Face 10 of 29...this is my second attempt with the fake linocut technique that was inspired by Coreopsis:
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Experiment Face The Second has made me recall that I lack patience... I was going to try to indent all the parts that I wanted to be white...but that was too time consuming. Instead what I did was take some scissors and cut out the bigger pieces of the face I wanted to be white...I only left a few thin strips to connect everything together as you can see below.
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| Faux linocut girl on the bottom right and some more prints surrounding her. I think the bottom left print looks like a sugar skull...and look at the top left...that's what happened when I did a print from the back of the foam (the side that I didn't 'carve') |
This lazy approach worked ok until the brayering paint part needed to happen...then her little bits wanted to slide around too much. So I thought about it and realized I could probably spray her with my Dylusions inks instead of trying to roll paint on her. It actually worked out pretty well! I think I could probably mount her on some cardboard to stabilize the bits as well, but I haven't done it yet...
Now I'm wondering where I put my Xacto knife (and this is why you should never clean your studio...I knew just where it was when the studio was a mess...now that it's clean...not a clue!) to see if I could scrape away foam and still have enough left underneath to keep everything all together...this foam is pretty thin so I'm not entirely sure...or maybe I could glue a couple pieces of foam together and then cut away the top foam and still have everything be secure and not floppy...it definitely sounds like some more experimentation is going to happen... I'm really excited by the possibilities being discovered during 29 Faces...it's made me try things I've never thought to try, or things I've put off trying for a long time. And that really is something to get excited about!
Something else to get excited about is the giveaway that's happening right here on the 29th! Just follow me and come back on the 29th to see what the surprise prize is and to leave a comment (again, on the 29th) letting me know that you'd like to be entered in the drawing. Then, on the 30th, the winner will be announced! Easy peasy and exciting too! Woo hoo!
I'm so glad you are enthusiastic about this art form and are experimenting with it. By the time you finish, you will have perfected it for the rest of us. It will be easy peasy for us then. LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks Ila! I am having fun with it for sure! I hope the learning curve I'm having (and here I claimed there was no learning curve...it's made me a fibber!) will be useful to somebody else! Don't repeat my mistakes! :D
DeleteOoh I like these. They're dark. Getting ready for Halloween!
ReplyDeleteThank you! It wasn't on purpose...I mean...yes, yes it was... (haha)but she does kind of have a Day of the Dead Sugar skull/zombie look to her! I've got her glued to cardboard now and once the glue dries, I'm interested to see if she'll print differently than before when she was being so difficult!
DeleteI agree it is exciting when we are challenged to experiment and try new methods... I enjoyed reading your process and I like your results. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Clare! I do love to experiment.
Delete...waiting to see what will happen is kind of like a big surprise present to myself every time! <3
So wonderful to try new ways and just explore. These pieces are very interesting! I like the depth of the pieces. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much! Experimenting is the best...you always end up finding something cool by making mistakes that you wouldn't make if you knew what you were doing! :) I don't think I'm done with this yet...I'll have to get it perfected (in my head) before I stop! <3
DeleteI like her. I think your idea about two layers would work but it might be easier to cut out the pieces and glue it to the card board. You are so darn smart. Wish I could be there to watch you work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Boo! I did end up gluing her to cardboard...I'm just waiting for the glue to dry so that I can see what happens with the prints...but at the same time I did that, I glued two pieces of foam together so that I can try that too!
DeleteThanks for the compliment, but you really will have to watch me work before you stick with me being smart! ...there's a whole lot of "UGH! That doesn't work!", "Oh no! I glued my *one body part* to my *a different body part!", "Oh crap! I cut myself! Where are the band aids?" and a lot of me having to put the project down and walk away because I'm too frustrated to keep working! :D And then every great once in a while, there's a "Hooray! It worked!" Those are the parts that make the experimenting worthwhile! :)
What a fabulous idea Sweet :D I think sticking her to cardboard will definitely stabilise her. And you could also use her as a template, before you glue, to create another on fresh foam. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Mo! I did end up gluing her to cardboard, and now I'm just waiting for the glue to dry. That's a great idea about using her for a template too! <3 <3 <3
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