For this week's Friday Face OFF link party
of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of
DVArtist, Art, Food, Gardening blog . . .
Here's a simple print of a cat napping among pillows
which I made 30 years ago at a weekend art workshop
held at a Benedictine Retreat Centre near Winnipeg.
An oldie but a goodie!
I've always liked it.
The print was made by drawing the design on a foam plate,
pressing down hard with a ball-point pen.
Due to the softness of the foam, this resulted
in grooves like a very simple form of etching.
Block printing ink was then spread on the image
and the plate was put face down on a piece of
shiny, high-gloss paper.
A small hand-held, hard rubber brayer was rolled over the plate,
the pressure of which transferred the ink onto the paper.
After the foam plate was removed and the paper dried --
Voilà! An easy-peasy masterpiece, LOL!
[Art © Debra She Who Seeks 1994;
Photo of art © Debra She Who Seeks 2024]
...neat print!!!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful Debs. And I thought it looked familiar, and then you explained the process. I have a good friend whose art is Asian art and themes and does this whole process herself for greeting cards and other things. It is very time consuming.
ReplyDeleteI love printmaking of all kinds. This cat is lovely, and I'm glad you've kept it.
ReplyDeleteOMGosh! It is so cool to have art 30 years old and still be in love with it. I too love this so much. Thank you for sharing with FFO and have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteWhoa.
ReplyDeleteThat didn't sound too complicated. I think I've seen the results of this technique and I find it fascinating.
XOXO
Love your blue kitties! Hugs!
ReplyDeletePurrfection! You have a gift.
ReplyDeleteLove it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter 🐣🐰
ReplyDeleteCute!
ReplyDeleteI how fat and pillow like the cat is.
ReplyDeleteVery nice
ReplyDeleteThis turned out nicely. I wonder if this is something I could do with things I have already on hand? It's worth giving a try and it'll be a fun experiment. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!
ReplyDeletebobbie
very cool!!
ReplyDeleteI love it.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool!
ReplyDeleteDid you frame it? How did you preserve it in such good condition for 30 years?
ReplyDeleteI love it! The cat looks happy and comfy, as if you had a fantastic time when art(ing) it to life.
ReplyDeletewhere I am the two cats nap all the day long.
ReplyDeleteLove it! So creative!
ReplyDelete🤗 Pudgy kitty, puffy pillows, long whiskers...love it all!! 🥰
ReplyDeleteLove the plate.. Cute Print. I would think it would be hard to lay the plate flat enough because of its rim or did you cut it off? Have a happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteWonderful and creative carving print of the cat ~ Wow!
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
carol l mckenna
@ Old Lurker -- No, I virtually never frame any of my art. This was simply put in a file folder in a drawer along with other old art pieces.
ReplyDelete@ This N That -- Yes, the rim was cut off the plate so it would lay flat.
ReplyDeleteCute cat art! Now that your artistic talents have been honed by all the classes you've taken, will you revisit this method of print-making?
ReplyDeleteI used to carve out images on white erasers to make rubber stamps, but it was too easy to forget that the images would be reversed when inked onto paper, LOL!
I love this print of the sleeping cat.
ReplyDelete@ Tundra Bunny -- Yes, I'd like to try making some small prints again. We'll see what happens!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a lino print or wood cut at first. I guess they could produce multiple copies, but more difficult to make.
ReplyDeleteBack in the old days, we made stamps out of potatoes.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat piece of creativity.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beauty!
ReplyDeleteYou've gone a bit abstract this time. Impressive!
ReplyDeleteYou make it sound so simple! I feel inspired. I shall blame you for the outcome.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, Debra. I've never been able to master printing like this. I adore the cat!
ReplyDeleteHave you ever tried doing linocut prints as I suspect that you would be really good.
ReplyDeleteNeat and excellent art wow ❤
ReplyDelete@ Rosemary -- Yes, I tried doing linocut prints many, many years ago but I found it too physically difficult to carve the lino, which was very tough. Nowadays, there is a softer version available, so I'm keen to give it another try sometime. We'll see how it goes!
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm late stopping by. But I'm with you about that kitty. It is a Goodie. I hope you're having a great weekend. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThe cat print is beautiful, Debra! The white horizontal lines really make the cat and the pillows pop! Happy spring!
ReplyDeleteA cute cat. I've used that process, it's very good.
ReplyDeleteDeb, this is a lovely print. I love the creativity in the process of making it too!
ReplyDeleteI like it. Thank you for sharing the process.
ReplyDeleteA foam plate? That is amazing. Lovely print!
ReplyDeleteIf it were me, I'd frame it and hang it in the bedroom. It's a wonderful image!
ReplyDeleteYour cat is lovely.
ReplyDeleteNice kitty
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