Friday 29 March 2024

Friday Face OFF -- Napping Cat

For this week's Friday Face OFF link party
of art featuring faces, hosted by Nicole of

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]

48 comments:

  1. Very 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.

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  2. I love printmaking of all kinds. This cat is lovely, and I'm glad you've kept it.

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  3. OMGosh! 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.

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  4. Whoa.
    That didn't sound too complicated. I think I've seen the results of this technique and I find it fascinating.

    XOXO

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  5. I how fat and pillow like the cat is.

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  6. This 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!

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  7. Did you frame it? How did you preserve it in such good condition for 30 years?

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  8. I love it! The cat looks happy and comfy, as if you had a fantastic time when art(ing) it to life.

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  9. where I am the two cats nap all the day long.

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  10. Cleora BorealisFriday, March 29, 2024

    🤗 Pudgy kitty, puffy pillows, long whiskers...love it all!! 🥰

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  11. Love 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.

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  12. Wonderful and creative carving print of the cat ~ Wow!

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)
    carol l mckenna

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  13. @ 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.

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  14. @ This N That -- Yes, the rim was cut off the plate so it would lay flat.

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  15. Cute 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?

    I 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!

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  16. I love this print of the sleeping cat.

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  17. @ Tundra Bunny -- Yes, I'd like to try making some small prints again. We'll see what happens!

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  18. I thought it was a lino print or wood cut at first. I guess they could produce multiple copies, but more difficult to make.

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  19. Back in the old days, we made stamps out of potatoes.

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  20. You've gone a bit abstract this time. Impressive!

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  21. You make it sound so simple! I feel inspired. I shall blame you for the outcome.

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  22. This is wonderful, Debra. I've never been able to master printing like this. I adore the cat!

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  23. Have you ever tried doing linocut prints as I suspect that you would be really good.

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  24. Neat and excellent art wow ❤

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  25. @ 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!

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  26. Sorry 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

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  27. The cat print is beautiful, Debra! The white horizontal lines really make the cat and the pillows pop! Happy spring!

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  28. A cute cat. I've used that process, it's very good.

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  29. Deb, this is a lovely print. I love the creativity in the process of making it too!

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  30. I like it. Thank you for sharing the process.

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  31. A foam plate? That is amazing. Lovely print!

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  32. If it were me, I'd frame it and hang it in the bedroom. It's a wonderful image!

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