Not enough time, not enough time...

[green_martha]

I barely got to check over here these past days. I'm slowly making my way through basting the layers on my brother's justeaucorps. It's slow going and I have many things going on at the same time... Printlaking course is on again and it's FABULOUS and I want to spend all my time engraving. And have a workshop at my place of course. Which would include buying a magical wardrobe somewhere because I have no idea where I'd fit a press otherwise. This is what's on my desk right now :

A resume of yesterday's fail : I had a fabulosu plate, but it was black, so I didn't see what I was doing with the ink, so the inking and wiping was terrible, and nothing good came out of it. On top of that I placed an order for printmaking supplies and ofrgot the one thing I really needed. So I placed a second order on which I didn't get the free shipping, of course. Bleh !
Sorry for the lack of commenting, LJ is being a [meeep] and not showing me yours names, only your user icons, which makes reading a little difficult.

Comments

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

That's a fabulous drawing! Too bad the plate was so hard to work with. I can't imagine trying to print an etching with a black plate! Have you tried plexiglass for drypoint plates? It's easy to work with, but the lines don't stay as black once you do a lot of printings.

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

I tried plexiglass on my first day, and I didn't like it as much when working on it. I can't see what I'm doing much more than on polished metal, it's still hard to my hands, and the result changes after a few prints. Not much of a fan (maybe because our presses are set for zinc and copper and it's a PITA to have to change them and fight for the one we have taken over during the whole session, too ^^)

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

And I totally forgot the essential : thank you !