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This is a proof of concept print. I'm testing a printmaking setup I built. It uses a flexible plastic membrane in a frame as a plate. The plate is hinged on one side and can swing over to cover a piece of paper. I can then transfer paint or ink by rubbing the back of the plastic, swing it back, clean the plate, apply a different color, swing it back over the paper and print it. It works. It's possible to print colors in multiple passes and maintain registration.
Strathmore 400 Series Printmaking paper 11x14 inches (27.9x35.6 cm), Saran Wrap on a foam core frame used as a plate, and Golden Open Acrylics. Image is 8x10 inches (20.3x25.6 cm).
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A few more photos of the elements used to lock up a chase for letterpress printing.
This is one of 4 small steel Wickersham quoins I have, and the old cast iron key used to open and close it. There are no teeth inside - rather it works by turning an oblong cam which is between the two sides which are held together by a spring on each end. That allows it to lock in whatever position you open it to. It's an elegant little machine.
Grandson explains plate materials to visitors to his class at the Governor's Institute at Castleton University, VT
Students began Art 2 by printmaking their unique ideations of a still life of a potted plant. They are creating four prints: a color gradient background with black ink, color gradient ink, black ink, and black ink with a watercolor.
Version 2 of Spurn Point based on the same view. Started off as the most unresolved watercolour to which I added pastel. I quite like the more abstract qualities of this image - has brought to mind Kandinsky, though this wasn't done consciously.