Kerrassaan mainio uutinen!
Kaksi hiukan hölmön näköistä kissaa istuu kedolla. Kissat ja linnut ovat linopiirroksia, tausta on monotypia, jota vedostettaessa kissoille on jätetty tilaa sapluunalla. Aikamoista sotkua saa näilläkin mentelmillä ajoittain. Kuvan koko on 15 x 15 cm.
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Two slightly silly-looking cats are sitting on a field. The cats and birds are linocuts, the background is a monotype, which when printed, space for the cats has been left with a stencil. You can get quite a mess with these methods from time to time. The size of the picture is 15 x 15 cm.
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I tried making a monoprint on the gelli plate as the background for the cat so that the colors are bright, blue and green. The linocut cat is standing on a green field. The sky looks almost rainy, but it's only summer rain. When the color is quite thick, you can try making patterns with the blade of a plastic knife. The size of the picture is 15 x 15 cm. I made a monoprint base on a gelli plate 15 x 15 cm using a template. Likewise, when printing the background, I put a template from the linocut on the bottom edge, so I got a white area for printing the linocut.
Pilkullinen ja raitainen kissa ovat kietoneet hännät yhteen sydämen malliseen kuvioon. Nämä kissat taitavat olla ihan rakastuneita toisiinsa. Kissat ovat linopiirros. Tarkoituksenani oli vedostaa taustalle monoprinttinä vihreä tuuhea metsä. Laitoin pienen männyn oksen gelli-levylle ja vedostin tummemman version sekä pari vaaleampaa "haamua" lisäämättä levylle väriä. Koko tällä on 15 x 15 cm.
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One spotted and one striped cat have their tails intertwined in a heart-shaped pattern. These cats seem to be totally in love with each other. The cats are a linocut. My intention was to print a green bushy forest in the background as a monoprint. I put a small pine sprig on a gelli plate and printed a darker version and a couple of lighter "ghosts" without adding color to the plate. The size of this is 15 x 15 cm.
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Today, May 11, 2024, the first of the summer exhibitions or summer shops that I am involved in opens. Interi's summer shop at Runeberg's Cottage in Haihara is open! The Haihara Manor and Talli exhibitions will also open, as will the wonderful cafe. Yesterday, when the sales tables were set up, everything was still closed, but the smiles were bright with Jaana Willala. Jaana has the knowledge of where each of the dozens of exhibitors set up their tables, as well as the secrets of how the hanging hooks work. On my desk I have a mixed selection of quite small lino drawings, both framed and unframed, cards and kitchen towels. Eagerly waiting for the summer, even though the Finnish summer is not showing its best warmth yet. In the chamber of the Runeberg cottage, there are art exhibitions throughout the summer. Petra Heikkilä's exhibition from July 2-14 is at least interesting. "Every animal is worth a painting".
Kissat ovat kavereita keskenään. Senhän osoittaa jo sekin, että hännät voi vaikka laittaa solmuun. KIssat ovat linopiirros ja tausta monotypia. Käytin taas muoviveistä noiden pilviä muistuttavien kuvioiden tekoon. Tämä kuva on hiukan aiemmin tekemiäni isompi, 15 x 15 cm.
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Cats are friends with each other. The fact that you can tie your tails in a knot already shows that. The cats is a linocut and the background is a monotype. I used a plastic knife again to make those cloud-like patterns. This picture is a little bigger than the ones I made before, 15 x 15 cm.
Kokeilin vedostaa kissalinojen taustaksi gelli-levyltä palan pitsiä. Mielenkiintoista. Tätä voisi kehittää hiukan isompien linopiirrostenkin taustaksi, joka näyttää hiukan kuin pitsiverholta. Näiden kuvien koko on vain 12 x 12 cm.
Kissa leijuu sinitaivaalla. Taivas on monotypia ja kissa linopiirros. Välillä lattia täyttyy vedoksista kun tuntuu olevan niin kiire kokeilemaan uutta versiota monoprint-taustaksi.Ei ehtisi millään ripustaa valmiita kuivumaan pyykkitelineelle. Kuvan koko on vain 12 x 12 cm.
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The cat is floating in the blue sky. The sky is a monotype and the cat is a linocut. Sometimes the floor is filled with prints when you feel like you are in such a hurry to try out a new version as a monoprint background. There would be no time to hang the ready ones to dry on the clothes rack. The size of the picture is only 12 x 12 cm.