As I noted in my last blog post, I am a little unsure of where my project is going, but I am focusing on an end result: a culmination of what I have learned throughout this process. The process itself is so time consuming that it isn’t very rewarding to just create something for the purpose of creating something.
As I also mentioned in my last post, I am thinking of channeling some inspiration via the work of Andy Warhol. I’ve been playing with some images in Photoshop to see how I can get the best variation and contrast from the images. Instead of focusing on just one image, as I was thinking before, I thought it would be fun to use a variety of images and form them into a sort of collage effect.
What I am working on now is turning these images into screens so I can transfer them to a surface (the surface is still undecided at this point). I don’t want to work on a small scale either, as I have previously been doing. I think I want to use multiple screens of different colors and different images to create something that is not what silk screening is conventionally used for. This project will require a more artistic approach that will then be mixed with the crafting element.
I want to use a found object as a surface. Possibly something that no longer has a use for me and is just taking up space. Or maybe something that someone else has thrown out like a broken piece of a door? The possibilities are endless and I am looking forward to finally creating something that sums up my experience with this project and myself as a crafter.
I'm very interested to see what you come up with next. I can't say that I know a lot about silk screening, but it seems rather difficult. I also think that it is cool that you are inspired by such a great artist like Andy Warhol.
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