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Flimsy results
Two weeks ago I used printed flimsy for chine collé with drypoint. I was moved to make a new design and plate for the purpose, and today I collected the dry prints. I must say that I am delighted with the results.
The above three are with printed flimsy. The top two derived from the cup holders as described previously (and which I have used several times in different designs), and the bottom one using a scan of part of a dressmaking pattern sheet from my childhood.
I also prepared a printed sheet of squared paper from a pad - not quite as thin as the flimsy, but thin enough. This again with the holes of the cup holders.
And I also used a sheet of tissue paper covered with soft pastel,
and one cut to size from a sheet of newsprint used for cleaning a roller from a previous printing session.
This design was done without much thought, and certainly not self-consciously, and I'm pleased with the way it has turned out. My own favourites from the images above are the third down, and the bottom one - but generally I like them all. I'm not sure that they are any good for stitch work however.
Today I used flimsy again, and I think that the results are not so good from the printmaking point of view; on the other hand they present possibilities for textile work.
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4 comments:
Interesting esperiments, Olga. I wish I could see these in real life for their delicacy. Thank you for clarifying your goals for these, whether prints or stitched work.
I thought of you recently when I saw some interesting stitched work done on prints on paper. I keep thinking of trying machine stitching on some proofs just for fun. Who knows where 'play' can lead. Yours have led to some very interesting directions. I'd love to see your textile work too.
Marja-Leena there is a lot of really interesting cross medium work being done these days. As far as my experiments go I am going to stop the formal printmaking classes at the end of this term. I may do some work at home, hand burnishing, but I really want to concentrate on consolidation for a while.
What is "flimsey?"
Hi Anonymous. Flimsy is the fine paper that used to be used for carbon copies when typing letters in ye olden times - pre word processors.
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