get the image you want without the use of a press and that it's also easier to work as a team. I'm saving the plate. If I ever get the opportunity to use a press I will pull this print again and hopefully get closer to the desired effect I want.

Sixth Sense - The Vortex

Here is my final homework assignment titled "The Vortex".