Empowerment & I Don’t Need A Prince

This was a fun plate to work on.  There are 9 varied `Empowerment`prints editioned and one `I Don’t Need a PrinceΛ‹ And the one and only…………. full page print that I liked enough to keep. Too be a Printmaker you really need to love the process!!! Here are a few photos of the process for …

Spirit Dove

Finally the first 2 prints of 4 are finished. Just short a month less then a year when I started. It was June 15, 2022 when I blogged about the Copper Dove: Blog – “Going with the Spirit “ Looking forward to starting the next two prints. Happy Printmaker 😊

Tin Foil Mono-print

I tried this this technique years and years ago. The prints were interesting. An American printmaker David Curles presented the technique at one of Keith Howard’s workshops back in 1997. I was initially disappointed with my attempt again last week. But it has a lot of fun potential. Definitely going to play with the idea …

Going with the Spirit

This hopefully is the final fussing with the placement and printing sequence. It has been a couple of more studio visits to feel confident to go ahead. Next time in the studio I plan to work on the background before printing the copper plates. I love laughing at myself. Being a true ink lover. I …

Playing with ink coming soon…..

Yes, I need to commit to getting back to the studio. Right now I am loving my time in the garden and playing with my music. All is well πŸ™‚ The healthy news is: ” I miss my art!!!” I sure hope my inks are not all dried up. Very Scary Thought. I am committed …

I Had to Scratch into Copper this evening.

I hope this means the studio will be opening soon. Around 6:30pm I just had an urge to scratch copper πŸ™‚ I have had this old piece of copper backed with car paint from my toxic first years of printmaking back in the 80’s and early 90’s. So I gathered up some tools and just …

Wishing Everyone the best in 2021

I haven’t been to the Studio since last Nov. 5th. I was playing with another idea, not sure where I was going with it πŸ™‚ No title. At the apartment I have finished a collagraph plate with Cats and and Dragons in it. I am so grateful for my Fibre Arts and Music – Celtic …