Update

In my previous blog I was looking at the embossing process and how its relevance coincided with the concept of the project. First attempt was a basic approach, I developed this process further by making a plate that was sustainable for embossing.

 

This imgery is also inspired by images of the ripple and the concept of the ripple effect: the knock on effect of a sequence of events.

 

 

 

The images documented above are examples of the plates created in order to process the embossed images. What I tend to focus on within my work is the approach of repetition and as I have began to notice, i tend to move towards to the use of circles within my work to convey my concept. I also worked with other compositions using the same process as documented above.

 

Basic mixed media approach: overlap of ink and string

breakdown of image through ink tranfer

colour overlap

mulitple artwork through colour exploration

 

As you can see here, I have developed my initial composition using sections of my plate. I also wanted to experiment with the use of colour within the project in order to add depth to the project. Material used was basic indian ink onto the plate. This created interesting shapes as the entire image was not transfered onto the paper. I found this to be successful as the broken down images relates directly the story and the lie that is integrated throughout the story.

 

Fron using thse images I progress on to emboss the image, however this approach was not successful. This could be down to a couple of factors, such as; the press used was a book press rather than the powered press usually used, paper not soaked enough. Material used was basic cartridge paper, another factor contributing the failure of the emboss.