Time, Distance and Rest

I spent the morning in Utrecht/Dick Blick getting art supplies.  Then I lugged them up all 63 stairs to my studio; five yards of CD12  (i.e. 12 ounces per square yard) canvas and twelve double weight stretcher bars ranging in size from 36" to 72" - yikes!  Then I descended to the press room to pull monotypes, (one of a kind prints) on the restored etching press, for three hours.

When making monotypes I mix ink and roll it out over an entire plate surface and then take it away to reveal white parts of the image.  I did this several times and then several times more over the same print.  I netted six prints, most of which still need work.

Cleaning up took 45 minutes.

I packed up and went home to watch some idiot box and to try to recover from the treachery of realizing that the day was likely a complete waste of time, effort and materials.  As I did not want anybody to see the mess I made, I had brought the prints home, wrapped in a special sort of waxed paper called glasseine, which keeps the inky parts intact.

After dinner, I unpacked the prints to be sure they could dry.

They are not so bad, I may even like a couple. Tomorrow I may make some tiny ones after I finish teaching.

Time, distance and rest can change perspective so quickly.