PDIM Inaugarates New Print Studio
I, Liz Egan, was excited to inaugarate my new Print Studio with two of my favorite printers, Helen Cantrell, who was doing woodcuts, and Nancy Whitcher, who was doing monoprints on my new Takach 2448 Press. I was working on drawing fluid silkscreen using Speedball Inks and Transparent Base on…
Frances Valesco at Big Ink Studio
Woo hoo! So glad to be part of Print Day in May again. I look forward to it every year. This time, I am working in my home studio, focusing on personal metaphors. I like working with collographs, water-based monoprinting, and using my drymount press to collage shapes. So glad…
Victoria Plotnikova. Tales on tiptoe
Greetings from Ukraine! Today is May 2nd, and it’s time to print! I am honored to join a wonderful event — Print Day in May! This is my first time participating in this project, and I am presenting a print titled "Tales on Tiptoe." Technique: linocut. Dimensions: 65 x 44.5…
My first elaborate design
I started linocut printing in late December, after finding an instructional book during a Christmas shopping trip in London. I have been teaching myself the craft since then, and now I finished my first large-scale, elaborate design. This project marks a significant step forward as my first original, detailed composition.…
Intaglio Drypoint Print Using Tetra Pak
Print Day in May is a good excuse for me to revisit my love for printmaking and try using Akua ink. I found myself thinking about working with my hands and was drawn to the image of a snail, something I often see after the rain, and a reminder of…