Well, I've got my technology sorted out (look mom, new card reader...), so I thought I'd continue talking about the print proofing I was doing at the beginning of the week. I wonder if you can guess the size of this particular block?
Well... it's just under 4" long, and less than 1/2" wide... that's small... I had cut a square from a rectangular block, and had this little bit as scrap. I don't believe in wasting materials, so I thought I'd see if I could carve it. As you can see, I could. I deliberately kept it very, very simple. I thought it printed out pretty well. I then tried printing in several colours, below.
then I took a couple of ACEO sized cards, which had been sprayed with Brusho, and printed the small block repeatedly over their surfaces. The one on the left was printed in blue alone; the one on the right was double printed, first in blue, then in yellow. I think they are both interesting, but I do particularly like the double print, which, I have to say, looks better in real life than in a photo. Ain't that the way...sigh.
And, of course, a block like this would make a great border print on a card or a piece of fabric, for that matter.... Small, in my mind, is definitely beautiful!
