Series #3: ocean print

New printing plate:

Took about 2 days to carve. The edges line up for an endlessly repeating pattern!

Process:

 

Inspiration: 

 My boyfriend Jon and I were in Provincetown, MA last week, and among all the galleries we saw, this one left the deepest impression! The Woodman/Shimko gallery features prints that are actually silkscreened panels of fabric originally designed as door hangings in Japan. I really enjoyed the combination of traditional technique/aesthetic sensibility with more modern content and composition. It reawakened my obsession with Japanese prints!

 

Experiments:

     Haven't had time to make a proper print of the plate yet, but I did some rubbings to make sure the edges lined up-- I was envisioning a tiled, wallpaper feeling similar to french toille (sp?) or japanese water designs.

extra rubbings collaged onto a painting of a mountain i was playing with earlier.