Another
project bit the dust. After struggling again and again to get this
series of
prints right, I am finally done. This series Is inspired by postcard
and the
joy of getting those Pint-sized
little guys in the mail. the print is
very small, the size of a standard
postcard. i had the intention of mailing
the print as a postcard but I have
become Attrached to the prints too much.
Who knew a tiny series could be so
time consuming?
This project is
a small edition print. There are five different prints. Each
print is an
edition of ten. There is currently only one edition. To create
this print, I
used a photolithography process to create the prints. Just so
you know, the
process is a relative to the traditional Stone Lithography
process.
For those who
are curious, let me explain the basics printmaking process
for this print. Stone
lithography is a printmaking technique where the
image is drawn or painted upon
a flat stone. Not just any stone, these
stone are straight up expensive (often
call a printmaker’s stone). The
stone afterward is hit with chemicals that allow ink to stick to the design
(instead of everywhere). The artist then inks the stone with a roller. After
running the stone with paper though a press, viola a print is born to the
world.
Photolithography
follows a similar pattern. Photolithography uses a light
sensitive metal plate
that is expose with a light machine to etch the image
to the plate. After
developing and proper plate protection crème, the plate
is ready to ink and
print.
All the designs were hand drawn and hand
letter. I was inspired to try
hand lettering after seeing so many amazing
examples on pinterest. I also
had a secret desire to prove that my handwriting
is nice and legible to myself.
The words come from silly thoughts, songs from
frank Sinatra & nevershoutnever,
and a little show called the big bang
theory.
The prints
are standard postcard size. I originally had planned for these prints
to be
mail ready. So people could go, slap a stamp, and mail it without any
trouble. But
after all the difficulty I experienced in creating these prints, I have
developed a strong attachment to these postcards. I decided to not to mass mail
them. Instead they have become mini prints. I do not think I can bear to send
these prints though the mail. I do plan to put some prints up on etsy for sale.
Maybe eventually create a real postcard version.
