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Weekend in New York

During Thanksgiving break I was able to work on my IP Presentation.  I had compiled photos throughout the semester and I began to write an outline for the slides.  I decided to include most of my work, even the blocks that I was not excited about so that I could show my growth and talk about why I was unhappy with these images.  It was very beneficial to work on this power point and I felt like he self-reflection enabled me to think more clearly about the direction I would like to head. 

 (3 hours)

Monday-Thursday

This week, after returning back from New York, I was able to start to print and carve further into my duck block.  The print that I showed last week was a proof just to see whether or not I liked the color and the cuts that I had made.  I wanted to tweak a few things before I printed again so I returned to the dremel in the metals studio and carved out a little more of the surface.  After completing this step, I began to mix my colors and settled on a dark blue and a yellowish-orange.  I chose these colors because I could easily use darker or lighter colors on top of them for the following layers.  I really like how the combined image came out and it gave me the idea to print the duck image on its own.  I printed the duck image on a smaller piece of paper so that if I felt like cutting it out and possibly mounting it on chipboard I could do so in the future.  Also, after printing the first layer of the duck, I carved back into it and printed it again.  I am really excited about this print and I hope that I can follow it with similar images.

 (9 hours) 

For this coming week…

I hope to carve further into my wood block and hopefully print a second layer.  My ultimate goal is to finish this print before my IP review on the 15^th of December.  I would also like to start thinking about other images that I could start transferring onto my new blocks.  I received my grant information back and now I need to start compiling my receipts and figuring out exactly what I need to purchase for my final show.  Finally, I need to finish up my presentation and work on a few graphic details.