For a while now I've been toying with the thought of playing with some printmaking. Keeping the mind ticking through experimenting with new techniques and different materials is always a positive. To push this along this month's investment revolved around lino cutting equipment.
Over the last two months I've been working on the 'Sketchbook Project' with the chosen theme of 'Nothing New'. Numerous sketches later of a squashed coca-can found on the street and the project is coming to a close. The submission deadline is this weekend and it's time to start thinking about the binding and the cover. I'm hoping to carry the rudimentary feel of the sketches onto the cover and thought a lino print on calico could be a nice match.
In the past I've tried printing with a roller but had difficulty gaining enough pressure in the middle of the roller for an even print. This time around I invested in a printing barren. I found this tool to have a more even spread of pressure with greater area coverage control. Definitely worth the investment for small scale printing. After a test run on paper, a print on calico was tried. Hopefully the cover construct and binding will go as planned once the print dries.
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