Art I've made this year

I started taking a mixed media printmaking class at the end of last year, and have continued going to the studio once a week ever since.

This post is a loose collection of some pieces I've made this year. Most of the images here are monotypes which is a type of printmaking made by adding ink to a flat surface and pressing paper over the top with a printing press.

I'm finding it useful to comb through my work and look for themes in subject matter and color choices. Thus far, I tend toward simple round shapes like circles, dots, and loops. I use a lot of pink and orange too.

wall containing prints and mixed media pieces
Wall containing some of my prints and mixed midea work. The piece in the top right corner is a collage by my teacher Martha Bloom.

Braids, braids, braids #

black, yellow, pink, orange braid print
Monotype

black braid print
Monotype

green, orange, and pink braid print
Monotype

rose pink braid print
Monotype

Dots, dots, dots #

me at the printing press with a plate full of inked red circles
Making a monotype with lots of dots

mixed media piece with multi colored dots of different sizes
Mixed media

purple, magenta, and lavender colored pencil dots/circles drawing
Colored pencil drawing

orange, blue, and teal colored pencil dots/circles drawing
Colored pencil drawing

And rickrack! #

lime green, dark purple, light blue, and grass green rickrack print
Monotype

close up of lime green, dark purple, light blue, and grass green rickrack print
Monotype

pink stars and rickrack print
Monotype

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