Nicky is my new printmaker pen pal. She hand carves images and has nice inserts in her envelopes. I sent her a couple of my left over prints from the olden days. I fell in love with printmaking back in the early aughts and had a nice stack of prints. Little by little I've given them away. It's so hard to decide if my kids would ever want them. I guess I'll just make a little portfolio for each of them.
When I was making prints, I often ran the plate through twice, inverting it on the second pass. Nicky liked that idea and tried it with her bunnies. All my prints were etchings - all in black. She used different colors which I think is very fun. That's why I love printmaking so much. You can make one plate and then the options are exponential.
None of my 3 kids have any interest in art. I was so hopeful that I'd get an artsy grandkid. Nope.
This one is my favorite of the three - which surprised me. I think it's the colors.
On the top, the yellow got buried.
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Hopefully I have not gone overboard with the creative uses for discarded items. While chandeliers are waaaaay beyond anything I would want in my home, this works speaks to me on a whimsical level. During my Swedish Death Cleaning, all the itty-bitty items are being gathered. Perhaps I will come up with a clever way to assemble them into something useful.
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