In the last class of term I returned to what I started working on at the start of term -
Enhancements of the grey layer ... rather messy in my haste (not a good idea)....
The plan is to use these to make a small version of the Japanese multi-section book that we made in the Monday evening printing+bookbinding course -
... and I have plenty of other possibilities for covers of larger versions -
Lots activity elsewhere -
including experimentation with the traditional method of transferring the key block via nori and printed paper, then rubbing off the layers of the paper -
At the end of the day, laying out the work - and passing round the strawberries that Val brought in -
Closeups of prints by first-timers -
... and by the repeat offenders -
This one is the start of a reduction woodblock - you can see the face starting to emerge -
Cleanup....
Postscript - I hopped on the bus and went to John Purcell Papers, a warehouse near Brixton -
and got samples of a few papers from their Japanese range -
When I feel brave, or have a suitable block, I'll try printing them -
Unfortunately the papers have to be bought in bulk (?25 sheets at a time?) and their sketchy
website doesn't have a price list and definitely needs updating.
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