Introducing fabric and patterns to my prints...

This week, I decided to introduce new elements to my prints, or reintroduce them. I bought some patterned papers and fabrics and printed on top of them. I've had this idea for a while and acted on it this week. I liked the idea of combining feminine, delicate patterns and bold statements together. I really find this contrast of ideas interesting and worth exploring. I also like how it's combing both traditional prints and modern prints with the wood cuts and the patterned paper.

I used my most recent woodcut- 'Power (with a fist)' and the 'SEE NO EVIL' wood cut on top of these patterns. I used floral patterns and bold, geometric patterns. I used wrapping paper - shiny surface, patterned craft paper, matte finish, and fabrics. I liked the different effect of each print on the material - the boldness and glossiness of the print on the shiny wrapping paper, the more subdued effect on the craft paper, and the subtle imprint on the fabric. Each are effective in their own way. I was in two minds of whether or not I should reprint on top of the fabric pieces as they weren't as striking as the paper prints, but the more I looked at them I quite liked how it meshed in with the fabric and didn't look separate or 'added on' in a way.

I think I'm going to explore this idea further by perhaps using more patterns or even combing the materials together, to get a mixture of finishes. Overall, I'm happy with these prints and I think it is another interesting angle I can explore in the future, and perhaps I could even combine this idea with the idea of censorship that I had recently started to explore.

- different imagery?
- idea of censorship?
- different mediums?

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