relief prints are made by creating a low raised on a flat surface, then coating that surface with ink and pressing paper (or some other medium) to the inked surface to create a reverse image of the relief carving. Print making is something I like to introduce as a design lesson, coming up with a pattern design that is complex but can be made simply can be a difficult task and takes dedicated planning and notebook work before the final image is created.
The hardest part was developing the design with students on two separate blacks that was supposed to interact with one another. In a senes they were backing two puzzle pieces. They struggled to understand the reductive process go print-making but in the end it all started to make sense.
Its interesting to see how some students became entranced with the process and others frustrated with the tedious nature. In any sense the final product turned out well.
Artist inspiration: Andrea Lauren
Andrea Lauren is an English printmaker and surface pattern designer based in the US. Andrea's work is inspired by her love of nature, walks in the woods, storybooks, folk tales, and childhood memories.
Andrea discovered her love of printmaking at Columbia University in New York while working on her Master's degree in music. Her interest in surface pattern design began in primary school when she visited the V&A museum on a school trip. Her love of arts and crafts design, William Morris prints, and art deco style influence her style.
Each of Andrea's original designs are drawn by hand and transferred to a rubber or linoleum block. The design is carved into the block and the block is inked and printed by hand.
Project:
design two 4x5 relief print of an animal and a flora background on two linoleum blocks that will serve as the background and foreground.
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