Chistmas Card Printing

My goal for this project was to carve a design into linoleum plate and then role ink onto it to print christmas cards. I accomplished this goal by using a linoleum gouge to carve the design out of the plate. I then was able to use a brayer to roll ink onto the plate and finally press it to paper, using a barren to help transfer the ink. It was hard to carve the small detail and the words. My project really works in the texture of the background, looking like bark/wood, and the complimentary colors. I learned that each print is different and you should a lot and then pick the best. If I had a do-over, I would be careful about how much paint I put onto the plate... I put too much paint on for a few of the prints and they turned out smudged and messy-looking.

Self Portrait in Christmas Bauble

My goal for the project was to draw a self portrait in a christmas bauble. I accomplished this goal by holding a bauble and drawing (with chalk) the distortions that I saw. I added colors to make the drawing pop. I looked at the distortions that were portrayed in the bauble to helped the drawing look more three-dimensional. I was very hard to draw the distortions and ignore what I usually would see. It was also hard to make the bauble look like a sphere. My drawing really works in the hand  that I drew. I learned that the artwork will not be perfect because of the distortions and unclear image in the bauble. Escher's artwork inspired me. He disoriented his artwork confusing the mind. If I had a do-over, I would use more complementary colors to make the drawing stand out more and compliment each other.