The Week of the Michigan State Game

Sunday

Came to studio to carve further into my wood block of a small dollhouse.  Finally finished the interior and shellacked the board before printing.  My mom also sent me a box of all my doll house furniture and dolls.  They are very creepy, but I am looking forward to incorporating them into my block prints. 

(2 hours)

Monday/Wednesday

In print class I was able to make impressions of each of my dollhouse carvings.  My larger woodcut was printed in gray and pink, while Endi was able to show me a new way of hand printing my smaller block. 

           

This new hand printing really sparked my interest because I need very few materials to get started and I am excited to go to the ReUse Center tomorrow to hopefully find a spare piece of a glass door.  This new technique can be done in my studio without a printing press and I am looking forward to trying it later.  It produces very expressive and interesting textures, which I think will be very successful on some of my carvings.

(7 hours)

Tuesday/Thursday

I cut my smaller woodblock into two separate pieces so that I could use the other half for a print of a rocking horse. I also cut a stencil out for my larger block that covers the area of the house and leaves the background open.  This should allow me to create very interesting prints in many colors.  I also looked for rocking horse images online and was able to doctor some to my liking.  I hope to transfer one of these images on to my block by next Tuesday and hopefully I will be able to start carving.  Lastly, I printed my smaller block of a dollhouse and I hope to work further into the background of both my blocks by next week.

(6 hours)

Friday

Tomorrow I hope to find a glass panel that will allow enough space for me to roll out my inks.  Also, if I want to actually print in my studio I will need ink, oil, simple green, masking tape as well as a wooden device that helps to transfer the image onto the paper.

(N/A)

For Next Week:

I hope to

1. Transfer the image of a rocking horse to my smaller block

2. Carve further into the background of my woodblocks, hopefully clearing out enough of the background for my liking

3. Possibly purchase a cheap piece of glass for my own “print” studio

4. Work on my Project Proposal further, thinking of a clearer way to express my ideas