Ever since my printing class last spring, I have wanted to try block printing again. I do not draw well so the process is difficult. I like everything about it except the drawing I am trying to make. I really like the process of printing. Putting together the plate/block. Testing color. Picking paper. Printing. Even the clean up.
This time I decided to try something simple. Just a word. Joy.
The paper is wrong. The ink is wrong. But that is what exactly this wood block did for me. Gave me joy. I even made some stationary and sent it to a friend in the form of a letter. One page turned out well. The other just looked like a black square.
There are some tools I still need. A glass sheet. A roller (brayer). Better ink. Probably oil based. I might try smoother paper. It is one of those things that I have a hard time stepping away from when I get started. I am not sure I really need an art like that in my life but it makes me smile and brings me joy.