by Sudesha Shrestha | Dec 23, 2017 | Printmaking
The Beauty of Woodcut Feather, Flowers and Butterfly For a printmaker, these are not just prints on paper. They are life’s journey. A journey toward learning, living and connecting. A connection of beauty and freedom where flower flies with butterfly. Every...
by Sudesha Shrestha | Dec 22, 2017 | Printmaking
Feather, flowers, and butterfly! For a printmaker, these are not only prints on paper. They are a life’s journey. A journey towards learning, living and connecting. A connection of beauty and freedom where flower flies with a butterfly. Every piece is on...
by Sudesha Shrestha | Oct 6, 2016 | Printmaking
Protective clothing is very important for printmakers who engage in etching and lithography (closed toed shoes and long pants). In the past, many printmakers did not live far past 35 to 40 years of age because of their exposure to various acids, solvents, particles,...
by Sudesha Shrestha | Oct 6, 2016 | Printmaking
Prints in color require two or more blocks, plates, screens or stones, one for each color, printed sequentially on top of each other to produce the final work of art. This process is called registration. In printmaking processes requiring more than one application of...
by Sudesha Shrestha | Oct 6, 2016 | Printmaking
Printmakers apply color to their prints in many different ways. Some coloring techniques include positive surface roll, negative surface roll, and A la poupée. Often color in printmaking that involves etching, screenprinting, woodcut, or linocut is applied by either...
by Sudesha Shrestha | Oct 6, 2016 | Printmaking
Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that uses a matrix such as a woodblock, litho stone, or copper plate, but produces impressions that are unique. Multiple unique impressions printed from a single matrix are sometimes known as a variable edition. There are many...
