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Prints from week 30/11/10

__ How many Prints did you make this week? 15 monoprints onto various papers such as old envelopes, graph paper, mg paper, cartridge, coloured papers etc

__ How many of these taught you something new? The majority of them , as I wasn't aware that the ink on the surface you print from needs to be rollered until it's a layer literally thinner than paper! So I was rolling the ink out in all kinds of thick slabs and the effect was pretty messy! I also made a couple of simple 6 page folded books with the intent on monoprinting straight onto them but I kept messing up the page order and printing onto the wrong side etc. Eventually i managed to get one almost completed one which I intend to finish next week!

__ How many hours did you spend in the Printmaking Workshop? 6 

Assess yourself using these bandings.

0-29	no show - did not try
30-39	failed to understand
40-49	minimal application, 40 is a pass
50-59	satisfactory
60-69	really good
70-79	great
80-100	Excellent - perfect

Assess yourself for this week for

__ Competence in practical printmaking techniques

50-59

__ Thoughtful and imaginative use of printmaking

50-59

__ Visual Sensibility; understanding and expressing ideas in images

50-59

__ Using research to expand knowledge, enrich thinking and affect your work

50-59

__ Active participation in taught sessions

70-79

Prints from week 9/11/10

__ How many Prints did you make this week? 8 etchings

__ How many of these taught you something new?  I learnt that when the paper is too wet, the print comes out much fainter and with a more washed out effect. Also that I often remove too much ink and this resuts in faded, wishy washy prints. 

__ How many hours did you spend in the Printmaking Workshop? 6

Successful prints - 

I think these prints have come out really well, these were the final few after the mistakes. This is the scene where the Jay finds the peacock feathers and adorns his tail with them, then attempts to join the Peacocks. 

Unsuccessful prints

Really, I don't think I even need to write why I think these prints are rubbish! The tone is too light and they are not 'inky' enough.

Close up sections

Assess yourself using these bandings.

0-29	no show - did not try
30-39	failed to understand
40-49	minimal application, 40 is a pass
50-59	satisfactory
60-69	really good
70-79	great
80-100	Excellent - perfect

Assess yourself for this week for

__ Competence in practical printmaking techniques

60-69

__ Thoughtful and imaginative use of printmaking

50-59

__ Visual Sensibility; understanding and expressing ideas in images

60-69

__ Using research to expand knowledge, enrich thinking and affect your work

50-59

__ Active participation in taught sessions

70-79

Creative book forms & all that jazz

Cara Barer - This artist transforms existing books into monsters and creatures. Her sculptures are really unique and beautiful, they remind me of dancing flames.

Art created from existing books


I could not find the artists names who made these fascinating creations, but I think they are simply wonderful! Really delicate and precious, there is something I find intriguing about manipulating something which already exists and putting you're own mark on it, or taking it and changing it so it exists in another form. I particularly love the Alice In Wonderland images.