Okay, so here is another one in this series. I like this, as I both changed the paper, and I tried to have more ink. These are reductive prints, meaning: I start out with the plate fully covered with ink, and then I wipe away the areas that I don’t want to have color. Messy! So, this last time, I tried to leave more ink on the plate. Better.
So, I’ve got some new ink. I like it! It’s this non-toxic stuff that cleans up pretty easily. Which is good, as I tend to get it all over my hands. I’m pretty good about wearing gloves for awhile…but then I always end up throwing them on the table and just getting my hands inky. So, as I’ve mentioned previously, I have a hard time keeping my hands looking somewhat reasonable.
This is sort of an odd, cartoonish series. Not sure where I’m going here. I was thinking of children’s drawings, but then with an adult mind and the heaviness that it brings. I may try a different paper, as this one is quite bumpy (toothy?) Hmm…I was initially thinking that these were neat, but now I’m not so sure…
slightly wonky 