I no longer update this blog. I only use it to test various issues for my clients who predominately use blogger. I rarely if ever do any printmaking, but I do have some future projects in mind. I mainly blog regarding quilting here:
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ciao
Jenn
Monday, August 1, 2011
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Buttons for a blog
Hi Linda
Here are a couple of versions tell me if you hate it and we'll have another go. :)
version 1
version 2 - brighter text
Version 3
Here are a couple of versions tell me if you hate it and we'll have another go. :)
version 1
version 2 - brighter text
Version 3
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Already June
I haven't updated this in ages. I have a bit to put up and will in the next week or so. Haven't had access to the scanner for the last few months.
I was chatting to a study buddy who has to do some haikus and that started me on an example for her. The theme: detergent.
I was chatting to a study buddy who has to do some haikus and that started me on an example for her. The theme: detergent.
Omo matic aquatic hued box
hoist the hills, russet leaves, wet, glistening
autumn, soon winter chilled air
hoist the hills, russet leaves, wet, glistening
autumn, soon winter chilled air
Well thats my June haiku, disregarding the actual requirements of a haiku.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Dyeing Fabric & Paper
I've decided to experiment with fabric & paper using food dye, tea & coffee. Next class we're supposed to create some sort of piece using fabrics so I thought I'll have a go playing with the dyes as well.
I used simple food dyes as well as a tea dye and got some really bright colours.
While drying some muslin got bumped off the drying rack with some of the
wadding, tea got spilled on it and the image above is the result.
The dyes, non colour fast, ran. A happy accident
They should be quite bright, I expect. The following are some sketches I made in the first class of some ideas that popped into my head for this particular class.
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I used simple food dyes as well as a tea dye and got some really bright colours.
While drying some muslin got bumped off the drying rack with some of the
wadding, tea got spilled on it and the image above is the result.
The dyes, non colour fast, ran. A happy accident
They should be quite bright, I expect. The following are some sketches I made in the first class of some ideas that popped into my head for this particular class.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Paper Textiles & Surrealism
We continued on today with similar work to last week as well as venturing into some Magritte style paper collage. Not really my thing and I couldn't seem to get my head into in.
This image (above) is some paper weaving.
I used some scraps of paper from printing making when we made books a year ago.
Never throw out scraps as they always come in handy.
And this is my Magritte style piece, but as I said, not really my thing.
Ah well, I'll look for some inspiration for next week as were doing fabric collage & sewing. I might do some dyeing of muslin using tea & coffee for golds and browns and perhaps some cochineal and raspberry tea for crimsons & reds.
This image (above) is some paper weaving.I used some scraps of paper from printing making when we made books a year ago.
Never throw out scraps as they always come in handy.
And this is my Magritte style piece, but as I said, not really my thing.Ah well, I'll look for some inspiration for next week as were doing fabric collage & sewing. I might do some dyeing of muslin using tea & coffee for golds and browns and perhaps some cochineal and raspberry tea for crimsons & reds.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
2008 and a new subject in art - Textiles
Well yesterday I attended the first class of textiles. I've decided to only do one unit of art this semester as I'm already doing three units for my uni degree.
The first half of the semester we will be concentrating on paper-based textiles. With fabric-based textiles, probably 3-D fabric sculpture being studied in the second half.
The first half of the semester we will be concentrating on paper-based textiles. With fabric-based textiles, probably 3-D fabric sculpture being studied in the second half.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Good bye 2007, Hello 2008
Well I haven't updated in forever. Will update this in the next two weeks to get ready for 2008. I've been soo busy with my IT studies etc that I just haven't kept this art blog up-to-date.
I only did printmaking this last semester. But we finally got a press. OMG were we all excited. Anyway I'll need to scan & photo all my new prints & etchings.
I only did printmaking this last semester. But we finally got a press. OMG were we all excited. Anyway I'll need to scan & photo all my new prints & etchings.
Friday, June 15, 2007
My post from Ralf's place
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Excursion to Melbourne & NGV
On Friday 6 students and one of the teachers went on excursion to Melbourne. We visited the Ian Potter Gallery.
There we saw several exhibitions while there.
Next we went to NGV International.
Some of the works in the exhibition can be found here (prints) and here (books).
And lastly a couple of the girls and I went to a fabulous Japanese fabric & quilting shop called Kimono Hous
And finally home on the train.
There we saw several exhibitions while there.
Next we went to NGV International.
- Sneakers - Classics to customs
- Imaginery Prisons - G B Piranesi & Vik Muniz
- Great Exhibitions - The world fairs 1851 - 1937
Some of the works in the exhibition can be found here (prints) and here (books).
And lastly a couple of the girls and I went to a fabulous Japanese fabric & quilting shop called Kimono Hous
And finally home on the train.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Printing at home on Mother's Day
It was quiet and calm on Mother's Day at my house and I spent most of the afternoon experimenting with my AquaLina printing inks. I have discovered that they aren't ideal for creating "Artists books" using the rollings method. I think they may need the pressure of a press to be particularly good. However I did spend some time playing with colours etc and not having the distraction and stress of trying to share space with other people.
This is a print using my AquaLine inks. This is the best print so far, in my opinion. Printed 2 days after the previous prints, you can see how the black oil based ink has come through, even though the block was washed fairly throughly. With the marks from the simple barren I have used, and a colour I mixed up and on a very lightweight Japanese paper, I am very pleased with this print.
I went on to do some rolling using various items such as this lino block a couple of collographs and some leaves and even oats.
This is a rolling of the above lino block (obviously). What many of these rollings made apparent for me was the need for a bigger roller. I only have the basic 6" soft speedball roller. My son, who turned 16 this week really likes this particular print however. He creates a lot of his own artwork with stencils. I think he likes the stencil like quality of this.
This print has given me an idea for a major painting work, probably using stencils. I need to get him to pose in the same way.
A simple rolling of leaves on a stem.
The same leaves with oats scattered around.
The collograph was rolled 1st and then I removed the collograph & went over it with the oats.
The following prints were made from two collographs I created as backgrounds. I was hoping to use the press at Helen's to experiment with them but it simply wasn't possible. I did a quick drawing of some tree shapes and then peeled away the tree shapes from the cardboard. I used the tree shapes and glued them on to some other cardboard and coated them both with shellac.
This print in two colours is from the block that was carved, obviously. I did the same block only moved very slightly.
This print in two colours if from both blocks. The first block was printed in the blue and the raised block in purple.
In this print I reversed the colours and which block was printed first. I like that I am learning all sorts of things by experimenting like this. It is giving me ideas that I would like to visit in the not too distant future. I am thinking of doing printmaking with Curtin through OUA in the next SP.
My experiments aren't great art but I am learning and thats what I'm enjoying.
And now that I've caught up on my printmaking I need to start on some of my other subjects like Sculpture - assemblage. Bleurg!
This is a print using my AquaLine inks. This is the best print so far, in my opinion. Printed 2 days after the previous prints, you can see how the black oil based ink has come through, even though the block was washed fairly throughly. With the marks from the simple barren I have used, and a colour I mixed up and on a very lightweight Japanese paper, I am very pleased with this print.
I went on to do some rolling using various items such as this lino block a couple of collographs and some leaves and even oats.
This is a rolling of the above lino block (obviously). What many of these rollings made apparent for me was the need for a bigger roller. I only have the basic 6" soft speedball roller. My son, who turned 16 this week really likes this particular print however. He creates a lot of his own artwork with stencils. I think he likes the stencil like quality of this.
This print has given me an idea for a major painting work, probably using stencils. I need to get him to pose in the same way.
A simple rolling of leaves on a stem.
The same leaves with oats scattered around.
The collograph was rolled 1st and then I removed the collograph & went over it with the oats.
The following prints were made from two collographs I created as backgrounds. I was hoping to use the press at Helen's to experiment with them but it simply wasn't possible. I did a quick drawing of some tree shapes and then peeled away the tree shapes from the cardboard. I used the tree shapes and glued them on to some other cardboard and coated them both with shellac.
This print in two colours is from the block that was carved, obviously. I did the same block only moved very slightly.
This print in two colours if from both blocks. The first block was printed in the blue and the raised block in purple.
In this print I reversed the colours and which block was printed first. I like that I am learning all sorts of things by experimenting like this. It is giving me ideas that I would like to visit in the not too distant future. I am thinking of doing printmaking with Curtin through OUA in the next SP.
My experiments aren't great art but I am learning and thats what I'm enjoying.
And now that I've caught up on my printmaking I need to start on some of my other subjects like Sculpture - assemblage. Bleurg!
Printing at Helen's cont.
As part of another subject focusing on "the design process" we were required to create a portrait for a lino block. In a previous entry I showed some ideas, as well as stages in carving the lino block. Well here is the finished piece.
This is the very first quick print to give me an idea of how the carving was going. It's printed on some old cartridge paper.
Many people liked the marks on the face but personally I didn't, and so decided to clean up the face a little.
This is the next print, after looking at some of the carving marks on the checks etc. This time I ensured that the lino was properly inked. It was printed on the same type of cartridge paper.
This was quickly printed on some Ikea wrapping paper. You can see both leaves and flower petals. I like the colour and texture that it provides.
This is the very first quick print to give me an idea of how the carving was going. It's printed on some old cartridge paper.
Many people liked the marks on the face but personally I didn't, and so decided to clean up the face a little.
This is the next print, after looking at some of the carving marks on the checks etc. This time I ensured that the lino was properly inked. It was printed on the same type of cartridge paper.
This was quickly printed on some Ikea wrapping paper. You can see both leaves and flower petals. I like the colour and texture that it provides.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Printing in Helen's studio
Well most of us turned up at Helen's studio among the trees, which is just beautiful. It's an old mud brick studio with lovely arched lead light windows.
I was almost an hour late and several students were well and truly into some intaglio printing on waxed milk cartoon and perspex. One of the other students did a lovely little design using the top part of the carton utilising the folds where the spout is. Very clever and it produced a lovely print. Later on one of the girls did a dry point etching, of a flower, on the perspex. It produced a lovely print as well.
I was almost an hour late and several students were well and truly into some intaglio printing on waxed milk cartoon and perspex. One of the other students did a lovely little design using the top part of the carton utilising the folds where the spout is. Very clever and it produced a lovely print. Later on one of the girls did a dry point etching, of a flower, on the perspex. It produced a lovely print as well.
After carving the tree below I has a scrap of lino left over. So I decided to just do a quick little line carving of quilting and patchwork style images. This is the very first print and so far the only print.
This is a print of the tree that I did last week. (see entry below) The only difference is this went through the press, producing a crisp, black and white print in the traditional manner. I'm quite happy with it, but would like to opportunity to play with it in other colours. I may have a go doing some rollings with it later today.
The same print, with a ghost, over top. I very much like that effect and once again I would very much like to play with this image more than I have so far been able to.
My fish stencil, with ghost, on some Ikea wrapping paper. When we printed the "Artist books" many of the students brought in some fabulous papers. One of them brought in some paper she got at Ikea several years ago. Next time I was in Melbourne at Ikea I headed to their gift wrapping section and grabbed a couple of rolls of paper. This paper has leaves and flower petals in it.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Looking for a digital camera
I spent part of the day looking at digital cameras. Below is what I fancy for my price range.
The Fuji Finepix S5700 7 megapixel digital camera is coming home soon.
Below is a piccy of it off the Fugi site.
The Fuji Finepix S5700 7 megapixel digital camera is coming home soon.
Below is a piccy of it off the Fugi site.
Painting -> Drawing -> Printmaking
I skipped painting today and only briefly dropped in to drawing to hear a talk by a painter turned printmaker. Very interesting.
I spent the day working on my lino print for tomorrow's printmaking session. we go to Helen's studio, where we'll be able to use her press.
Stage 1. transferring the image onto the lino. I photocopied a mirror image so that I could see exactly what I needed to. I also used a pink ink pen so that I could clearly see where I had traced to image.
After taking off the carbon the was the result.
Half way to the completed block. And the right shoulder is killing me, it's so sore. I find carving the lino quite addictive.
I have trouble stopping, particularly when a deadline is approaching.
I've also created to more block to use as backgrounds. One is a collograph and the other a carving in cardboard.
I spent the day working on my lino print for tomorrow's printmaking session. we go to Helen's studio, where we'll be able to use her press.
Stage 1. transferring the image onto the lino. I photocopied a mirror image so that I could see exactly what I needed to. I also used a pink ink pen so that I could clearly see where I had traced to image.
After taking off the carbon the was the result.
Half way to the completed block. And the right shoulder is killing me, it's so sore. I find carving the lino quite addictive.I have trouble stopping, particularly when a deadline is approaching.
I've also created to more block to use as backgrounds. One is a collograph and the other a carving in cardboard.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Printmaking
I wasn't very productive in the actual producing of prints this week. However, I did start some lino cutting practice for my portrait piece that I have to do for the other subject. The tools that Beverley bought are quite nice.
This is my practice lino cut that I quickly did in class. I haven't done any lino cutting for about 25 years.
I you have a closer look at the block you will see various cuts or gouges. I stopped cutting originally because I was going to put leaves on the tops of the branches as well but decided to do a quick print to see what it looked like.
I decided I liked the style of cuts in the corners of the tree branches and wished I had done less on some of the other areas. I might try to tidy up the block and make some of those areas look a little sharper.
This is my practice lino cut that I quickly did in class. I haven't done any lino cutting for about 25 years.
I you have a closer look at the block you will see various cuts or gouges. I stopped cutting originally because I was going to put leaves on the tops of the branches as well but decided to do a quick print to see what it looked like.
I decided I liked the style of cuts in the corners of the tree branches and wished I had done less on some of the other areas. I might try to tidy up the block and make some of those areas look a little sharper.
Painting & Drawing this week
Last week Pi & Andrew said we'd all be going up to the Gaol this week, which is on a hill overlooking town, for some "En plein air" painting. Well last week we all knew it was going to bucket down raining, which it did! After Pi fluttered around for at least three quarters of an hour saying "Well I don't know what we're going to do" I walked out and went home.
I didn't go back for the afternoon session of drawing which was apparently very similiar. On a positive note, I see alot the yards looking very green, which a is nice change from the brown dust bowls masquerading as lawns.
I didn't go back for the afternoon session of drawing which was apparently very similiar. On a positive note, I see alot the yards looking very green, which a is nice change from the brown dust bowls masquerading as lawns.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Studies with OUA
Previously I have been studying a Internet Studies degree through Curtin. Having had the last study period off, I now need to do at least 2 units this study period. Consequently, I have enrolled in VIS-15 Photography: an introduction, for SP2. This unit is through RMIT, and I've heard it is a great unit to do. Below is the blurb for it on the Open Universities Australia site.
I'm also enrolled in NED12, which is another, more advanced unit of CSS & XHTML. I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
This unit approaches photography firstly as a unique approach to human communication, secondly as an art form, and thirdly as a medium, which requires the acquisition of a unique set of technical skills. You will be introduced to basic mechanical principles of the camera. You will see how photography has been influenced by a growing understanding of the principles of human perception and communication. You will be provided with techniques for responding to the content and structure of photographs. You will need to have a basic understanding of photography and have access to either a compact - 'point and shoot' camera, a SLR 35mm camera or a digital camera.
I'm also enrolled in NED12, which is another, more advanced unit of CSS & XHTML. I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
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