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October 04, 2007
print progress
I'm working on getting some slides of work in progress ready for an exhibition proposal (that I have to finish today if I'm going to get it submitted at all). Over the weekend I worked on getting some of these prints "done" enough to photograph. They're impossible for me to photograph well.
All of these prints are on Tokuatsu, a pure kozo fibre paper, and are 36" high and 78" long.
This one I really like in this state, and am going to leave it alone for a while until I decide whether it's finished or not:
This one I hate. I think the dresses are too obvious, and overpower the other marks throughout the print, those subtle marks where the dresses created dents and damage on the wood blocks. Also, I really thought the red was going to be perfect but when I printed it, it was just far too strong, and I should have used transparent base in it like I normally do with all of my colours. When I get back to studio I'm going to cover the dresses up a bit, push them back in time beneath more layers:
If that doesn't work then this might end up being the first print that gets cut up and sewn into a dress.
This one's a nice example of those damage marks created on the block, and of the quilt-like quality the paper gets from repeated foldings:
Posted by jodi at October 4, 2007 01:02 PM | categories: prints
Comments
Oh I really do like the first one. I like the second one also. And guess what? I like the third one as well!
I think the second one looks finished. I really like how the dresses stand out -- they aren't too bold because the colors are muted.
I'd bet it'd make a a _very_ cool dress, though.
I'm really enjoying your MFA thesis.
Posted by: deirdre at October 4, 2007 01:50 PM