Off to the Beach

            It’s finally spring break and I’m actually feeling pretty good about the status of my project.  I was able to make a lot of headway this week and I plan on being very productive over the break.  I have finished two prints of my wood blocks on the wood that was finally delivered.  I am very happy with the way the first one came out and am less thrilled with the second.  The second one printed to lightly on the wood and I may decide to print it on the back of the second block.  There is also the possibility of fixing it with sumi ink, which I discovered yesterday.  This will make my life a lot easier as it dries the same color as the black ink and will help me fix small mistakes from printing.

            I was also able to print two new pictures on Mylar and plan to make the plates and print those over break.  By the time we have our critique next Thursday I hope to have at least five blocks to show next to one another to see if the project is ultimately working well.  I talked to Mark Nelson about where the blocks should hang and I we both agreed that the audience will need a large amount of space to see the project as a whole.  Therefore, my ideal space would be in Slusser, the viewer could then see the project close up and from far away.  In my opinion both the blocks look better from a distance and I don’t think that is necessarily a bad thing.

            I am looking forward to this break, to getting out of the cold, but I am also looking forward to finally making large strides in my project.  We only have a few weeks left and I have a lot to do so from now on I will be in overdrive.  So far things are running smoothly and I just hope that they continue on this path (knock on wood). 

            Hope everyone has a great break and I’m sorry that there are no images, but I am no longer in Ann Arbor and can’t take them.  I will try and update my blog as soon as possible to show you one of the finished blocks.