I've been having difficulty with printing methods. I want to make art that I can easily share with others. But I don't have a decent printer. My drawing style has a lot of line work with thin, delicate details that reproduce well on high-quality digital prints, but this is pricey if you are not doing it at home (and to purchase that kind of printer is REALLY pricey!) So, that said, I've been exploring/rediscovering more basic hand-printing techniques. This means a very different way of thinking about the design. In some ways, the limits will be good for my work and will let me focus on other things. So… here's my latest experiment with the good old-fashioned potato stamp:
I've been trying to come up with a Valentine card that's not too schmaltzy. I picked up a huge stack of old Martha Stewart mags that someone had left in the free area at the library the other day and this image is inspired by an article on collecting old hooks. It was a beautiful layout, but I think maybe my card is too obscure. I can't decide. I have a Gocco printer that I have yet to use. Because the supplies are so hard to come by, I'm hesitant to use it unless I'm really happy and sure about a design — I don't think I'm there yet. I'll keep working on it!
I've been having difficulty with printing methods. I want to make art that I can easily share with others. But I don't have a decent printer. My drawing style has a lot of line work with thin, delicate details that reproduce well on high-quality digital prints, but this is pricey if you are not doing it at home (and to purchase that kind of printer is REALLY pricey!) So, that said, I've been exploring/rediscovering more basic hand-printing techniques. This means a very different way of thinking about the design. In some ways, the limits will be good for my work and will let me focus on other things. So… here's my latest experiment with the good old-fashioned potato stamp:
