Lets Go Print A Kite

Proof "Lets Go Fly A Kite"

Another wonderful week in the studio. When I was working on my plates I took a photograph of the two Eliza triangles on top of a blue bin. The idea of kids, kites and of course Mary Poppins 1964 movie popped into my head. So I had to do a proof of the idea right away. The result is above and I foresee doing more kite ideas. The background is an old ImagOn plate from 2005 print called "Hug Me" and the Hand Model back then was my daughter Eliza. All of which tied the print subject together very neatly for Me.

Printmaking is very much a step process. I love every stage form coming up with the initial idea, getting it on the plate and inking the print. The best part of printmaking is the pulling of the print for the first proof. There is always that little bit of a surprise element of what is going to happen.

I have been doing some sorting through old stuff lately and finding some really interesting plates that I had made in the past and not printed. The large triangle above is a soft ground image on copper that I made way back when I first was gifted with the copper. The above half circle is a marker and aquatint plate. I am really glad I proofed them along with one of the Eliza plates.

This is the first stage commitment to the Journey Board.

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This is week 22 for my project "One With Copper"