06 April 2018

Woodblock Wednesday

"Ikat" was the idea for a new block - perhaps to be used in conjunction with others and with stencils.

How could an effect from dyeing and weaving textiles be translated into a print made from the wood?

A few false starts...
 A better idea, which led to carving -
 Trying to be random -
 Printing on non-japanese paper (I'd already scribbled on it - a spasm of asemic writing) -
 But the main event was a series of pages for a book, shifting from one colour to another -
 Some were overprinted (by mistake!) and others turned round on themselves -
 Some had flat surfaces and in others the grain of the wood showed through -

3 comments:

magsramsay said...

Love these ( but then I'm an ikat fan) So many possibilities for layering

Cate Rose said...

Fantastic. You nailed it!

Sue Sharples said...

Good work Margaret - looks like you took it to the edge!