Welcome to Searching for Prints Charming! This is my documentation of my ongoing experiments with printmaking, bookmaking, and related mixed media techniques for advanced printmaking course in the 2013 Spring semester.
I am currently an artist and studio art senior at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New York. A long time resident of Central NY, I have two degrees from Onondaga Community College and will be receiving my B.F.A. from Caz this May. My full resume is available at my website.
I find most of my work is influenced by background as an activist and being a mother. I am currently engaged in research, compiled in part for my thesis, into the ability of art to help better society through political activism. I strongly believe that every artist has a moral requirement to use their work to help other people.
My media choice tends to fluctuate depending on the needs of the concept. Painting and printmaking, however, are my mutual first loves. The majority of my print background has been self-taught through good old-fashioned experimenting in the studio. This is a trend I intend to continue this semester, in an effort to further my technical abilities in various print techniques. To this end, my main focus will be in different lithography, monotype, and etching techniques. I also plan to experiment with different papers not traditionally used for printmaking and non-traditional presentation. As a result, I will be splitting my semester up into thirds.
Weeks 1 - 5 (January 23 - February 22) I will be focusing on lithography. Specifically, I will be working on traditional stone and copier lithography. I have heard of different methods of using a copy machine previously, but have had my interest piqued by this excellent tutorial uploaded onto Slide Share. http://www.slideshare.net/rebeccasue/lithographygray When I saw this, it made my little zinester heart happy.
Weeks 6 - 10 (February 25 - March 29) I want to shift my focus towards monotypes. I first fell in love with this print technique and its wide range of possibilities a few months ago, and it has been a main focus of my work. I am especially interested in its limited edition possibilities. Most people consider monotype to always be an edition of 1, but by balancing the amount of ink and wetness of the paper, I have been able to pull lighter, "ghost" images from the same plate. While working with monotypes, I would also like to reacquaint myself with different book binding techniques.
Weeks 11 - 15 (April 1 - May 3) For the end of my semester, I want to experiment with different methods of creating colored etchings; various ink methods, using multiple plates or ink viscosity methods as well as mixed media methods.
To the end of these goals, I spent 2.5 hours in the studio staining paper for lithographs and another 3 sketching at home. My plans for this weekend are to have a few images prepared to start having some photocopier fun Monday morning.
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