Tag: faces

Printmaking, Writing

Let’s Face It, Part 3

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My friend, Vivian Darroch-Lozowski, and I have wide ranging talks about climate change and the destruction of nature. We also talk about our creative ventures. So I sent her photos of the three "Let's Face It" stamped monoprints I recently did. She emailed me fascinating thoughts about the works and gave me permission to share… Continue reading Let’s Face It, Part 3

creative process, Printmaking

Stamped Mono-Prints

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After several month of not making any artwork, I began again in late summer and early fall. I started with line drawings from my imagination and began a lino print, but my heart wasn't in the process. Then I made the following mono-prints from stamps I had carved. I got the idea of using letters… Continue reading Stamped Mono-Prints

cartoons, creative process, drawing

Comic Faces

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This is the group of comic faces that I made following an exercise by Lynda Barry in her book Making Comics. The faces were all made very quickly with each element drawn separately. So, first all nine head shapes, then all nine eyes or ears or hair--I forget the exact order. And each element was… Continue reading Comic Faces