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And I was wondering what I was going to make with all the random plates. Looks like giving myself into the process can be more fun and joyful that purposely planning a finished product. It's a big monoprint, 18" x 24" on Hahnemuhle paper (plus the paper that is left around.) It barely fits onto the press bed. It took me two days printing it, and I had such a good time mixing colors and carefully printing one element at the time so that I didn't mess up.

It's all about seeds and pods flying in the air, going into the world to find their potential.

 

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Another random plate, more pods like the ones I made before. Maybe some day I should post the sketches I made for this. I do love drawing, I love it so much that one of my daughters wonder where do I get the patience to draw three hours straight. For me it's like meditating. 

25/52

Goofing around, I made three of these plates. I saw "potential" on them all. I'll show you later how I used them. 

24/52

After printing this plate with a green background, I decided to take the whole background away so that it had a white background. As I said before, it's a creative process, and so far I've been whilling to try it all. I'm pleased with it. 

23/52

Last week was a very productive week. I finished this print and I printed 8 of them. There's still a lot to learn but I'm happy with the results. 

I love the prints as much as the plates, this is what is left of the black print. It was a rectangle equal in size to the green back ground. 

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22/52 Catching up!!

It turns out print 22/52 happens to be a back ground. I'm catching up on this printmaking posting project. What can I tell you about this print? That I was hoping I made a good registration for it so that the print that goes on top fits right in. It's on Fabrianno %50 cotton. 

21/52

Dang it!! I missed by that much. That open space at the top of my print gave it all away. I like the solid black around it. One thing I did learn from this print: stick to the plan.

A/P on tissue paper. 

I do love to print on tissue paper. 

19/52

Three more random plates happened this week. I was so happy to be at the studio that I got in the mood for making a small edition. 

I didn't have the right paper so I just printed on cardstock to make stationary. I printed 20 of them. The all came very similar, very even. It was fun and rewarding. The rythm of printing is such a relaxing feeling. I think I'll be able to make big edition at some point. 

18/52

Still catching up with my weekly posts...

Pods, that's how they look to me. I started this plate as a background plate. It's kind of fun and literally vibrant. It gives me some other possibilities that I'll be soon exploring. 

I printed this plate on 50%cotton Fabrianno, and it doesn't look bad at all. Must be that I'm finally getting the hang of it.

 

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Lots of reading, drawing, carving... the creative juices are flowing. This one still needs some cleaning but I won't get ride of al the "gestures" around it. I'm wishing I can show at once everything I did this week... Yet I decided this was a one print a week deal for me. 

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