#simpleprintmaking

Played around this afternoon with a little printmaking. I used a Staedtler Mastercarve block which was way too soft, making it hard to hold details and easy to make mistakes. As soon as I started carving, I messed up some of the lines. Anyway I had fun. I printed it with some Speedball water soluble black ink and added the touches of color with some Posca acrylic markers. #printmakingathome #simpleprintmaking #fireflyprint #fireflyart #bioluminescence #printmaking #staedtlermastercarve https://www.instagram.com/p/B_QnDMQny0v/?igshid=1w7fgpi17b2pi

“Emerging” I’m working on my spring schedule of printmaking workshops at Featherstone. Let me know your ideas and wishes, suggestions and druthers. I’ll see what I can put together. Also, anyone interested in a family Art time? Parents, grandparents, kids having a fun, guided art-making time together? The sap’s rising! Time to MAKE STUFF! #simpleprintmaking #gelliprint #blockprint #whitelinetechnique #makeyourmark #seewhathappens #artisaboutinteraction (at Featherstone Center for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9c-YcGAL2h/?igshid=4n0jx19flm0z

Great work by Daniel @earthstarlux and Shane @thefishhousemv during last weekend’s Make Art Workshop. Another one coming up this weekend, Feb 16 & 17. 10:00am to 1:00pm. All materials provided and no experience necessary. Carve, Stamp, Stencil, Print! The background colors in Daniel’s tree print are monoprints made using the Gelli Plate. So many possibilities. Open Studios every Thursday 11:15-2:30, so you can keep exploring and developing your techniques and ideas. Register online or pay at the door. Making (and sharing) art is good for you! For us all! #makeyourmark #seewhathappens #simpleprintmaking #gelliplate #stampcarving #artworkshop #featherstonecenterforthearts #blockprinting #artisaboutinteraction (at Featherstone Center for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt4bq0GASXq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uor1a42fcqw6

Playful Valentines. Continuing to experiment with acrylic paints on Gelli plates (and the classic doilies and heart shaped candy box for stencils and shapes....) @featherstonecenterforthearts #simpleprintmaking #valentines #acrylicpaint #gelliplate #artisaboutinteraction (at Featherstone Center for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BttnqHtDgn1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13xovi4ga9y0f

Making some Valentines over at Featherstone! Workshop this weekend (and next, for those belated love notes) 10:00-1:00 either Saturday or Sunday or, best of all, both days! Once you get the technique of stamp carving/printing and try your hand at the Gelli plate, you won’t want to stop. So many possibilities!!All simple and fun and easy to do at home. Once you get started there is endless inspiration! The Featherstone studio is well stocked with many exciting materials. Just bring your wish to make and see what happens! Register ahead or sign up at the door. #makeyourmark #seewhathappens #createtoliberate #simpleprintmaking #stampcarving #artclass #marthasvineyard #featherstonecenterforthearts #artisaboutinteraction @featherstonecenterforthearts (at Featherstone Center for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtcTcJpgFfx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bf101fhlici4

Student work from this weekend’s workshops. I love facilitating people’s creative explorations. This quote really says it for me: “In the wholeheartedness of concentration,” the poet Jane Hirshfield wrote in her beautiful inquiry into the effortless effort of creativity, “world and self begin to cohere. With that state comes an enlarging: of what may be known, what may be felt, what may be done.” #createtoliberate #makeart #seewhathappens #makeyourmark #Simpleprintmaking #gelliplate #monotype #monoprint #artclass #featherstonecenterforthearts #artisaboutinteraction (at Featherstone Center for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs3p61ggKIp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=iprq9lgg852n

One little stamp makes a whole lot of pattern, like music.....88 notes on a piano have made centuries of music...all kinds. I love playing my piano. I love making pictures. I love feeling how rhythm and repetition make a melody, both heard and seen. Classes continue at Featherstone. Come find your artist self in a new place, on a new day, with new materials and techniques. Workshop this weekend, 10-1, 1/19 &/or 1/20. Open Studio every Thursday 11:15-2:30. Register at Featherstoneart.org or sign up at the door. See you soon! #featherstoneisajewel #makeyourmark #seewhathappens #simpleprintmaking #stampcarving #reliefprint #gelliplate #mixedmedia #artclass #artisaboutinteraction (at Featherstone Center for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsv94QjAuRr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oijgj24sey2

Susanna has been coming to the Featherstone Make Art Workshops to make unique postcards. She uses them in the campaign to get out the vote. Last weekend we added some Gelli Plate backgrounds to the letters. I’d say “going great guns!” but what does that mean anyway? Guns??? Anyway, I love being a part of her process. Another workshop this weekend, 1/19 & 20, from 10-1:00. Come either or both days. Open Studio every Thursday too. 11:15-2:30. I’ll be there to help. Lots of amazing materials to explore. Featherstone is a jewel. Register on line at featherstonearts.org or call them at 508-693-1850. You can also register at the door on day of. I hope to see you there! #makeyourmark #seewhathappens #createtoliberate #simpleprintmaking #handcarvedstamp #reliefprint #gelliplate #gelliprint #monotype #monoprint #artisaboutinteraction (at Featherstone Center for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bssql_-APtX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9vsf7mwn4xnz