Baren Workshop

I am very excited for the baren making workshop at school this week. We will be making ball-type barens.

Step 1: Round the edges on one side of a wooden disc (I think mine turned out a little different than the typical shape of a baren)

Some things just never change

Sneak peek of my new lino with sewing... very familiar imagery.

やっぱりアイスのモチーフ飽きない！

Side project?

I think my side projects take up as much of my time as my "main" project. While I do love litho and its potential for interesting mark marking, I just can't get over my love of lino.

Not that there is any reason I have to.

Canadian prints

Yesterday was the opening party for the Canadian side of the Japanese Canadian Exchange show at B-gallery. Most of the works are quite large but somehow managed to fit perfectly in the space, and although there is a wide variety of print techniques and styles, the show came together very well.
I didn't actually take any photos of the set-up or event but there is a photo on the gallery owner Haruka Cho's blog taken after the installation was completed.

CWAJ Mercedes-Benz Connection展

第３６回全国大学版画展受賞者による
現代版画の展示・販売
に参加しています

５月１５日−８月１５日
11:00am-11:00pm
メルセデス・ベンツ　コネクション2F

ぜひお立ち寄りください

Opening on Tuesday

There will be an opening reception for the Japan x Canada Contemporary Art Exhibition 2012 on Tuesday at 6! If you can't make it to the opening, please feel free to check it out whenever you have time.

アルミ版

土曜日にYANAGIDAのアルミ版研磨工場を見学しました。PS版の裏を研磨して、リトグラフ用のアルミ版として再利用します。

 I had the joy of visiting a ball-grain plate factory this weekend. Ball grain plates are aluminum plates that have been grained with glass beads, grit and water, in order to give them a texture similar to a litho stone.

 Old PS-plates are placed face down onto a rubber mat.

 Turn on the machine and the glass beads start shaking around.

Mix in some 220 grit and water, let the beads grind a texture into the plate and you're done!