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from beneath the blankets skip to main skip to sidebar from beneath the blankets the smell of the inks the energy involved in working the plate the feel of the paper and of course the magic of the press all play a role in printmakings allure there are always new challenges to be met problems to be solved and unlimited possibilities at the end of a printing session it is always magical to find out what lies beneath the blankets sunday april 25 2010 fabulous flat files spring cleaning is underway in the studio it s amazing how quickly things begin to pile up and before you know it there are so many stacks of paper and prints laying around that you can t fine what you re looking for so i decided to go on a mission to see if i could solve my print storage problems everyone i spoke to said that flat files were the way to go however after a little on line research i was convinced that i was out of luck the price of a new flat file was over 800 for one 5 drawer unit i was beginning to consider other storage alternatives when someone suggested craig s list after a quick search on craig s list i found just what i was looking for less than 2 hours away in massachusetts was a stacore unit in great condition with a base for only 400 my husband and i picked it up yesterday and it is now sitting in the studio ready to be filled sometimes lady luck is on your side posted by melody knight leary at 9 05 am no comments labels flat files print storage sunday april 18 2010 spring fever spring is a time for new beginnings and i enthusiastically welcome the opportunity for a fresh start after traveling and being away from the studio for few weeks i m more than ready to tackle new projects in fact i have so many ideas running through my head that i m experiencing a creative brain freeze my plan for the week is to get organized review the options i have for upcoming shows and exchanges track due dates and set some realistic goals with any luck i ll have a couple of pieces underway by the end of the week as the old irish proverb reminds us if you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn posted by melody knight leary at 1 52 pm no comments monday march 29 2010 time away last week i was fortunate enough to spend some time on a beautiful caribbean island needless to say it was wonderful to get away from the drab and rainy new england weather bask in the sunshine and drink in the sights and sounds of a tropical paradise as i write this post it is another gray rainy day here at home so i m making it a point to think about last weeks beautiful weather and remind myself that spring is on its way posted by melody knight leary at 12 04 pm no comments friday march 19 2010 layer 8 i just finished adding a darker value to my little girdled figure the print is only 3 5 x 3 5 the image has a impressionistic painterly quality to it but at this point i m contemplating creating a second plate to add dark outlines i ll let it sit for awhile before i call it finished i did however accomplish what i set out to do that is just have fun with the process move along and not worry about the outcome a few more of these exercises wouldn t hurt posted by melody knight leary at 1 43 pm 1 comment labels akua inks linoleum print relief print underway moving right along started out with a pale pink and layered on 6 more colors i m using akua intaglio inks with a small amount of akua oil converter to thicken them slightly to facilitate rolling i like how they re working out and appreciate their slow drying time to stop and access my progress i m thinking one final color darker value posted by melody knight leary at 9 14 am no comments getting started this is the set up i decided to use since i ll be doing a reduction print cutting away and printing as i go along i need to have a good registration system i decided to employ the same system i use when doing a serigraph i punched dots out of a scrap of matt board glued them to another strip of matt board and then taped the unit to my linoleum next i punched holes in my paper in this case arches 88 to correspond to the dots on my linoleum a window was cut out of a piece of mylar to act as a stencil as i inked the image area posted by melody knight leary at 9 05 am no comments labels akua inks linoleum printmaking relief print playing around i haven t done a linoleum print in awhile it was my intention to do something different just have some fun with the process and not worry about the outcome something that i m inclined to do i m constantly slowed down by my propensity to focus on the message and perfect execution of a print i tend to toss out prints that don t meet my high expectations my goal is to loosen up throw caution to the wind and focus more on the journey and less on the destination we ll see how this goes posted by melody knight leary at 4 58 am no comments labels akua inks linoleum printmaking relief print older posts home subscribe to posts atom hardpressed treetop studio about me melody knight leary i create original hand pulled prints and work in a variety of less toxic printmaking techniques it s always magical to find out what lies beneath the blankets of my press view my complete profile blog archive 2010 24 april 2 fabulous flat files spring fever march 9 february 7 january 6 2009 86 december 5 november 10 october 10 august 9 july 19 june 33 quotes when the creative impulse sweeps over you grab it you grab it and honor it and use it because momentum is a rare gift justina chen headley artists i admire kiki smith andy goldsworthy joseph cornell kathe kollowitz anselm kiefer antoni tapies jim dine followers