Monkey Feet

So this is what I've been doing in printmaking the last two classes. While both came from looking at Jim Flora's work (http://www.jimflora.com/), the colour print worked better...could be the simplicity...could be less of a cumbersome block to work with...could just be more fun...could also be that I was more prepared for that print when I arrived in class. The black and white print...for some reason, I just couldn't get the ink to go on the page right...and it looked awful on these prints...when I had the same trouble with the colour ones tonight, it looked ok so I went with it. I think it's a result of the paint drying out...it comes out in big globs. Maybe I'll try some trials at home with my own paints. The studio that we have the class in is REALLY hot...even in minus 20 degree weather with 75-100KM hour winds it was still probably 30 in that class. I'm going to try the black and white print on a silk screen. Part of the problem with the print is that I cut out what I had originally planned to be the positive (or the part that the paint goes on) space. If I start fresh with the silk screen, I think it'll turn out better. I'll make some more lino's next week and then start on my silk screen...