Art – Page 3 – Sally Wakelin – Studies in Creativity

Figures of Eight Sides – after more cutting into the block

I have printed from this block in a few different colour variations but I think this dark blue/black is my favourite so far. I am going to try a dull brickish red too I think. And I might do some more cutting.

I have in mind to cut some more of the shapes out, deeply enough to fit in a shape made from copper sheet. Copper is beautiful when it’s highly polished but it ages really well too, gaining depth and variation ofcolour. In fact if you heat it, the surface develops amazing tones where a flame has licked it. Details to come . . .

Figures of Eight Sides in Watercolour

Art, Drawing, geometric, Painting

This one is painted, not printed, using Paynes Grey watercolour and Chinese Ink. Then the white lines are drawn with a white chalk pencil. 30x30cm on heavy watercolour paper.

Figures of Eight Sides – woodcut block

Art, Design, print making, Woodcut

Here’s the plywood block cut with the design, after printing and after washing. I like the way the wood grain shows faintly, as well as a couple of mistakes!

Figures of Eight Sides

Art, Design, print making, Woodcut

I cut the design in plywood and printed several versions of this yesterday. I am going to make a much paler print, then make another cut block with straight cuts which I can then over print in a dark colour.

The woodcut block after printing, it now needs to be washed to clear the build up of ink in the incised lines.

Four Walled Polygons

Art, print making, Woodcut

I made this print recently, using two blocks, the first soft blue print from this block.

and later using an inky dark blue ink on this block.