color added to the limited edition Gocco printed journal

Last Thursday, my daughter was off for a overnight school trip so my husband invited me to dinner. When he got to work "they" informed him of a meeting the next day so he called to cancel our date as he had to stay late to prepare. I had to stay at the Art Clinic and work on printing. Syd was there too as her husband was at a meeting. We commiserated our abandoned state over paint and ink. We got to work until 9:30pm!!!! What joy!!! This seed pod drawing was screaming for red so I broke with the black ink. I love multiples. Have I expressed that before?

Stamp used to create resist for etching

Above is a stamp I carved (the black and white horse) and to the left a copper plate that has been etched. You can see the silver bird that was stamped(with the rolling mill) from the etched copper. If you want to learn how to do this join my class on May 30th at the Art Clinic. email me at lifsart@verizon.net

Gocco printing and ATC's

I worked on this printing project 2 days last week but have so many things going on it has been hard to get back to- I can't wait though to start printing again. I'm almost done with the pages. I've changed my mind a thousand times about the covers.
UP loading these pictures, I was marveling at the tecknology- it really is astounding what these computers are able to do!!!

Above is "Conversation" a print on the one of the pages of the book and behind you can see the drawing that it was taken from.

Below is the screen that has been taped to dam the single image I want to print.

Below is the Gocco printer with the registration board inked up and ready to print. Check out our new Printing/hammering area, (Syd and I seem to always have "areas" or stations to work on paricular projects, but that doesn't mean other projects don't invade); this is a heavy duty folding table that was donated to the Art Clinic by Wendy G. and her family. Her husband and son had to deliver it cause it is sooooo heavy. I use it to pound metal and it works really well. The stuff on the table only partially shakes around(ha ha). On the day thes photos were taken there wasn't any hammering going on!
When I finish the 21 pages I hate to waste ink so usually run a bunch of ATC's if the image is the right size. I wish I was able to have gone to the ATC swap in SB tday 'cause i got loads of ATC's.

Below are a few of the pages. I just love multiples!!!