Thursday, April 27, 2006

Bridge in Blue and Yellow

Drawing for my steel client lately...
great time...
terrific ideas/drawings...
I'm waiting for approval now.
Tricky concept, so these last few weeks
there's been no arting for me...
BUT,
there's been busy work.

I discovered the paper I thought was sized....
wasn't...
so, I've been learning to size it myself.
In theory, it doesn't sound difficult...
but, reminds me of learning to drive a stick shift.
I'm told it takes years...
like everything else in this hanga process....

I'm going to catch on sooner.

My first batch, was sticking to everything...
I felt like I was performing a comedy routine.
second batch was better....
so much so,
I used part of it today
printing two of the GreenBridge blocks.





I cut in the kentos....
it's registering!
I'm not fussing about colors right now...
I just want to see where I'm at.
There is some tailoring to do..
but, nothing I was not expecting.
I'm tired...
more later.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Bridge Blocks Rubbing

All day cutting on the forth bridge block....
and I finished it enough to made another rubbing
of all four.








It's a little messy...
but, I can see enough to know the registration
is right on the nose....
so far....
I still have to cut them into the wood....
the kento.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Bridge Update

The "time of disgust" seems to have passed...
so, I'm cutting on the last block for the green bridge.
I'm consumed with this!
Today, the amount of time I've put into this wood
hit me...
.....geeez......
I had to check the registration.........






Not an easy rubbing to do...
but it's looking ok.
The sky needs work...
more cutting is ahead.
Once I see a proof
I'll cut a couple masks,
trying to get as much milage as I can with 4 blocks.
I don't think I'm ready for more than that.
I really want to play with black..
but, I don't have an extra brush to dedicate
to the color I'm told never really washes out...
SO, until I can buy one...
I'll be doing what I can with colors..
which is not a bad thing.