Eyes of a Printmaker

One of the skills I hope to instill in my printmaking students it to see their world with a new lens.

I hope they start to see printmaking tools and mark making inspiration in their everyday doings.

This can be a blessing and a curse. All of a sudden trash, recyclables, and rusted things become treasures for the studio.

Printmaking Tools Above:

1. The frame corner piqued my interest as a possible item to use to make a wax rubbing resist screen for screen printing. It may or may not work.
2. The rubber dots on the coffee cup called to me as a tool to lift off and apply ink when working with the gelatin and glycerin plate for making monotypes.
3. The drawing of me by my nephew makes me smile and encourages me to be bold and expressive.
4. The other side of the heart shaped candy box is a clean edged stamping tool for using with the gelatin plate.
5. The dried hydrangea is an inspiration for drawings and doodles. Or maybe to be used in a paper making project.

As mark makers and artists we see the world a little differently and that is our gift, when we share it with others.

Pause – See – Share

Want help developing this new way of seeing your world and working it into Making Monotype prints? You have time to join the next session of Make Monotypes – the online printmaking class. Check out the details on the workshop page.