After the usual trial & error, I finally managed a printing session at home with a gelatin plate, and the textured results were worth the wait. I followed the steps and tips on Linda Germain’s blog, Printmaking without a Press. Biggest tip: natural-foods-store vegan gelatin will NOT do. Oh, what a blobby mess that was!…
Tag: texture
Exploring a Theme: Documentation
I’m thinking about documentation as my theme for this year. I love incorporating text into my pieces, and as I thought about it, documentation pervades our lives. From birth certificates to death notices, passports and transcripts, we are a collection of documented events. The concept also links to my genealogy and history interests, as well…
Creating on a Deadline
The annual artEAST fundraiser 150′ of Art is upon us again. I love the idea: artEAST members produce works within the same 12″x12″ format for an online auction (running May 6-29 this year), and I have happily participated before, with my piece Verdant Haze. Of course, that time, I already had a piece I loved,…
Bark
A derivative work based on Verdigris, this piece was produced by using an acrylic medium on a small print to transfer (and reverse) the image to a small wrapped canvas. Acrylic on canvas. 6″x6″x3/4″ deep. Original: Private collection Prints: See Verdigris © 2010 Liz Ruest
Mirage
A derivative work based on Dry, this piece was produced by using an acrylic medium on a small print to transfer (and reverse) the image to a small wrapped canvas. Digital collage transferred via acrylic on canvas © 2010 Liz Ruest Original, 6″x6″x3/4″ deep: Private collection Prints: See Dry
Birch
A derivative work based on Protective, this piece was produced by using an acrylic medium on a small print to transfer (and reverse) the image to a small wrapped canvas. Acrylic on canvas. 6″x6″x3/4″ deep. Original: $36 Prints: See Protective © 2010 Liz Ruest
Distance
A derivative work based on Destination, this piece was produced by using an acrylic medium on a small print to transfer (and reverse) the image to a small wrapped canvas. Acrylic on canvas. 6″x6″x3/4″ deep. Original: $36 Prints: See Destination © 2010 Liz Ruest
Bamboo
A derivative work based on Shelter, this piece was produced by using an acrylic medium on a small print to transfer (and reverse) the image to a small wrapped canvas. Acrylic on canvas. 6″x6″x3/4″ deep. Original: Private collection Prints: See Shelter © 2010 Liz Ruest