“Untitled” // carving in progress // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
There’s really not much to look at right now, but even having this much completed is very satisfying. I like the process of seeing something take form :) I got 2 more columns and a bit more sanding to go!
Unas Elenas // Printing Day 1 // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
Numero 3 (of course it was 3) My paper got all discombobulated n’ shit. The result was this freakishness. Tho, the more I stare at it, the more I like it.
Unas Elenas // Printing Day 1 // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
Prints #1-7 hanging out to dry. They came out pretty good with the exception of #3…
Unas Elenas // Printing Day 1 // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
This is the first finished print out of the 11 test prints completed today. It’s been a while since I’ve used my press - it’s a little fickle at times. The paper creased up a bit but it was still a pretty good outcome for the very first run.
Unas Elenas // Printing Day 1 // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
My printing table was a little too small for this woodblock, so we needed to extend it a bit. Nothing a trip to Home Depot can’t fix! An hour later, my table was all nice and sturdy and ready for work…
Here I am laying down some ink.
Say Hello to Unas Elenas
Unas Elenas & The Tale of Two Swifts // Part III // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
Finished! Now on to the printing phase. Woot!
Printing is the most fun - alot of work, but fun. I have a small printing press my husband bought me a few years back, so I’m hoping this wood isn’t too wide for it. It would be so great to run off prints faster than the usual wooden spoon + lots of elbow grease method.
Shit! Do I even have paper??? Hmm…
Unas Elenas & The Tale of Two Swifts // Part II // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
Today I’m hoping to get started on the face and chest of the piece. I kept these parts virgin the entire way through because i had a feeling I was going to change a few things up - and you can’t decide to change things once you’ve already carved into it.
FYI, originally the chest/stomach was going to have a heart in it - then I changed it to a bird - then I changed it to a heart. Now it’s going back to the original bird idea. LOL.
Unas Elenas & The Tale of Two Swifts // Part II // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
It’s finally coming along you guys! Yay! I think I may have been struck by some sort of creative force this morning…it feels wonderful to be productive again!
Unas Elenas // In Progress // Images Copyright © 2009 INEFFABLE 3
So after much debating and second guessing my initial design composition - I finally worked things out and got to carvin’ this beatch :)
As I tweeted earlier, I failed to sharpen my knives the last time I used them…so I spent an unnecessary amount of time getting them all sharpy again. Once all that was over and done with, I made the first cut.
ahhhh. siiigh.
I wish I could say that I got a huge portion of the work done in the few hours I was out there - but that’s not the case folks. Carving takes time. It’s a slow methodical process, and it needs to be this way - for safety reasons. These knives are sharp as fuck, and if you aren’t paying attention to what you’re doing, you’re going to cut yourself. Any woodworker or printmaker will tell you: clamp your work, pay attention, and go slow.
Since I value my little fingers, I pay mucho attention to detail.
Virgin & Child // In progress // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
So far this is a pretty pathetic looking attempt at me wood burning. lol. Thankfully I have a detailer bit to clean up any of the choppy lines. At first, I was just going to burn it and let it be, but now I’m debating whether or not to throw a little bit of color in there. Hmm…
Still got a wayyyys to go. I think I need a little breaky.
Virgin & Child // In progress // Image Copyright © 2009 ♥Ineffable3
Yea, so this is one of those “things” I needed to get out of my system (there’s alot of them folks, so do prepare yourselves) I found some really great reference for all that stuff floating around in my head, so here’s hoping I can purge it all in the coming months - unless I’m struck with some other otherworldly force pointing me in a different direction. Who knows.
p.s. Did I mention that this is on a skate deck?
The Anniversary Project
I finally finished my anniversary project for my huz & kitchen. Pics of the progress as well as details of the final product are scheduled to be posted this coming Monday.
Also - the Custom section of Ineffable3 will have new (well kinda new) work uploaded. The updated pages will go live this coming Tuesday (June 9th).
WhooHoo!
