Here are some images of my first layer of the woodcut. There is some variation in the shade of gray in each print. I would say there are about 4 distinct shades in the total of 20 prints. I don't mind this, I think variation makes each print feel individual and hand done. The challenge now is to register the print correctly so that the second layer prints precisely onto. I'm not really into precisness. (When I first typed that, I accidently said preciousness. I am into preciousness!) I think that even if some of my prints are slightly off registration-wise, it will be a good thing. (Sadashi agrees!) A series of prints that are all exactly the same may be good for selling editions, but to me it seems a bit robotic. I'm also starting to think about eventually displaying many of the portraits next to each other (not Andy Warhol style). In this case, I think slight nuances will give the piece character. I'm really into repetition with slight nuances. I'm trying to figure out why...
I also love repetition with nuance. Many artists do - eva hesse, phillip glass, agnes martin...
ReplyDeleteit would be fun to talk about why this is so satisfying. I think there are probably many reasons, but I think about organic processes that repeat through the life cycle, but vary subtly. Your process looks good and promising. I'm excited to see it.
janie