Umi's Tears is up on the Inspired By Japan website.  http://barenforum.org/japan/prints.html  I'm so glad I'm pariticipating in the fundraiser for tsunami relief.  As the site says:

These original hand pulled prints were made with great respect for Japan and the very best wishes from all the artists for a recovery. Each artist printed 30 prints of the same image that will be sold in venues all over the world to raise funds for relief for those who survived the terrible earthquake and Tsunami.


First venue, South Africa.  ;-]

Umi's Tears - Inspired By Japan

There's some variaiton in the color intensity of the prints, but none of the scans show the wave color true, but the last scan comes closest.  It's phthalo green rolled over phthalo blue.

Now I'm signing and numbering the prints and getting 31 of the 35 ready for the mail.

Back to Printing Today

Back to printing today, amid a couple fanfic writing assignments.  I really shouldn't cross the streams, but sometimes the time gets away from me.

Also we're nursing our old puppy dog through a serious tummy disorder.  She won't eat, but at least she's drinking.  Boxer's have touchy tummies, but this is a first.  I'm dribbling broth down her resisting gullet, but it's been a week since we took her to the vet, and she really needs nurishment.

At least I can tear down the rest of the paper.  That doesn't take a brain.

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Ta-da!  Finished printing.  And wonder of wonders, they're all good prints!  That's never happened before.  There's some variation here and there, but no botched prints.  Amazing.

Now to figure out how to mail them off to the show.  15"x10" is an odd size, but I'm sure there's an envelope that'll fit.

Umi's Tears - Printing

Prints at last.  I got half of them done today, half again tomorrow.  I like the kozo paper.

Working well with two brayers, a large and a small, to add the greeny-blue tint to the center.  I'm liking it.

Finished Carving Umi's Tears

Finished carving finally.

Now I'm ready for a test print, but in the meantime, here is a faux print - b&w mirror image of the block:

So now I tear down the paper and pull out the ink...to be continued.

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Will had a suggestion about color.  I said I was thinking of going with blue, in keeping with the water theme, and he suggested blue with a turq. center.  Sort of bluey-green.  Interesting.  I'll experiment.  Whatever I do it'll be rolled on or tapped in as it's one block.

Progress on Umi's Tears

Burning the candle on both ends and the middle with the Inspired by Japan woodcut, a weaving project, house remodeling and out-of-town company.  Racing to finish Umi's Tears so I can get the prints off to Barbara who's coordinating the collection.

Japan Relief Print

Moving right along (no rest for the wicked -- or chronically lazy).  Working on a sketch for the Japan Relief Benefit Print.

This is a giant wave reflected in an umi dragon's eye.  I had to negotiate the design with my son, who has a proprietary interest in the umi dragon, as he has a roll playing character based on the concept.  He wanted to make sure the dragon was portrayed in a positive manor.  I hope this meets with his approval.

I'm tentatively calling it Umi's Tears.

Eye tilted slightly.  Tear moved over.  Don't know what I'd do w/o my scanner and Paint Shop Pro.  ;-y

Yet another iteration.

The thing about art is it's obsessive/compulsive.  Thank goodness dinner is almost done and I can quit this for awhile.  ;-j