Paste paper printing/painting
On Saturday I took a class at The Center for Book Arts on W. 27th Street in NY on paste paper printing taught by artist, Lynn Gall. Also in the class were Benedicte and Shirley! We worked right through lunch, creating and having a blast. The Center is very cool, and I’ll add a post soon on the exhibits on display (and we stop at FIT to see a couple additional exhibits.
Our instructor, artist Lynn Gall
Shirley, Benedicte, and others hard at work
Shirley, me, and Benedicte having an excellent day
Some of the papers I made
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Benedicte and I both took home a container of paste mixture, and I painted more Saturday night and Sunday, until I was out of mixture. (And, yes, I totally over did it yesterday, and my poor back was screaming for me to stop!)
If you’re interested in making some papers of your own, there’s plenty of information online, including this page from Lorna Aaronson’s here. I’ve photographed the sheets I painted and already started playing around with them in Photoshop. The piece on the bottom is a paste print over a digital image. I have some digital images that had one problem or another, such as an ink color running out or a funky print because the printer needed a head cleaning. Rather than throw them away, I tend to keep them for possible use in a collage or something else. In this case, I tried a paste print over the digital image. Additionally, I photographed all of the prints and started blending them in Photoshop. You can really go to town on this stuff!
The following are some of my favorites.
The above is paste printing on top of a digital print.
February 18th, 2013 at 1:22 am
Beautiful images. I really love the purple! Is the second to the last one just a paste print – it looks like ruffles of fabric. Very, very nice. I can see where you have made a lot of fodder for future pieces. Looks like you had a great time.
February 18th, 2013 at 5:25 am
Very graphic… I like how the papers came out. Did you use the old fashioned way of screen printing or the new (?) gello printing system? I have no idea of how you do printing, no matter what way you use to get to the result. But the result is splendid… I also read your post about Steve Jobs, I so agree with you, the spunk is out of the keynotes… I bet everybody will loose compared to the charisma Steve had. (He was my personal Pope… grin).
Do let me know how the solar panel works… I might be interested in one.
February 18th, 2013 at 8:07 am
Catherine, it’s not gelatin printing but with paste. First you make a mixture of paste (there are many recipes on the web, and I included a link that has excellent info). Then you add paint to that mixture. We used acrylic. Other types can be used, except not oil and watercolor may be problematic. You then use the paste/mixture directly onto the paper.
Yes, the spunk is out of the keynote! Although, I’d line up to listen to Mr. Ive speak! So far, so good, on the solar charger. :)
February 18th, 2013 at 8:09 am
Thanks Lisa! I like that ruffle look, too. I want to experiment more with it, but I finished the paste mix I had and thought I’d give it a little break.
February 18th, 2013 at 9:27 am
Glorious papers Gloria!!! Which I was there with you gals.
February 18th, 2013 at 9:38 am
Thanks Susan. You would have enjoyed it. :)
February 19th, 2013 at 7:55 am
great papers! Will you make a book with them?? I immediately thought of working with images of them. Love that sort of fun too!
February 19th, 2013 at 8:17 am
Thanks Wen. I’ve no idea what I’ll do with them, although probably for something book related and/or collage. It’s addictive. I find myself wanting to do just one more, just one more, …
February 19th, 2013 at 9:21 am
I am so jealous. I wish I could have come to play with you in that class.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:25 am
Yes, you would have enjoyed it, Liz!