Thursday, March 3, 2016

Getting Everything Inky

© 2016 Hannah Phelps

Art making is equivalent to mess making. Every printmaking day, this scenario plays itself out - ink on the glass (on top of a countertop  here), ink on some rollers, ink on a few pallette knives, ink on the jigsawed woodblocks and ink escaping from the plastic wrap meant to contain it.

Cleaning up involves scraping, wiping, rolling and bundling. After practice with a proven system and a lot of vegetable oil, it doesn't have to take more than about 20-30 minutes leave the work table spic and span (assuming nothing ends up face down on the floor) and ready for next time.

In case you were wondering about this. Maybe you weren't - is there something you would like to know? I might not know the answer, but you could try asking.

Either right now, here on the blog, on the facebook page or in person at DM Penny Press on March 21 from 10 am - 5 pm where/when I will be printing live all day!

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