Stan’s workshop was fun and relaxing, but not easy. I think that the process of making a Suminagashi print is fascinating. It is an easy process but making a really good print is not easy. It’s such a delicate process, and where Brianna’s workshop explored paper as a material, I feel like Stan’s was exploring water. The prints feel like a record of the movement on the surface of water. This is definitely a great lesson for students of any age, and like Jean said in class, I imagine that it would be good as a beginning project or an ending, or as Stan said, a part of a book making unit.
I experiemented some with using a small wound dish to hold the water and ink, making the print within a circle shape. It got a little mseey because the dish had to be filled right to the rim.
Here are pictures of a few of my prints:
And here is the corner of my office floor where I was printing. I think it would have been more successful on a nice sturdy table but I am no longer allowed to spread my art projects through the entire house.
hahaha, damian, you’re killing me. that final sentence “i am no longer allowed to spread my art projects through the entire house” murdered me. i really appreciate your experimentation with the bowl of water, as it creates a nice contained shape upon the paper rather than a full bleed of an image. i’m also loving your use of red ink.
sturdy tables are definitely the way to go for more crisp looking prints with this method, but we work with what we have. ideally, i would be working right in a large metal sink for this process, so i can easily dispose of the inky water and refill it right way all while never having to worry about any slight movement i make while working. while working with kids though, the instability of the materials we are afforded can be another chance to imprint the importance of mindfulness.