I was talking printmaking with my students today. When I make blockprints I tend to use harder material like linoleum or plywood with a birch or cherry veneer. I started this with one class and tested the print(those one are printed brown.

So that got me started but I noticed I did not feel the silhouette enough so after doing a bunch of test proofs I carved out more of the block. I also saw that I did not like the white paper look, so I tried manila paper instead.

I tend to lean on Alaska subject matter. I also think Walrus is natural for our students here in Savoonga. We are the Walrus capital of the world. :D Talking process with students the main idea was that it took me 10 tries to get something that I thought was working.

Another way to think about that is that we are not defined by one drawing we make. In this way art is a process of human development, we make mistakes or learning by trial and error are vital for our understanding, given that we live a while. Too often I meet folks that think they have to "get it" on the first try. Or expect that a formula will give a guaranteed result every time, but in doing so we halt development.

That would be a major reason as to why AI generated images are a real problem. And if we continue to farm out our and artistic work to computers we will actually halt human progress if we let it.

I think this one where I printed magenta first and then printed in purple was the most sucessful. What do you think? Have you tried much physical media? Do you like Printmaking?

KEEP MAKING ART KIDS!!!