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(OLD) Lino Cut Print and Pottery by mint

(OLD) Lino Cut Print and Pottery

mint

This was an old Visual Arts school project that branched into multiple classes. I think i may have originally drawn the sketch but i have no memory of why or if it was for someone or just a random doodle. This was about a decade ago so...

As you can see i first drew it in pencil, then i used the image i drew as a visual reference and re-drew it. I then inked it with permanent sharpy onto lino cut (the same stuff linoleum Flores are made of. Then i painstakingly took many many hours to use a lino cutter ( a weird chicle that is super sharp like a exacto knife but curved round). Eventually i chiseled it down like a stone artist, carefully removing all of the negative space until only the marked outline remained.

This technique is used for making art for T-Shirts and posters and prints. it is similar yet different to the process called "silk screening" ( a much more nightmarish process to "get right") Once i was done with the cut, i inked it and made prints for one project. Later in pottery class i had the idea to recycle my print into a brand new project (seen at the bottom). by pressing it into clay carefully then using the indent as a guide to paint with.

Clay paint and glaze is not only often very toxic due to the heavy metals that make its pigments, but it is extremely finicky to actually use right. Think ... watercolor to a stone. watercolor needs paper to be absorbed, and clay paints are more like glazes and stains that you need to apply many coats in a very time consuming process. if you use too much liquid you make the clay unstable. Then you roast it for hours and hours in a kiln and prey you did everything right or you will find a smoldering cracked piece of junk after.

This tedious and time consuming process was actually very fun, and is just one of hundreds of fond memories from that 2 year Visual Arts program. I miss those simple days. I hope to rekindle some of that artist energy in me to put towards future study and ambitions. Unfortunately the pictures above are some of the only surviving art projects i have left and since the art studios have expensive tools and materials, this is likely the last i will ever get to do such things.

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