Tag Archives: techniques

Pour Like Mad

Social media seems to be a part of our everyday lives these days. It brings some good and bad things to our phone and desktop In this case, it was something good. I stumbled across acrylic pouring one day as I was doing some mindless surfing. I have been watching all the acrylic artists outContinueContinue reading “Pour Like Mad”

Dragonfly Exposure

Onto the photo emulsion project. For this project we had to do a design with at least two photo emulsion exposures. I decided on a dragonfly theme for this project. I wanted to project to have multiple design elements. The dragonflies would be the primary elements but I also wanted to work with layering, incorporatingContinueContinue reading “Dragonfly Exposure”

Here Goes Nothing!….

“Here goes nothing” seems to be my catch phrase in class recently. It seems that my current print project has been full of wrong turns and lackluster attempts to get my desired affects. I am learning that printmaking can be challenging and you can’t alway predict the results but when it works….BAM… it’s worth everyContinueContinue reading “Here Goes Nothing!….”

Screenprinting: Experimenting With Screen Filler and Drawing Fluid

The next screen printing project was right up my alley. The theme for this project was experimentation. It is always so invigorating but frustrating to the creative process when you are experimenting with techniques and materials. The project required using screen filler and/or drawing fluid to create a print. Paper or acetate stencils could alsoContinueContinue reading “Screenprinting: Experimenting With Screen Filler and Drawing Fluid”

Printing Again…

It has been a while, how easy time slips away from you. Back in the printing class since the end of August and here we are almost at the end of October. I took a good break over the summer got some art workshops in, took an amazing trip to Greece an Italy. An art loversContinueContinue reading “Printing Again…”

Let’s Play with India Ink!

Great time this past weekend with family. Good times being together. Christmas and celebrated Dad’s  75th birthday. All in all it was a great long weekend. It is getting to be the time of year where I like to reflect on the triumphs and challenges from the last year. A time to do some introspective on where IContinueContinue reading “Let’s Play with India Ink!”

Ink Wash Experimenting

  Today I took some time to play around a little bit. It started out as a project but it ended up more of a play session than anything. Play time seems to be when my soul sings. I was go entranced with my playtime that I burned my lunch. All in the name ofContinueContinue reading “Ink Wash Experimenting”