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| ©2020 Barry Smith - May we all be ok in these trying times. |
It was a rainy day today so the opportunity to 'fix' the patina on the leaves and do the final grind was not too be had.
On Saturday I decided to print a
R U OK? card - quite a few people are not ok at the moment. I deliberately chose random and worn wood type because I think it tends to match how many folk might feel; and it has a unique aged character.
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Couple of different versions - one just looked too uniform and the question marks on one were too inconsequential |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Final version in the drying rack - I used Pantone Orange as it suggests hope and healing |
Choosing the type also had me looking for suitable wood type question marks. Strangely we don't have many in our collection - we will need to keep our eyes out for more. When I gathered our collection together it suggested to me a connection with a micro poster (A6) about taking action. I planned to print (
If not now then when?). I decided to print the poster in two colours - the orange I used on
R U OK? and black. To do a single print for each poster meant hand inking the font and questions separately with two separate rollers; and then printing.
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Not a bad outcome - the question marks are quite worn but that also gives the poster a bit of added character |
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Tape used to adjust the height of the worn wood type |
When I finished the micro posters I thought I might print off a few post cards using one colour. This caught Fiona's eye at the same time she spied a test wood printed mini poster (
A5 size Be the change) that was in black still sitting on the gallery press. Her creativity went into action and she suggested we could experiment with an overprint. With a bit of measuring and registering we managed to print a poster that combined two posters. I found a couple more of the
Be the change trial mini posters - so I over printed them.
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Bringing two themes together in the one poster |
This led me to think it would be useful to do limited edition of the combination poster. I have now printed the orange section; and later I will overprint with the black.
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| ©2020 Barry Smith - Orange layer of the combo poster printed. |
You can see why I used the title Unintended progression - one thing just led to another.
love seeing where the processes take you two, thanks for all you share!
ReplyDeleteI agree with MO Crow. It looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteMC and P - I think it is important for we creatives to share our processes - both the successful and unsuccessful. P - more fun when you are willing to experiment and also make mistakes. Go well and create well. B
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