Marks in Nature: 3

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The carved lino was initially rolled with Stormy Grey oil-based ink. Prior to printing I decided I wasn’t going to like the colour against the (mainly) banana fibre paper so, to remove the ink and start again, I sprayed the lino with citrus-based multi-purpose cleaner. This created a ‘bubbly’ effect in the ink prior to cleaning. Suddenly I liked it, the effect gave the surface a pebbly look. So I printed it.

Because the solvent was sprayed it also reached the lower carved areas of the lino and as it went through the press with the paper the solvent marks were transferred, staining the page. Hence some of the additional lightly-marked fine lines.

Torn printed paper was initially adhered to the surface before overprinting with Terra Firma oil-based ink. There is an obvious colour change where the ink has been applied over the chine collé deli paper, which I like. A mask was cut so only selected sections of the inked lino was transferred.

This piece was printed in the same manner as the previous one with only a change of ink colour.

Chine collé papers were adhered and overlaid, with a small amount of added pen work. I regret the 2 small orange marks but as they’re now done I have to live with them. Considering the overall content of the book they won’t really stand out, I guess.

About Claire B

I am a passionate printmaker, paper maker and book artist. I'm a 'forever' student and frequently attend courses and workshops to extend and improve my creative skills.
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2 Responses to Marks in Nature: 3

  1. dbeestontpgcomau says:

    Would the orange squares stand out a bit less if you very lightly filled them in with the colour of the other squares?

    • Claire B says:

      It’s a possibility. I went over the orange with yellow trying to lighten it but it didn’t work. Also, I’ve found the pen work can easily bleed through to the other side and I don’t want to ruin that page. I’ve overlaid some more collage on the back of this one so the pen marks aren’t evident. Perhaps coloured pencils might work.

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