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Many of you have heard me talk about how much I love all the different ways of printmaking. Monoprints with plexiglass plates, carved linoleum for relief prints and etching with solar plates - each technique has a unique look and process that I enjoy - which sometimes leaves me feeling a little schizophrenic as I go between all of them. It's like too many choices of delicious ice cream flavors!!
I came across a better term for working with multiple techniques that speaks to where I'm trying to go with my work - hybrid printmaking. I am experimenting with different forms and trying combinations of plates and patterns to create my new "hybrid" prints.
I came across a better term for working with multiple techniques that speaks to where I'm trying to go with my work - hybrid printmaking. I am experimenting with different forms and trying combinations of plates and patterns to create my new "hybrid" prints.
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Part of my experimentation has been working with my new lightbox and exposing solar plates. A short exposure can create delicate lines and images for etching, but a longer exposure with a high contrast material can create a high relief plate.
I found these decorative metal screens at the hardware store and used them to make relief plates. Instant texture and pattern!
I found these decorative metal screens at the hardware store and used them to make relief plates. Instant texture and pattern!