This January in art we worked on Print Making with Linoleum and Ink. We'd go through a process where we'd carve linoleum with a carving tool after having practiced with Ez Carve to make our stamp. But first we'd have to choose our design and draw it on paper, then proceeding to cover the back with graphite and laying the graphite side down on our linoleum block. We'd then trace our design with a pen which then transfers our design onto the linoleum. After carving out our design we'd cover it in ink and place it on a printing block, hence creating the pictures you see above. I did enjoy this unit and learned a lot about the different kinds of inks and the different ways of print making, but I did find that a lot of the creative choices I had made on purpose were quickly rejected. My favorite print out of all of them was discarded and said not to be very good, I very much enjoyed its slightly smudged, abstract look but many disapproved. It disappointed me cause i'd like to believe art is all about creative freedom which I feel this unit lacked.
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Mrs. H
2/20/2018 09:57:55 am
Hi Ally - I so appreciate you honest and direct feedback and I'm so sorry you feel as tho your artistic creativity was stifled on this project :( My goal for you was to understand the fundamentals of basic block printing within the standard parameters of the medium. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”― Pablo Picasso
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