It always amazes me how one technique can create a myriad of results.  In prepping for recording this class I had a couple of print sessions, and although I used similar pressing techniques the prints ALWAYS came out as a surprise.

There are also a couple of experiments I tried in the preps but didn't manage to fit in during the main demo, so I wanted to share them here with you.

 

Here are a few prints I really enjoyed from my first session.  You can see they all follow each other, and each builds on the last.

The first is the boldest, in the fresh ink, where I pushed and twisted the jar onto the paper.  I also used a brush-end and my fingers to scribble and press randomly.

The second is a ghost print of the first, but with a few fingertip scribbles scratched over it before lifting the print.

The last is after a little extra ink was rolled onto the plate, and then a pencil drawing was put on the paper.

 

 

These are some more from Session One.  In 4-7 I was experimenting with masking out sections of the ink using scraps of paper, then scribbling on top.

8 & 9 are finger scratches - one is the Trace mono, and the other is the ghost Reductive mono which followed.

 

 

These are some texture prints from Session Two.  They are super simple but I love them for it.  When you look closely at them, they have such lovely grunginess going on!  These will make great digital backgrounds.

 

By this time in Session Two, the plate had a LOT of history - as you can see from all of the textures which have built up.

 

These are from the main Demo session, and is an example of how, even if one print might not be your favourite, if you have a few together they can become art in a different way.  Lining these four print up side by side is hugely satisfying!

 

I hope you enjoy this class and have fun noodling about with the process!  

Gemma