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| Vine lino block and original sketch © Teresa Newham 2012 |
I finally found time to produce the third of the four linocuts I started back at Open Studios in September. This one is the vine, as in "I am the vine, you are the branches" (John 15:5). Sharp-eyed readers will immediately spot the schoolgirl error I made when cutting the block - the design is the same way round as the original sketch! Faced with doing all that work again (those grapes took ages), I took a look at the sketch in a mirror and decided it would work just as well in reverse. So I was holding my breath even more than usual when I pulled the first print:
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| first vine print © Teresa Newham 2012 |
When I saw the result, I was delighted. Because of the way I intend to display the four prints, I think this one will work even better the 'wrong' way round! I went on to make six prints in total:
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| six vine prints © Teresa Newham 2012 |
Having completed the third print I'm now keen to get on with the fourth and final one, of which more another time . . .!
This is a lovely design - it just shows how sometimes 'going wrong' can be a blessing in disguise!
ReplyDeletePerhaps no one will notice the difference? I certainly had not. I look forward to the last of them. Not because it will be the end of the series but because I want to see what you do next. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, LM! I have started the fourth one - at least, I've cut out the gully around it LOL. Everything seems to work much better if I don't rush it!!
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