Sponsor giveaway: Benconservato
Posted by Amy on Tuesday March 9, 2010
Everyone should have a monster to call their own. Mine would be one that’s a little rough around the edges, scruffy looking with a gruff voice, but a big heart (and one with a smile goes a long way too.)
If there ever was a lady who could translate my perfect monster onto paper, that would be Emma Kidd of Benconservato. She’s based in Australia, and is an artist, illustrator, printmaker, and photographer who’s always busy dreaming up and drawing monsters!
She’s giving away a set of Monsters Behaving Badly Colouring Book and a 6-pack of Colour Me Happy Gocco Party Invites to ONE lucky reader if you’ll share with us your favorite monsters (real or imaginary!)
Giveaway ends on 16th March 2010 and the winner will be announced via email!
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Lori Dean Dyment: Monotype/Studio Sale
Posted by Amy on Monday August 3, 2009
I am intrigued by monotype printing, and this explanation courtesy of Wikipedia is of great help for those who might not know that much about the process of producing a piece of monotype:
Monotyping is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface, or matrix, was historically a copper etching plate, but in contemporary work it can vary from zinc or glass to acrylic glass. The image is then transferred onto a sheet of paper by pressing the two together, usually using a printing-press. Monotypes can also be created by inking an entire surface and then, using brushes or rags, removing ink to create a subtractive image, e.g. creating lights from a field of opaque color. The inks used may be oil based or water based. With oil based inks, the paper may be dry, in which case the image has more contrast, or the paper may be damp, in which case the image has a 10 percent greater range of tones.
Unlike monoprinting, monotyping produces a unique print, or monotype, because most of the ink is removed during the initial pressing. Although subsequent reprintings are sometimes possible, they differ greatly from the first print and are generally considered inferior. A second print from the original plate is called a “ghost print” or “cognate”. Stencils, watercolor, solvents, brushes, and other tools are often used to embellish a monotype print. Monotypes are often spontaneously executed and with no previous sketch.
I just discovered that Lori Dean Dyment is one of many who practices this method of printmaking. And good news to those who love this form of printmaking: she’s having a big studio sale for August where large pieces are available at 50% off.
Jing Wei
Posted by Amy on Wednesday June 10, 2009
Loving the beautiful work done by Jing Wei, a Brooklyn-based illustrator and printmaker. She does woodcut prints of funny looking animals — my favourite is the origami bear above. You can find the print of Roperite (second image from the top) on I Vote for Art, a print shop helmed by the inexhaustible Ben.
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Ali Aschman
Posted by Amy on Wednesday April 1, 2009
Loving the work of Ali Aschman whose prints are pulled from acid-etched copper plates. Her work has a little melancholic vibe to it, but they’re beautiful in an ironic way. I can’t wait to see more.
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