Comment by wishinghand
1 month ago
I got laid off a while ago and I’m privileged enough to take time to reconsider what I want to do. I’ve been learning how to sketch which supports my bigger passion- printmaking. I’ve primarily been doing linocut which is carving negative space into linoleum, inking it up, and printing it on paper. I’ve got a membership at a local atelier and have branched out into drypoint, kitchen lithography, and what I guess is called LEGOpress. I’m sparking a lot of joy working with my hands every day. I have been finding adequate challenge in honing my craft as I try to figure out how to draw/carve the images I see in my mind.
I took a printmaking course at a local art school (MCAD) a long time ago and it was so much fun! Some of the others in the class were printmakers who had signed up for the course just so they'd have access to bigger machines than they had in their shops. It was really cool watching them work.
I'll have to investigate LEGOpress.