It's sad to say that this semester is over. I had so much in the class and learned a ton, most specifically within the final production pieces. I learned to appreciate and respect the challenges that go along with hand done printing, i.e. that of the inadequacies of the pieces. I experienced several blocks to not be type-high but lead me to utilize strips of masking tape to raise the blocks. During crash printing, the wood type takes the rubber based inks in an uneven fashion and when printed creates a very exciting texture which is truly specific to the medium of wood type. Also, the issues with registration (as seen in the second image in the triptych) that are so specific and precise. As a designer, I want it to be perfect and points and picas are just not small enough to get it right! But that goes with the medium and I appreciate and welcome the challenge.
I chose to leave out the word "ready" on some of the prints to retain the integrity of the design and detail of the polymer plate itself. As seen in the bottom image of the triptych, the dimension of the image is highly detailed and the polymer plate medium makes this possible as it can support such a small dot within a halftone image.
My internet connection is not fast enough to load the final images of these pieces so visit my website and see this, and all of the finished pieces from this semester! READY-made final page
Again I loved this class and will continue to blog about my processes in later classes because ultimately the process dictates the final piece and I feel that is important to document.
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