Sorry that it has taken me so long to contribute to my blog. Now that I am retired, it seems I am spending all of my time working on finishing off my degree. I hate to say it, but perhaps that adage "I've never been so busy since I've been retired" is perhaps true. This semester in printmaking is a new turn for me. I've never spent so much time working on a single print. So far it has taken up the entire semester, and promises to do the same for the balance of the semester. This image is based on a photograph taken in Alaska this past summer. It deals with global warming, and what may happen if we don't soon take it seriously. These are all monoprints tht I've used to work out the final design. Now that I have settled on that, I am now starting to experiment with different ways of etching to achieve what I want. Right now I am working on sugar lift. Needless to say since I am just beginning to work with it, nothing works out right. That's why I say it may take the balance of the semester to get this single print done.
posted by Nels at 3:45 AM
5 Comments:
this mono's are great. just don't force it, it'll come. what kind of sugar lift are you doing? granulated or syrup?
and by the way...i've noticed theres no link to my blog....*tear*
Your prints are turning out well. Great way to explore color.
Where's my blog link too?
These were etched using a syrup based sugar lift. I finally pulled them out of the acid, and find they didn't turn out anywhere near what I expected. So, a new challenge to figure them out and express them.
i too attempted the syrup sugar lift. couldn't get it to work either. keep pushin
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