It’s time to splash out on a decent press. I’m in this for the long term, and would like to make some actual money in the process. A professional mindset calls for professional tools. This also involves good planning and preparation in the form of a decent layout to my home studio, aka sitting room.
High on my list of things to do has been a reorganisation of equipment and supplies in my studio, hence a hiatus in printmaking for the last couple of days whilst I set this in motion.
Unfortunately, I failed to remember to take the “before” pictures. Oh, well.
Exciting stuff. The new press will fit into the space, left by the drawers, in the kitchen.
I think that perhaps this printmaking lark is going to take over my life. I’m not fighting it much. It’s a fun process and the medium suits my process-orientated way of working. Good times.
To me, art is the expression of a heightened awareness of the world around us, our relationship with it, and the relationship with oneself. This can take on many forms, from hands-on visceral and tactile drawing onto a physical surface, using sound to vibrate the air around us, or through the medium of code, both digital and analogue. Right here, right now, I choose printmaking as the main process through which I wish to express art.
Update
My new No 2 Gunnings Press from Ironbridge Printmakers
Maureen Walker's Introduction to Printmaking Blog 