I wanted to incorporate the printing method into my project. I thought printing would be suiting to my project seeing as writing and printing have always had a strong connection. I used these pages that I wrote with my quill as a starting point for my prints;
Using the photocopier I blew up sections of my handwriting;
and used these to make woodcuts;
This was just an experiment as I wanted to print onto sheets of felt that I made. However I was unsure if the felt would take the ink, so I only made a small wood cut to start.
One of the many sheets of felt that I made ^^
I printed these woodcuts onto the felt, which took up the ink perfectly;
..So I went on to make more. I wanted to use colour for the rest. It had been pointed out to me that my project was very monochromatic, which was true. I carved some more woodcuts;
A quote taken from 'Sailing to Byzantium' by Yeats.
A quote from Hamlet by Shakespeare.
I used these woodcuts to print onto the pieces of felt I had made. I rather detested how these turned out but they took some time so up they go;
I also experimented with monoprint. These were more gestural;
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