It seems some weeks see me dreaming of the studio; other weeks find me there every day doing something different. It's a bit of a mystery to me how it all works, but I have found some days of late to get down and make things which has been grand.
It's also not always the making; but the magic moments along the way.
Like when I tore this carbon paper...
I spent a day and a half helping a friend add letterpress to their prints. It was an intense couple of days - on our feet for all the hours setting, proofing, cleaning and dissing type - there were about 10 prints which need to be set and printed.
As is often the case, as we had finished the prints, we decided that we'd use some spare up and make covers with a title. And into the dusk we printed...
This is the print I was gifted - love the ghostliness of it.
I have also been setting samplers of the 20 odd trays of the type we received in January. It all takes time! But I am really glad I came up with the sampler books here we could simply add the cards in without having to create a whole new book.
And then I got around to thinking about printing my Go Girl print for the year - here I am sampling all my random wood type letters for the print.
And unrelated to art at all, but a photo that I loved. My Dad is at the cottage in Scotland at the moment and in a frenzy of spring cleaning he popped all the cushions out on the front patio to get some sunshine into and onto them. I thought they looked rather lovely!
It's also not always the making; but the magic moments along the way.
Like when I tore this carbon paper...
I spent a day and a half helping a friend add letterpress to their prints. It was an intense couple of days - on our feet for all the hours setting, proofing, cleaning and dissing type - there were about 10 prints which need to be set and printed.
As is often the case, as we had finished the prints, we decided that we'd use some spare up and make covers with a title. And into the dusk we printed...
This is the print I was gifted - love the ghostliness of it.
I have also been setting samplers of the 20 odd trays of the type we received in January. It all takes time! But I am really glad I came up with the sampler books here we could simply add the cards in without having to create a whole new book.
And then I got around to thinking about printing my Go Girl print for the year - here I am sampling all my random wood type letters for the print.
And unrelated to art at all, but a photo that I loved. My Dad is at the cottage in Scotland at the moment and in a frenzy of spring cleaning he popped all the cushions out on the front patio to get some sunshine into and onto them. I thought they looked rather lovely!
Wow! Colunna 36 pt is a very beautiful type and the prints look beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt's a stunner isn't it Mo? The prints came up really well and look fabulous I think.
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