100 Days Project 2/100

Here is today's print. This time it is a block print using a craft-foam block. If you cut carefully you can get 2 blocks from one piece of foam, one negative the other positive.

Today's sketch is some vertebrae I had hanging around, probably from a kangaroo.

100 Days Project 1/100

Well it looks like I won't be going out much for a while so I have decided to try the 100 Days Project. Maybe after 100 days some of the current social distancing measures will be lifted.

I have decided to make 1 print and 1 sketch each day. 

The print above is a Gelli® mono-print using the magazine transfer technique. I don't usually have much success with these but this one I added some PanPastel before pulling the print. I left the paper on until the paint was totally dry before pulling it off.

My sketch today is of a wire manikin I picked up in a charity shop. I like to do a blind contour drawing first to really get to know my subject. 

Indigo Dye

A while back I purchased an indigo dye kit from KraftKolour. I've finally had time to do some dyeing.

I tried lots of different tie-dye patterns on both plain and commercially printed fabrics. I had some hideous screen printed fabrics too which went into the dye pot for a new lease of life.

Multi-Layered Gelli® Tree Prints

I've been experimenting with more layered Gelli® mono-prints. These all began with a commercial stamp of a tree directly onto the plate. Next layers of texture were added with acrylic paints. Once this was dry areas were coloured with PanPastels. Finally everything was pulled off the plate with a layer of white acrylic.

Sketchbook Pages - In Progress

I've been mostly working in my sketchbook lately. I'm experimenting with incorporating photographs into sketchbook pages. All of these pages (and the one above) have photographs on them. Many of the photographs are of previous sketchbook pages - a great way to reuse some art!

I work in several books at a time so I can keep going without waiting for paint and glue to dry. The book below is an altered book, originally about Sydney architecture. It has some great line drawings already in it which I'm keeping on the page and adding more to.

In this book below I'm exploring what I can achieve with simple shapes and lines. It has washes of watercolour and collaged prints.

This book is more of an art journal that a sketch book. I'm exploring layers and cut outs that show pages beneath.

I don't think these pages are finished yet. When the books are done I'll make a video flip-through for you.