So working on the advice to get stuck in with printing and creating work, i have done just that!. I decided to take one of my sketches from my sketchbook as shown below
The sketch is of a Moon Goddess i depicted myself and i have explored this theme and altered it slightly and created a lino cut from this. i enjoy lino printing and like to start projects by creatings images and transfering thse onto lino.The Lino cut took about 4 hours to complete and below are the results.
I am happy with the results as i used different techniques with this lino cut that i had no used before. I used the end of the lino tool to gauge holes in the lino to represent a starry night. I also used a variety of different shaped tools to create different line thickness’s so the end effect was interesting to look at visually.
In my final artworks i will be depicting 4 different Goddess’s ( which i have not fully decided on as of yet) As each goddess will be depicting something important and with lots of meaning i will need to be adding in lots of symbolism.I decided to try and test out incorporate some symbolism within my lino cut. As i was depicting a Goddess of the Moon i wanted to add symbols representing this. The symbols surrounding the Goddess are the symbols for the Planets as show below.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=167
I have decided to print these in the colour Blue as i found it to be appropriate for the work, i have used a dark blue to start with to represent the dark night that a Moon Goddess protects.
Good points about the Lino cut
- bold and gets the symbolism across well
- Colour works well in keeping with the night theme
- New cutting techniques worked ( gauging for the stars effect)
- Positive and Negative space compliments each other
Bad points about the Lino Cut
- Mistaken slips and mishaps from the cutting tool
- Patterns seem non symbolic and for decoration only
- The overall outcome is not quite up to scratch yet
- More symbolism needs to be added
After printing this lino cut i had been inspired by something i stumbled upon while googling indian patterns this is shown below
http://www.indianweddingsite.com/purple-plum-and-gold-indian-wedding-color-inspiration/
i decided to use it and experiment with a Gold and Purple colour palette and use my lino cut to print on Gold paper with Purple ink as shown below
I was really pleased with how these editions came out and think this gives the print a really exciting edge to it. More experiments to follow in my next blog post.
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