Great day though, started with a bit of self doubt and worries, slowly got into work via reading, doodling, computering and eating new favourite snack 'sesame snaps with coconut'. Mm mm.
Today was the day I was determined to rise to a challenge set the other day. Not exactl
y set, but set in the same way as saying 'bet you can't lie in front of that train' has an effect on some people.
Innocently enough, the girlfriend of the gallery owner who has some of my paintings a
sked if I had tried using a really big
potato for one of my prints. 'No', I replied cautiously, already realising that the full answer was 'but I have a
feeling I may do soon'... So here you go, the story of a big potato print in pictures. I have a cool t-shirt out of it too.
Here's the fella as I started cutting in the design, which I
just did freehand in the end after considering drawing it out. The blue is so I can see what I am doing!
And here he is again with the cutting pretty much done
And then inked up, good to go!
The finished pic it was intended for is 'Aurora, Hespera', which I'll photograph
& present for your perusement tomorrow. I also printed up a smaller picture using it as the dress design and also a big sheet of Fabriano which will come in handy for collage or birthday cards...Slightly frustrating news on the greetings card front; technical issues have slowed my progress to publication and it is now only a 'hopeful' appearance at the Edinburgh Book Festival - which is only a few days away, so my fingers are seriously crossed. That is the only disadvantage of having someone else publish your work - lack of control. I do of course realise that it is a necessary evil as I couldn't do it myself and thankfully I have every confidence in my publisher, so my natural impatience will just have to be kept bubbling under. It's not like I don't have enough to keep me occupied!
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