Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Woodblock Print: On the Outside (Sheep)


Title: On the Outside (sheep)
Paper: Magnani Pescia, 14" x 18"
Image Size: 12" x 16"
Block: Shina--4 blocks
Ink: Akua Intaglio
Edition size: 50

This my second woodblock print for the Women's Invitational Exhibition (September 17th - October 30th) at Traillworks in Newton, NJ, also inspired by Hope Throws Her Heart Away by Susan Goodell.

First, I carved the key block first (burnt umber), inked it, and transferred the print to three other blocks to use as a guide for carving.

These are the carved blocks before I applied the color inks.


Blue:

Green, with orange/beige rainbow roll in the background:


A peak at the rainbow roll. I used a separate roller for each color and blended the colors directly on the block.


Transparent beige/yellow:



4 comments:

Boarding All Rows said...

I really like this print, particularly the composition and your color choices. Thanks for taking the time to photograph the individual blocks and walking us through your process.

Lori Biwer-Stewart said...

I love this image! Thanks for sharing.

Ellen Shipley said...

I love sheep! And these colors are great. 8-]

Amanda said...

Thank you, Rich, Lori, and Ellen!