Time to christen Fiona’s brand new print room! We spent the day just experimenting and playing around with Fiona’s existing woodblocks. Some are traditional patterns from the Rajasthan area; others are more contemporary, with graffiti influences, script in both English and Hindi, geometrics, and more. Registration and alignment of the woodblocks proved difficult, particularly for certain woodblocks.
Two and three piece woodblocks are
interesting, particularly in the method of application. Nandu, our lovely print
assistant implored that the surface/outline print is to be applied first, then
it’s background colour. I found it much easier however, to do the reverse –
much to her amusement.
Cecilia highlighted the importance of
having a test strip of fabric beside us at all times whilst printing. This test
strip would not only test the quality of the print but also marked the start of
any experimentation we were about to embark on. Often this test strip could
provide inspiration in times of creative blocks – and so we created a communal
test piece, in which we all would contribute to.
We developed a one metre repeat print of a
single woodblock – just nice and simple to become accustomed to the printing.
We also printed half a metre of a stripe – by alternating between two
woodblocks.
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