Making art involves lots of processes, especially with something like printmaking. I made my own printing ink with Nori (seaweed) paste, ground mineral pigment, water and gin. But successful printmaking depends on so many different factors – the ink must be compatible with the printing block or plate and also with the paper. What make of paper? How heavy? What sort of surface? And wet or dry? All these have to be tested. Yesterday I tried out a simple vinyl block . Today I’m showing the results of printing with a rubber stamp onto a lightweight Hosho Japanese paper.
I found the Hosho a bit too lightweight for both the block and the stamp. It’s a fine paper and crumples quite a bit when it’s damp so tomorrow I’ll show the results of working with a heavier paper.
I have put my series of drawings en plein air of ancient Welsh monuments on Artfinder. If you want to see more, please click on the image below or the Artfinder link at the top right of this page. This one is the legendary grave of Saint Elfys (Elvis) in Pembrokeshire, not for from the Presceli Mountains. Elfys? Presceli? Elvis Presley? Coincidence? hhhmmmm
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It’s great you figured out a simple way to transfer the ink. Water. I probably wouldn’t have thought of it!
I’ve come across it quite a bit, even with oil-based inks. Some papers seem particlarly prone to sticking