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More Wood-block prints....

After doing the initial wood block workshop, I decided to continue experimenting with this technique. I decided on doing another wood block print in the same style except instead of SPEAK NO EVIL, I used the phrase HEAR NO EVIL. I felt like I needed to continue the saying and perhaps even do a complete series of prints using these phrases from the saying, which means doing further prints using the phrase SEE NO EVIL. Much like before, I printed on top of magazine and newspaper pages, I overlapped the image, used different colours - dark colours which helped to bring out the text and marks made in the wood. However because I had another wood cut, I decided to overlap that wood cut with this one, overlapping the text and markings. I really liked the outcome of this as it defamiliarised the saying and created this uncanny image. I think I would like the explore this further, perhaps incorporating collage with print, i.e. collaging screen prints, and the printing on to.

I also decided to print on top of magazine photographs using this new woodcut design. I specifically decided to choose images which would relate to the saying or create this other meaning and interpretation. I decided to use images of women which to me made them look vulnerable and depressed. I really like how the print merges in with the photographs, and how the photographs almost end up becoming part of the print. I think I would like to take this further and perhaps try and collage more photographs together but try and keep it within the size of the woodblock, to fill the negative space. I think I would also like to try printing on top of newspaper images as another reason as to why the magazine photographs work so well is that the photos are glossy, which ends up making the oil based inks look glossy, resulting in this print/photograph combination. I think if I were to try printing on newspaper I would use a varnish and varnish the paper, to try and recreate the effect that the magazine photographs had with the ink. 

- varnish newspaper?
- more collages?
- negative space? 
- more prints?
- continue the saying - add 'SEE NO EVIL'.


















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