Bouncing Ball of Life

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ˋBouncing Ball of Lifeˋ

Another print for the Here Come the Ladies seris and maybe even part of the Then and Now seris of prints.  The woodblock is from a print I made in 1991 titled ˋBaby Faceˋ https://artbank.ca/art-piece/baby-face-92_3-0134?author=Percival%20Debra%20James&name=Baby%20Face&year=1991#f:@category_e=Work%20on%20paper    I have moved so often and chucked stuff each time -I was surprized I still had this woodblock. 

Now the fun info.  The pictures of the process.  I love the messy process of printmaking. 

This is the stage of okay what do I want to do and what do I have to work with.
Made it to the press. All the photopolymer stencels were inked up intaglio and run through the press.  Then Iplayed a bit with some gold ink.
The print was taken off the press and laid on a towel on the floor.  The woodblock was stamped on by me standing on it.

And that was how ˋBouncing Ball of Life` was made on a very rainy day in Ottawa Ontario Canada, July 9, 2026 at the Nepean Creative Arts Centre in the Ottawa/Gatineau Printmakers Connective Print Studio.

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Artist/Printmaker Graduated in 1984 with a BFA in Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design NSCAD. Making art all my life.

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