Mixed Media Printmaking Blog

Saturday – Great day to visit Haverhill – MA

monotype print / Linda Germain / September 21, 2017

This Saturday is a great day to come to Haverhill, Massachusetts.

The Museum of Printing is FREE ADMISSION on Museum Live Day and having a Print Fest!

A Great Day for Kids and Families

See presses from the 1880s
Get a slug from a Linotype, the 8th wonder of the world
Type on an actual typewriter
See “ancient” computers
Print a name in metal type

And I will be there with my gelatin printmaking process. Come see what gelatin printing is all about. You will be amazed! And I will also have some prints for sale.

This video is about my online course, but the images and process is the same that I will be doing a the Print Fest. If it looks interesting to you, then I hope you stop by the Museum of Printing this Saturday, 10 to 4. It’s FREE!

After the print fest you can enjoy the River Ruckus another Family Fun Free Event on Washington St, downtown Haverhill.

Finish the day with a FREE fireworks show.

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Staying on Task

inspiration / Linda Germain / September 19, 2017

Black Out Poem on an Old Book Page, while having breakfast.

Do you bounce around from one interest to the next?
Do you have some many inspirations you can choose what to do first? or
Do you have a single focus and know exactly what you are going to do next?

screen printed napkin and coffee and sketchbook – alway time to make art.

I think as a mixed media printmaking I am inspired by a lot and often have time choosing what to do next, because there are so many things that I want to do:

collect
draw
rip, tear, collage
build
burn
sew
scribble
print

Cast shadow to inspire stencils. Capture them with your phone.

I have been told that I need a focus. Hmmm? Sometimes I take that advice and consider it’s value. And I have reframed it to mean:

I choose a focus for this moment/project.

It does not have to be forever. It does not have to be right or perfect or even the”one” focus. It is just for now. This choice gives me the freedom to work and let go of all the other things that I want to do. It directs my attention to the present project.

My take away:

When someone gives you advice try being open to re-shaping that “advice” in a way the empowers and supports your vision for your art/life.

Shadow shapes for printmaking stencils.

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Working in my sketchbook

monotype print / Linda Germain / September 16, 2017

I have made several small sketchbooks, that I can easily carry with me. They are only 16 pages long, so they are very easy to complete.

I love the ability to finish the book quite quickly. It gives me a sense of accomplishment and that makes me want to start the next book.

If I really don’t like a drawing, then I just glue a fresh piece of paper over the parts that I don’t like. So I don’t worry about ugly drawings or mistakes.

I am thinking that maybe I will bind some of the small books into a larger book. For now I am just having some fun drawing the every day like:

breakfast
tea pots
pens and drawing tools
farmers market
skylines and
scenes from my window

I did buy a new watercolor set and it is taking some getting used to. The paint is much richer than my grade school set that I had been using.

Happy creating!

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Gelatin Printmaking Class at the Museum of Printing

monotype print / Linda Germain / September 12, 2017

I am pleased to invite you to join us at the Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA.

Date: October 14, 2017
9 AM to 5PM
Full day gelatin printmaking workshop, ink on paper
Details and to register go to Workshop Page

This is the first class that I have offered local and in person in quite a few years. It will be a great day of monoprinting on paper with the homemade gelatin plate. Most of the supplies will be provide, so this is a great way to try out the process.