mixed media printmaking

Playing with Transparent Books

2010, altered books, artist book, haystack, mixed media printmaking / /
In a few days I will be heading up to Haystack, on Deer Isle, ME to spend a week making Transparent books with Sas Colby.  I have played with any transparent material that has crossed my path.  I tried, dryer sheets, tracing paper, bubble wrap, clear packaging, tea bags, cd case, vellum, envelopes, zip lock bags, paper with cut outs, sheer ribbon and an old bait bag that I found at the sea shore.  I like tracing paper, vellum, and bubble wrap.  I am reminded of Angela Lorenz.  I saw some of her work at a show at the Addison Gallery at few years back.  I loved how her books took all sorts of shapes, from a bacon bits can to the shape of denim jeans.

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What format works best?

2010, Gelatin plate print, mixed media printmaking / /
Today I have been experimenting with how to finish some prints.  I have mounted some mixed media prints on to square boxes.  I found a long narrow frame and I cropped an combined a couple of prints but then did not like how the image looked in the frame.  So I tacked a few ATC sized image in to the long frame.  I like how they look in the frame.  It feels good to be getting closer to a finished format. 

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Making Progress – with Mixed Media Prints and More

2010, mixed media printmaking / /
I am happy to have these full days in the studio.  Farm work is wrapping up for the season.  We will do a bit for Christmas, but harvest is over.  I have been collaging, painting, scraping and sanding a pile of images.  Yesterday, I printed figures on tissue paper and a few were dry today.  I started working them into the collages and I am happy with how they are evolving.  I have created a long to do list.  And I am making progress.  Friday is first friday and I will be going to open studios in the South End of Boston.  http://www.linda-germain.com/

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Mixed Media Gelatin Plate Monotype

2010, mixed media printmaking / /
Today I framed up a piece for the Alter-A-tions show at the Experimental Art Gallery in Salem, MA. I am pleased to be showing at a new venue in a new town. Then I went to Charrettes in Woburn. They are closing the retail store so I got some good deals on some supplies. I played with making some cards and I made this print above. It is a gelatin plate print that I sewed on to another sheet of paper and the sewed other types of paper on and used the sewing machine to “draw” the loopy lines. I have some prints with this sewn collage technique on my website .

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