The Break

Fall Break/Week

Last Friday, before the parents came, I was able to make a trip to Home Depot to try and get some cheap wood for my quick sketches.  I ended up buying wood that really did not hold up well after I carved into it.  I was determined to get a few wood “sketches” done over break, so I hurried on over to Michigan Book & Supply to buy linoleum instead and found really little wood blocks which was a great find.

During Fall Break I was able to sketch a little in my notebook and fool around with images of different toys.  I made a cut of a dolls face, but in the end I didn’t think it was so successful and scraped it.  I then tried a marionette, which I also ended up not liking, but I thought maybe I could rework later on. 

On a different note, I was looking at a couple different print artists over break including Endi Poskovic and Artemio Rodriguez (seen here) and I was really inspired to try and use words in my pieces. I made sure I was able to carve around the letters properly and did a test block of the word memories before I started.

I was also able to make a few prints of my rocking horse over break. 

Then on Wednesday and Thursday I started to look for images of toys that would fit well with a word.  I came up with the idea of a broken slinky and the word defeat, just as a little sketch.  I like how the image came out, but I feel like I am taking my project in a totally different direction.  When we discussed it in class I think the majority thought it was a good test, but I should stick with the images I was originally going to use without words.

Now Today, Friday, I am traveling to Treasure Mart to actually buy a toy that I can then sketch in different angles.  I want t achieve the point of view of a child and I think this will be a good exercise and start.  I also am quite partial to MDF board and I think I am going to buy some at Home Depot this afternoon. 

This Week:

Hopefully, I will have a new print started and will have multiple sketches of the train or toy that I am going to buy from Treasure Mart.  I will also finish carving my word test and see how it prints.