Ain't No Party Like a Litho Party, 'Cause a Litho Party Don't Stop!

I began this semester starting with lithography because I thought it would be this enormous process that would take me forever to learn and perfect; and to a degree that's still not an incorrect statement. However, in the past 5 weeks, I have found so many variations on lithography and have opened up so many possibilities that I really wish I'd officially given myself more time!

While it's technically time to move on to monotypes, this isn't the end of lithography for me. There are just too many possibilities still, so many different ways to integrate it into other print mediums.

With that said, I've started collaging some of my prints together, with a dabble in chine colle and alternative printing papers.

 I'm a little torn on how I want to complete my projects for this term. I'm still really in love with the idea of putting together a book, but in my quest for alternative methods of presentation, I discovered Jane Hammond's lithographs. I love the idea of bringing the sculptural into print - they're already so related, just in the action of etching a plate or carving a block. Sculpture's not totally my field, but I do get three dimensional impulses from time to time. In a digital photo class, I'm experimenting with printing on plaster, so that it can be carved and painted back into, and there's a sculptural feel in making the work with the stitching I've been doing; so it might pop up soon!

Last week's studio hours: 12
Last week's research hours: 3