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Sketch and Etch

Just before last semester ended, I finished my first ever intaglio print! (in-TAL-ee-o) The assignment was “inside/out,” so I went with an image I’m quite fond of including in my art: the blossoming of a rosebud. I’ve always liked to … Continue reading

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Woodcut Relief

Somehow, amid the hours spent working on the sketch show, I found time to finish my first ever woodcut relief print for my printmaking class. I’ve never done something like this before, so I took a bunch of photos throughout … Continue reading

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Inktober!

It’s almost Halloween!! YAAAY! While waiting for the fabulous day to arrive I’ve been doing an artists’ challenge called Inktober. It’s exactly what you’d expect: one ink drawing a day for the month of October! It’s harder than I expected … Continue reading

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More Printmaking

This week I had my first critique for the first big print project in my relief and intaglio class. The theme was the broad idea of “every day,” so I went a little more abstract and chose to design a … Continue reading

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Old Tacoma with an old friend

One of my best friends since my freshman year, Michael Mulay ’15, and I spent this last Sunday exploring Old Tacoma. Since I’m always the one behind the camera, I wanted to take series of photos with Michael backed by … Continue reading

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Preliminary Prints

Getting back into the college-life groove means fun and friends, but also homework. Luckily for me, my homework is often doing what I love most: art! This semester I’m taking another printmaking class, this time in relief and intaglio. Our … Continue reading

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Monoprinting!

Just in time for Easter, I finished my first ever monoprint in my print making class! A monoprint is essentially a one of a kind print, done in a way that it can only be printed once (sometimes twice, this … Continue reading

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More Litho!

I just recently finished up my second lithography print! The theme of this one was just “detail.” We had to incorporate a drawing medium called liquid tushe, which is this watery stuff that works sort of  like water color for … Continue reading

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A Little Litho

This past week, I finished my second print making project: lithography! This was the first time I’ve ever worked with litho, and let me tell you, it was QUITE a process. Here’s the first sketch of my print idea! The first … Continue reading

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Ready, Set, Print!

This spring semester, I’m taking my first ever printmaking class, and I’m so excited! We’re going to be learning about both screen printing (done on a fabric screen we stretched and stapled ourselves) and lithography (big, BIG ‘ol limestone etching). … Continue reading

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