I’ve been meaning to write a post about one of the simplest printmaking techniques I know for a while (it’s the same technique I used in my first 52 Weeks of Printmaking print). It’s a technique I learned from a class I took with Susan Schwake, and it’s my go-to method when I want to […]
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Week 4: rubber block print on linen. After futzing around, indecisive about what I was going to do for this week’s print, I started to sketch the Diana Fayt vase that I keep in my studio, and liked the image. Then I realized that the sketch was larger than any of the blocks I had
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Week 3: Rubber block print on paper. You can’t tell from the photos, but the top item measures 12.5″ x 19″ and the block measures 4″. I’d like to revisit this design as a two-color print. The material for this block is called “Speedy-Cut” from Speedball. It’s the easiest block material to carve I’ve used
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Week 2: Linocut on paper. And since some of you had requested an image of the block, here you go. I’d forgotten how much harder this medium is than screenprinting.
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