new toys
Ive been very interested in woodblock printing...printing from linoleum blocks was one of my favorite exercises in 9th grade art. One of the differences (aside from the fact that one is wood and one is lino) is that lino tends to use an oil-based paint, and woodblock uses water-based paints. I just got these new tools in the mail yesterday:
I've ordered some woodblocks from McClains Printmaking Supplies, so now I just need to decide what my first image might be. Of course, as a complete beginner without any formal lessons, I'm not going to be able to produce anything like what these artist's have done. But hopefully I can create something nice.
For more info on woodblock printing, here are some of the sites I've been watching:
One of the reasons I've been so enamored of woodblock printing is that I love to work with my hands. I took shop classes instead of home ec when I had the options, and even took woodshop as a complete elective in 9th grade. I dream of having a nice shop someday (donations toward that dream will always be accepted :-) ). Carving woodblocks combines both woodshop elements and painting which are some of my favorite activities.