Print Elective 2 weeks

The brief for print was "the space around us", I decided not to be too literal with this project and to  concentrate on my own space invaders, my thoughts - past present and future.  The subject matter being a platform in which to experiment with the processes of monoprinting and dry point etching.

Some of the prints were sucessful, others not.  For the most part I enjoyed the 2 week stint in print after I got over 40 odd students scrambling for space rollers etc - it certainly was hectic!

When I first went to visit the college the hallway down to SU  brought back a childhood memory.  Even though this print is "un-finished" it came out ok.  (Drypoint)

This is a photo I took at Tarmonbarry Loch - I used this for subject matter in the rest of the prints,  isolating areas of the floats that I explored through colour.

At the time my daughter was part of Forgney NS St Pat's parade - the entry theme was "Reared for Emigration" - from ages 5 upwards, squished and un-neatly seated on a boat and plane waving their flags with suitcases in tow!  Are we really at that time again?  These thoughts were certainly to the fore...
 

Mono - colour

Dry point

Mono - reflection