Print block reflection

Document your image/final presentation and any "folio" elements (sketches, proofs, experiments, etc)  you feel are important to exemplifying your growth through this project.     

Post a few images to your blog and Complete a reflective blog post referring to the following prompts:

1.  Explain how you arrived at your image and how that concept exemplifies who you are as an artist.

I actually did not use an image, I chose to sketch out my own idea. I was trying to think of something that would tell a story, and also had high contrast, which works with the print block style. I think I am an artist that tries to tell a story, not just represent a moment in time, and through this image, I think I was able to exemplify that a picture is worth a thousand words. I think the sunrise shows that the guy was presumably up all night, and the fact he is in a state of forlorn waiting maybe suggests he was waiting for the train. 

2.  Discuss the process of printmaking and your connection to it as an art form.  Do you find the process exciting and inspiring?  Is the process too mechanical?  Do you find the idea of printing multiple images in such a traditional manner enticing?  Include your sense of your technical growth, and or opportunities for "discovery" offered by the process.

I like printmaking, sort of ish. I think contrast is a great way to express emotion, and I think it works great for specific types of images. Printmaking encourages emotion and exploration, and also pulls at the idea of negative space. While doing this process, I realized that at the lines needed to serve a purpose. It was difficult for me to curve the negative space and think in this way, but it was a good experience for me to make each part intentional and fully understand the image inside and out. I think the process of being able to replicate images easily is also very enticing, as it allows for the experimentation of emotion through color. 

3.  Explain your choice for final presentation and your group discussion surrounding the idea. 

For my final presentation, I chose to use the red one and the white one. I thought the white and black one was high contrast, and the dark red evokes emotion as well. I chose these two because in addition to being good prints, they displayed different emotions. Rich said "I like your attention to detail. It is intricately carved." Others agreed. I personally think all the details made it more cohesive as a whole. 

Complete the Self Assessment Rubric and turn it in!