Tonight is my show “The Wonders of Nature”. It will be showing the 3rd Friday, January 18, 2019 from 6-9 pm and 1st Friday, February 1, 2019 from 6-10 pm. I have to say this has been a wonderful experience and I have enjoyed talking with all the people who stop by.
Carving a new linoleum plate, JAN 09, 2019Starting working on a new linoleum plate the other day. This one has been in the drawer for a while waiting for me to start craving. I’m glad I took it out for it is nice to be working on familiar material.
Working with MDF board JAN 09, 2019I came across a printmaking lunar exhibit entry and thought I would try and create a print. After reviewing my design, purchasing the materials I set out to crave and print the image only to discover that I might have taken a little more on my plate than I had time for. I missed the submission deadline but have decided that I will continue on with the plate and print.
The print is to be on a 22×22 print with the lunar image in the center of the paper with only white space surrounding it. Lunar has to be 16′ in diameter. I had my image, but now I need to find my plate material. One can use several different types of wood for a wood craving such as Pine, Mable or Cherry. After looking at the cost I decided that I would try MDF board as it is cheaper and for my first time it would be fine to work with.
I have not finished working on this yet but have taken the time to try out a smaller image on MDF board to see how easy or hard it is to carve and how it prints.
Weekend of taking pictures, JAN 09, 2019Today I meet some friends for a chance to take some photos. It turned into a week full of being outdoors with my camera and friends. Tomorrow I will spend the day making a pin hole camera so that I can venture out on Sunday to participate in another photography event. Here are some pictures from today and you notice that a little friend decided to show up for a photo shoot.
