Sharing The Process: Yesteryear Heather Smith Jones Of Blueish Sparrow Press
Monday, 13 August 2012
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Hello! This is Heather Smith Jones writing hither today. Some of y'all may hold out familiar alongside my paintings, watercolor pieces, or my mass Water Paper Paint, Exploring Creativity alongside Watercolor as well as Mixed Media. I would besides similar to innovate y'all to my novel letterpress describe concern Blue Sparrow Press. Plus I am happy to convey a table inwards the electrical flow Mixed Tape Market hither at Handmade Market showcasing my novel work. Thank y'all Jan!
Today I am showing y'all a fleck of procedure of how I made my almost recent card, the Hello! bird card. When I began this carte du jour I was genuinely intending to operate on something else entirely. But this catch sidetracked me as well as sometimes y'all only convey to follow your ideas, right? It was quite fun to brand as well as straight off that it is finished I similar the simplicity of the shapes, the greeting, as well as happy master copy colors.
The propeller airplane, diagonal lines, as well as text are private pieces of antique type from our collection. I exam printed them on combat newspaper to run across what they looked similar as well as and hence considered the overall blueprint of how to seat them together. While trying dissimilar colors, placement, etc. I determined the bird needed puffy clouds to wing through. Not having whatsoever type similar that, I made a collagraph plate for the cloud background as well as hence printed the letterpress layers on top. If you're non familiar alongside collagraph printmaking, it is essentially a collage type of relief printing.
Once I figured out the design, I develop the type on the press for the private runs. In letterpress, as well as many other printmaking methods, each color is a carve upwards exceed on the press. So I printed the cloud background on all the cards start as well as allow them dry. Then I develop the press alongside the bird type as well as maker's mark, printed them inwards nighttime blue, as well as allow them dry. The in conclusion exceed on the carte du jour was the Hello! type inwards brilliant red. The terminal exceptional was printing the nighttime bluish diagonal lines on the envelope. So this carte du jour as well as envelope develop required 4 carve upwards passes through the press, as well as incorporates a handmade collagraph plate alongside antique type. I printed a express edition of 63 as well as they are available here at the Handmade Market. Do y'all know soul who could role a petty cheer?
Thank y'all for allowing me to portion a fleck of my procedure alongside y'all today. I invite y'all to driblet yesteryear my journal at Blue Sparrow Press for a expect within my studio, operate inwards progress, as well as sneak peeks.
With sort regards,
Heather