Blue Planet

Woodcut 2008
8.5" x 11"  Edition 60

Blue Planet
PaperDim: 8.5 " x 11"
ImageDim: 6.5" x 10 "
Block: Birch key block, cork color blocks
Ink: Water-based Daniel Smith and Graphic Chemical
Paper: Parchment blue/gray
Edition: 60

Comment: I continue to use cork as a way to get a "shimmer" from these color woodcuts. When printing, cork acts like a sponge, whether using water or oil inks, and collects ink between the grains. This tends to accumulate and then pop out
when pressure is applied so it gives very interesting effects. This also means that the cork block has to be completely cleaned off every ten prints or more often, otherwise the grain fills up completely and the grainy effect is gone.
You can also spritz the cork (if using waterbased inks) with water and get an effect much like watercolor. After a few practice prints, the effect is actually quite consistent and controllable throughout the edition.

The image is one of two made for an exchange with the theme: Earth, as one of the Four Elements. Please see the Four Oceans Press website: www.fouroceanspress.com

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