Feet in blanket, drypoint and embossed chine-collé on 14×11″ Rives gray BFK.
(The color is a little dark and dull in this photo, because the paper was still wet)
An accidental print resulted in some body-less feet at the bottom of the page, and Nikki had a brilliant idea to add chine-collé to the empty area as if the feet were sticking out of a blanket. After looking at that and having ourselves a giggle, she asked if I had any lace. The two of us laughed some more, as if either one of us overall wearing workers would have any lace. Nikki made a run to Goodwill and got some doilies. Never have I been so excited about a doily. The pattern tied the piece to my other flowery drypoints and paintings. Pretty cute, don’t you think?
One of the Seattle Artist League etching presses. This one is named Steve.
Each of the drypoints in this series had to be run through the press three times. The first run through the press had a scribed plate with a layered figure on it, only the feet were inked. This created the rectangular embossment on every drypoint. Soft Japanese mulberry paper was ripped carefully to size, and wet with rice glue, then placed on the gray paper and run through the press again. This is the chine-collé, a printmaking technique in which a fragile piece of paper is glued to a stronger piece of paper. Then the lace was cut and added, and after Nikki and I made several attempts, we finally had a design that worked, and the lace was run through the press with the wet paper, pressing into it an embossment pattern. Voila! Art happened.
Ruthie V.
Some Pretty Paintings
Show opens January 5, 2019
Show up through January 27th
Artist Talk Saturday, January 5th (3:30-4:30pm)
Opening Reception to follow (5-7pm)
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Some Pretty Paintings: Chine-collé and cold little feet
(The color is a little dark and dull in this photo, because the paper was still wet)
An accidental print resulted in some body-less feet at the bottom of the page, and Nikki had a brilliant idea to add chine-collé to the empty area as if the feet were sticking out of a blanket. After looking at that and having ourselves a giggle, she asked if I had any lace. The two of us laughed some more, as if either one of us overall wearing workers would have any lace. Nikki made a run to Goodwill and got some doilies. Never have I been so excited about a doily. The pattern tied the piece to my other flowery drypoints and paintings. Pretty cute, don’t you think?
Each of the drypoints in this series had to be run through the press three times. The first run through the press had a scribed plate with a layered figure on it, only the feet were inked. This created the rectangular embossment on every drypoint. Soft Japanese mulberry paper was ripped carefully to size, and wet with rice glue, then placed on the gray paper and run through the press again. This is the chine-collé, a printmaking technique in which a fragile piece of paper is glued to a stronger piece of paper. Then the lace was cut and added, and after Nikki and I made several attempts, we finally had a design that worked, and the lace was run through the press with the wet paper, pressing into it an embossment pattern. Voila! Art happened.
Ruthie V.
Some Pretty Paintings
Show opens January 5, 2019
Show up through January 27th
Artist Talk Saturday, January 5th (3:30-4:30pm)
Opening Reception to follow (5-7pm)
Smith & Vallee Gallery
5742 Gilkey Ave, Edison
(360) 766-6230
Open Daily 11-5
www.smithandvalleegallery.com
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