'Nature speaks softly...you have to listen quietly' M. Millen
As part of this project we are holding an exhibition of works at Hanasho Florist in West End in July, then for a week in August we are setting up an Artist-in-Residence and Exhibition at Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens.
For the Hanasho exhibition, I'm currently working on a series of monoprints focusing on birds and the banksias they feed on. I've been exploring a technique where my first print in a series is a 'set-up' print. This means that I'm using the ink on the plate to ink up my objects rather than exclusively manually ink them myself. The first print is printed onto cartridge and is not a resolved print in any way. It could form the basis of a collage though, as my mantra is 'Nothing is ever wasted!'.
One of the resulting prints. It features Coastal Banksia leaves and imagery of New Holland Honeyeaters in mid flight. |
Prints using WA banksia leaves and imagery of the Little Wattlebird |
I've also been having fun with circles and some thready fibre stuff I bought at the junk shop. You never know where you can find cool stuff to print with. |
Blue and brown - my favourite colours! The word 'camouflage' comes to mind with this print. |
Love your work! Please define the word cartridge. Is that the same as card Stock?
ReplyDeleteHi Sylvia. Cartridge paper is not card stock, its more like drawing paper or sketching paper. Probably about 120gsm, somewhere between photocopy paper and light card. Maybe like good quality scrapbooking paper? I hope this helps.
DeleteThese look wonderful & interesting process !
ReplyDeleteGorgeous as usual. Sounds like a great concept. Waiting for invite.
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