13.04.11

I've cut a lino inspired by the teapot shape on the lawn and tried to develop some movement in it which represents the hustle and bustle within my home. I like my home to feel lived in and to have people coming and going, conversation, music, laughter- lots of movement. I haven't yet decided how to represent the people that are an important part of my home life but I think this is a good starting point. 

Lino print on paper

Lino print on calico

Lino trimmed to edge of subject, then printed on calico

I like the soft colours which are familiar in my home and the very hand drawn feel of the image .
It's got a strong line and shape which I'm happy with , so I need to develop this idea further, to bring a more personal feel using colour, text, the addition of further images ?  The print on fabric has a softer, more domestic feel than paper so I will try other fabrics and see how the ink sits on them - as I could incorporate some of my home fabrics and make it very personal. I like a background to the image and it is possible to put a different image from another plate behind - this would give it more interest , could give it depth,which would give a layering effect.

The areas I'm hoping to explore this week are : 

• continue my exploration with some of the other elements within my home that I've started looking at and see whether they start to link together. 
• experiment with machine embroidery to incorporate some words and sentences related to conversation and emotions within my home. 
• look at how I might incorporate some of the fabrics from my home as they are soft, tactile and personal so feel a very appropriate surface to use for this subject. 
• experiment with monoprints to use as another method to include text , giving it a hand written feel.
• experiment with images to layer with the lino image.