Some of the prints we did today, we did on Sticker paper so we could use them as stickers for the back of the packets for our Manifesto. (Above was three separate prints, plain paper.)
We wanted to try different techniques of printing and as our characters are quite childish, we channeled our creatures and thought of the types of things they might do. Potato prints seemed an obvious and fun choice!
I'm really happy with these results, mine took a bit longer to make than some of the more simple ones, but I love how they really look like amoebas and the text 'Wise' and 'One' worked out well, I was a bit worried it might be too thin to print properly, but it's amazing what the ink picks up and doesn't. Just drawing into the potato with a knife affects the print. Definitely going to do this again at some point. Really like it. [:
You can see more of the prints our group made on the Group Blog, Amoibe.
Today I found a very interesting creature in the park. After getting to know it a bit better, it turns out we are very alike. It is quite shy and likes to lead a simple life, though the colours that it surrounds itself with, made me feel at ease. It is kind hearted and was willing to tell me a bit more about its life.
It can stand up, but much prefers to sit down. It's got a big hood to keep the sun out of it's eyes and protect itself from the wind. The hood also acts as a way to ward off predators, with it's complicated patterns.
While it is resting and observing the world, it can make new additions to it's outer body. This one is still quite young, as you can see from the mostly white skin- but as it gets older and evolves, it will become more wise and have more stories that are told (in a language all to it's own) through the knitted patterns that will be attached as they are finished. You can already see one brown circular story.
When it gets tired, it can change it's position so to rest its eyes. The hood also comes in handy here, making it possible to sleep at any time of day. You may notice that it's ball of wool has disappeared- it likes to store things inside it's outter shell/skin for safe keeping. As it grows older, it will become more nested into it's spot and probably fatter.
I asked it if it can move around, and it demonstrated, with difficulty getting up into a standing position again. Although it is young, it moves slowly and like a frail old lady. Sometimes it even makes small noises of discomfort if pressured to move too fast. Luckily it is peaceful and most other beings that it interacts with are understanding and often come to it for advice or a snuggle.
And did more sewing on my body suit. These bottom photos are what I had finished when we all did our little 'presentations' to Joceline Howe at the end of the day.
"My creature can't move- it's immobilized by the restrictive sack of skin it lives in and tends to like to sit or ly down in it's environment. While it's there it can do some crafts (**this got quite a few laughs, as I took out my knitting dramatically from inside the sack**), to keep itself busy. It keeps a small supply of yarn and things inside it's skin, and can take it out to work on it when it feels like it. When an object is complete, it can attach the object to the sack to make it's home more like a nest. Overtime, it will become more comfortable and more 'nested' in." That's basically what I said, along with my primary needs being: Crafts as 'magic' or therapy (That's how it feeds or nurtures itself.), Comfort (building the next), Honesty (and humility, and trust- all handmade), Colour (the materials) and Senses (arm holes, a hood for seeing).
Apparently this place is a real place in wales???? I need to go there. Need!
