Flavor for Mixed Media by Mary Beth Shaw

Author:Mary Beth Shaw
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epub, ebook
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2011-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Recipe for Fun

Consider hosting a Paper Luncheon with friends as my friend Julie Snidle did. She invited a group of us over to her house, and we each made a collagraph plate. We took a break for lunch to allow the plates to dry thoroughly, and after lunch, we were “printing maniacs.” We pulled prints from our own plates as well as each other's. By the end of the day, I had a lovely stash of papers.

Collagraph Plate

I enjoy making hand-painted papers to use in my collages. I like the option of using my own paint palette to create papers that I know will match my work. It is especially nice to have a selection of papers on hand from which to choose. Printmaking makes it really easy to build a paper supply quickly.

For this project, we will make a texture collage on a rigid substrate. This collage will serve as a printing plate for a process called collagraphy — which basically means using a collage to make prints. The prints themselves are called collagraphs. Big word, easy process. We are doing it all by hand using acrylic paints, so no extra expensive equipment is needed.

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