Moth Print 1

Like Sue I am just back from hols. This time another inspiring visit to a favourite city Amsterdam. Time is short this week so just a simple moth design to try a few print techniques.

Some initial sketches to sort out a design that will be quick and versatile. 





A few further thoughts and starting to cut the base plate.

Chris the Frog

My Easton group had a wonderful day on Friday tackling a woodblock print. Their results were excellent, some even managing two colours which is some going for just a few hours.



A few stage one prints from the class.
Chris the FrogI had printed up a few variations of the Frog as a demo using the same very basic materials we would be using in the class, a spoon, a baren, computer paper, tissue paper, some cheap Japanese rice paper and basic acrylic printing inks.



The first plate.



Various combinations of paper and inking.



The frog is called Chris because I had unwittingly cut a rather nice letter C in one of the spots.. it seemed fitting..



In the garden there are still many tiny froglets around the pond fringes Mowing is a nightmare and very very slow. I have to carefully pat the grass to alert them and help the very tiniest ones to get to safety. The long grass must seem mountainous to them.. I rather know how they feel.



Here is one on the very tip of my grubby fingers.. I am wondering how they will survive the winter.

Frog colour roughs and plate 1

This is a quick frog woodcut I made for a demo at Easton.  



A few colour roughs to think about two colours.


 

I cut the block to the accompaniment of frogs singing from the herb bed..



Wood block plate 1.. A4