String Prints continued (M3 Chpt 8)

Introduction

After the slightly disappointing effect of printing blocks made with rough string I made a set of new blocks made with cotton yarn. However I found I was able to use those initial blocks for printing and to a lesser extent wax rubbings. On the whole I got much more out of making rubbings with these blocks, especially those then painted with colour washes. I wonder if this was because some of the rubbings had an archaeological look to them. Liker medieval fields seen from above:

The blocks:

 A city block grid, minor roads, major roads

And the earlier blocks made for activity 2 which I also used for this activity:

Basic Rubbings

I made a few basic rubbings to see how the blocks worked layered with one another:

Then I made some more considered rubbings with wax crayons:

I found it was possible with the right combination of crayon and watercolour to get a very jewwelled effect.


Printing

Although I was able to use all my blocks for printing I didn't get the kind of results I was hoping for:

A way forward:

I wondered about combining prints. I made a few sheets of simple printing on black and white gesso bases then cut and placed them randomly. I may take this forward in chapter 10:

So on with the next chapter.....