Category: My Art
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Poly litho plate “disasters” still good for art
I am working on the messy “disaster” prints from my first (now abandoned) circle sharpie on poly litho plate. I could not get a clean print from this plate, but I will re-use all the “failed” prints in some way. I tinted these with prismacolor pencils and rather love them. Printmaking reliable repeatable editions is…
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Learning a bit more about poly litho printmaking
I have been print a bit (and trying to print a bit more) using polyester lithography, or poly litho. Some lessons learned (beyondthe basic process): start with a good plate! I don’t know the sources of the plates I have, so no recommendations yet. But if you are struggling, and you have a new brand…
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And in the “never done” department:
This piece has been on the easel, unfinished, for quite some time! I have lightened, darkened, subdued, highlighted, added, and taken away. The last image on the right is the latest. Among other things, I added the connections that encompass the bones and reach below ground. I have also and darkened (or perhaps re-darkened) the…
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Printing a poly-litho plate drawn with ballpoint pen
After hours of struggling with a recalcitrant poly-litho plate first drawn with sharpie (then cleaned & redrawn with ballpoint) it is a treat to work with another plate (shown above left) that inks cleanly! It gives me hope. I will abandon the original Circles plate (shown in an earlier post), and perhaps create a new…
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A Window onto the Walking Bones
A continuation of the Walking Bones series, based on four lino cut plates (now recycled).
