Don´t throw it away
There are always prints with some imperfections, perhaps a first proof. I keep them and from time to time I use them for a collage. Of course this new work […]
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Die traditionelle Methode des japanischen Holzschnitts. Es werden keine ölbasierten Farben und Lösungsmittel benutzt. Die Verwendung von Pigmenten, die in Wasser aufgeschwemmt sind, und Reispaste als eine Art Bindemittel ergeben transparente Farben wie beim Aquarell. Schwarz wird in der Regel mit japanischer Tusche gedruckt. Statt einer Presse wird ein Handreiber verwendet, dessen Druckwirkung individuell kontrolliert werden kann.
Pebbles 3
This group of prints is complete now. Three woodcuts from one plate for grey and one colourplate. Step by step, some small parts of the grey plate are carved away […]
Pebbles 2
A reduction print with eight layers of grey and one layer of blue. Ein Druck mit verlorener Platte. Acht Lagen Grau und eine Lage Blaugrau.
Pebbles
A small woodcut with eight layers of grey. Ein kleiner Holzschnitt mit acht Schichten von Grau. It´s a reduction cut, i.e. more and more of the plate is removed. Only […]
Developing a Print Part 5
Developing a Print Part 4
This will be a print with three parts. Two of them are ready now. But printmaking is not always straightforward. You always come to a crossing where you have to […]
Developing a Print Part 3
Now the first print is done. It´s the third part of a series of three. The paper was rather dry. So the black areas are not an even and smooth […]
Developing a print Part 2
The carving is done. With some water and a brush I remove the paper that I glued on the plate. Then it´s time for a testprint. This print includes the […]
Developing a Print Part 1
Developing a print is not always straightforward. At the moment I`m fascinated by rocks. Here´s a sketch: Einen Druck zu entwickeln ist nicht immer ein gradliniger Prozess. Im Moment faszinieren […]
Rocks: A second Variation
“Ith 2” has nearly the same outline as the first print “Ith”, but a different use of colour and light. It´s a reduction cut. There is only one plate, that […]
Variation
A Walk in the Woods
The print “Adam and Eve”, showing rocks between trees, gave me a lot of shapes, an inventory of forms, that come from rocks and trees. From parts of the plates, […]
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