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26 January Permalink

Oh, the last week

I still have so much to do. But, I’m happy with the look of the show. Good decisions made. But now do I use acetate or foam board for mounting the text of the exhibition?

23 August Permalink

Screen prints a-hoy!

Ahhhh, yummm…

The first colours of the stage 1 prints:

3 August Permalink

Prints

Stage 1: Screen printing onto the zinc plate

Inking up

Yeah, spot the deliberate mistake, dickhead

First good print

I really love this plate, really love it. I wish I had made it bigger though.

I made two more plates, 58x58 cm

I didn’t like this plate at first, and obviously this is just a proof, which is good because I learnt that if the paper’s too wet it’ll rip when you take it off the plate. But after looking at it for a while I actually think it works really well

This plate I liked, but I think that’s because it looks like the first one I did

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So, this is part 2 in the process of making my new work!

I drew some patterns, kind of like nets and swirly, to illustrate states of mind. Then I’m going to screen print them over the etchings. Stage 3 is going to be a layer of gloss over the whole skull (but not the rest of the plate)

This is the first screen print with ink that I’ve ever done! The white works well I think, but I only did one pass, so I’m going to try a couple more layers next time.

Yeah, so the green doesn’t do it for me. I did 3 passes, and it’s still not showing up on the black. I thought about putting white underneath, but I think I’d quite like to keep them monotone actually.

22 July Permalink

Submitted Post (cont.)

after carrying my box of sadnesses around with him for three months he became awfully sad. let me take my box back I would say. no he would say, I wouldn’t want you to have to carry it again, everything is so sad. I said it’s mine to carry, you do not need my extra burden.

instead we opened it and let it all pour out, some into the ground, some into the river, and some evaporated into the trees, absorbed by their leaves, and the lightest sadnesses floated silently into the sky.

16 July Permalink

Oh God. I have to start doing some work soon.

I made an image yesterday though, and I think with some refinement it will be a good basis for a new project. I’ll scan it in later.

2 July Permalink

Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing

28 June Permalink

Idea, who is the saviour (possibly)

I had an idea while I was swimming last night, about how to tie this project together, and solve all the anxiety I’m having about the exhibition, presentation, expectations, interest, how relatable it will be etc. AND I think it will make the writing coherent for my thesis.

BAZINGA.

12 June Permalink

Submitted Post

less commas this time

one day someone asked if they could open the little box that i carried with me. yes, i said, but you will be peterbed. he reached over and took it from my grasp, opened its hard shell and looked inside. i like it, he said. it doesn’t make me feel sad at all.

9 June Permalink

Hahaha Barbie

9 June 1 Permalink

First pattern

Here’s the first completed pattern box

And here’s the repeat pattern

9 June Permalink