editing...

lately it's been all about the edit

piles and stacks of painted and printed papers, all different weights and transparencies - so many variations though only one theme

ice

it feels as though i've been working with ice for ages but the fascination has not abated at all - in fact, it seems to expand, again and again

just like the real thing

for the past few weeks i've been working at finishing a concertina book I started last march

above is a print done with acrylic paint and ink on a gelli-plate

next is a painted version - heavy-body acrylic paint for extra texture and ink for colour

below - an experiment done a week ago

another gelli-plate print, acrylic paint and ink again but this time I crumpled the paper before printing, over and over, as if for momigami

smoothed on the plate but no pressure from a baren or brayer, just my hands, and then only lightly

when I removed the paper I left as it was, still wrinkled

when I glued it to the book page the wrinkles pressed out but they had already worked their magic, forcing the paint to dry in a way that created the look of cracked ice 

and this last page, a collage of linen, paper, paint and ink

a ragged frozen shoreline

and this last photo - one taken by a friend in the yukon... mountains up in kluane

stunning as they are, i couldn't resist trying a few edits - some ruthless cropping followed by this filter called "silvertone" which is rapidly becoming a favourite 

i'm embarking on a new course of learning - printmaking, using photos and drawings... editing, cropping, re-arranging, layering etc. etc.

fascinating stuff