Christine in the Garden
Picking Tomatoes
Now I have taken the sketches from the previous post, and brought out my loaner antique hand press to bring line into color and form, through the medium of the monoprint. Printmaking is like Christmas… feeling the anticipation from painting on plexiglass/acrylic plates, soaking paper, waiting for hours or overnight… to bring the plate and the paper together at the press… allowing pressure and moisture to reveal the nuance of surprise. I love the moment of careful unpeeling…. how will it be? Did I allow enough pressure, too much? Was the paper wet enough or too wet? Texture is revealed, and the lovely imprint of the edge of the plate. From each plate, I pull one print, then re-paint, and pull another. Interesting to see how the image is the same, but different. Local avenues to explore monoprint include an upcoming workshop with William Park…