Lino experiments

Why?
- I had some spare time whilst my screen was drying, and I haven't really used lino this year, so I thought I would create some more print based images looking as simple shapes and colours, again thinking about how far removed from the original colour an image could be whilst still being recognisable
- I love lino printing

What did I do?
- I asked my friend Marnie for help, as she used lino quite a lot in her last project, and she advised me to cut around them like normal then use a scalpel to separate the individual vegetables, which would save me the time of cutting away all of the excess lino in between
- I then inked up and used the individual pieces to reconstruct my image on the press in the print room using the specialist inks and rollers they had

What did I like/find hard?
- The individual pieces meant I was able the change the layout and work effectively with different colours, however it did make the inking up process a lot longer
- Really like the overall texture and style, think they have a unique, hand made feel to them
- Think the colours I chose were too close to real colours, I had to choose quickly as I didn't have much time, but if I were to do it again I would plan my time better so that I had more than half an hour to print in!
- First time I had used the lino press and I really enjoyed it, and found it quick, although I had to ask one of the technicians, Mike, for an induction, again I should have planned in advance, as I was lucky that he was there to help me

What now?
- If I have time tomorrow I would like to print again with different, more appropriate, colours
- Could I turn the prints into anything? What is their purpose??
- I feel a little lost in direction with this project, as although I'm enjoying it and creating work I like, I think the lack of a 'final outcome' has made me unsure of what to work towards

Initial sketches 

Initial sketches

Midway through cutting

Strongest print 

Playing around slightly with layout