Don't forget the enter the competition from Friday - even if you just do it privately! But if you enter, I won't publish your entries and you are still eligible for the end of November giveaway, when we put commentor's names into a hat. On Saturday I gave a monoprinting demo at the Research and Technical day for the SSI (Society of Scribes and Illuminators). This is to create some wonderful papers to include in calligraphic works or artworks. Monprinting can actually mean anything as long as … [Read more...]
Monoprints and off-set printing
Still looking at the workshop at Cinque Port Scribes. I love this technique: Roll ink over feathers - then lay them between two sheets of Chinese rice paper and roll over them with your roller.Voila! The trick is to get the ink really really thin on the glass. Roll the roller in the ink, then lay cardboard cut out letters onto some fresh paper, cover with a clean sheet and gently roll over that. You get the same effect as a pencil rubbing, but subtler. Els Van Den Steen was experimenting with … [Read more...]