Relief, À La Poupée & Over-Printing Layers
These are some relief prints I have been working on to allow me to play around with various colours. The pieces use the same shapes as the Growth and Process pattern, but in a very different, geometrical and graphic way, to create a strong contrast to previous work. The plates have been inked using the À la poupée method, which literally translates as 'with a doll' - the ink has been applied with cotton wool buds. I have exploited the qualities of Printmaking within these prints by mixing different transparencies of inks and over-printing to create many layers.
Some of these prints are still in the experimental stages and are not fully resolved... yet!
Some of these prints are still in the experimental stages and are not fully resolved... yet!
Each image can be viewed larger and in more detail by clicking on the thumbnails below
Each image can be viewed larger and in more detail by clicking on the thumbnails above
Reduction
Something I had been wanting to try for a while was a reduction lino print, as I had heard from others that the colours that could be achieved using this method were outstanding. I decided to give it a try and really enjoyed it. I found the whole process both exciting and scary at the same time! As you print each layer you, every time it comes off the press you don't want to ruin the layer you have previously printed, but each result feeds something new to the print.
Changing Rooms
The repetition of pattern allowed me to create some larger pieces and got my thinking about interior space. An artists' organisation, Changing Spaces, had got their hands on an unused shop unit in one of the shopping centres in Cambridge. They put a call out for artists to apply to exhibit their work in a changing room cubicle. This pushed me to pursue this element of my work. I created wall papers and used wheat paste to apply them directly to the inside of the cubicle to create an immersive experience in pattern.