Yesterday, I was starting to feel this low rumble of stress. My plan for the day included painting a large 18” x 24” linocut. So far, I’ve spent at least 40 hours on the piece. But… it just wasn’t working for me.
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Hey, it's nice to meet you
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. If we don’t know each other - I’m Sophie. I like being outside and I like making art about it. I work in gouache, oil paint, and relief printmaking.
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Selecting Colours
One of my favourite parts of developing a new linocut-painting is choosing colours. I have a large box of watercolour pigments. Even the names are beautiful: Venetian Red, Quinacridone Gold, Goethite, Ultramarine Blue…
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Printmaker Survey
Back in 2016, two years into my printmaking journey, I started becoming keenly aware of the technical challenges of this medium. I loved it! But there were so many variables - paper type, ink, printing damp or dry, by hand or with a press… experimenting with everything seemed impossible.
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