I spent the morning at Swansea Print Workshop – we are doing a very limited re-opening now that the Covid19 restrictions are relaxing. I want to finish an edition of screenprints I made from a drawing of a stuffed seagull back last Autumn. I printed a load of seagulls on newsprint while I was getting the strength of the ink right so I used a couple of these today to try out different backgrounds. I’m thinking of making a photoscreen from fruit nets to create the background. There’s so much rubbish in the environment, loads of plastic pollution, so I’m going to use some with the seagull. I’m not necessarily going to use these colours but at the moment I’m trying to get the composition right.
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I love the netting. Such an appropriate choice for the gulls.
Empty fish and chip wrappers would be great too 🤣
hahaha yes, they’re cheeky blighters, but around here they prefer MacDonalds 😀 They snatch them out of people’s hands. It’s so funny.
I like the fruit net idea. Nice texture even if the viewer doesn’t get the beach trash plastic pollution connection right away.
Yes, I think it is the most effective in the design. The seagulls around here are no longer beach dwellers. They’re city slickers. They feast off human food waste and steal fast food from people’s hands. Hardly ever see them on the beach nowadays 😀
I quite like the green (not that that’s either here nor there) the patterning is very strong.
That’s my preference too 😀
I have to laugh. For months I was clicking LIKE on the emails and coming here; not realising that I had to click LIKE here too … Doh !!
hahaha 😀