Collagraphy is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid plate such as Masonite, wood, or cardboard. I used Masonite for this one.
I used oil paint with a paintbrush to ink the plate. After the paint was applied to the plate I used a printing press to print onto wet paper. Some artists use rolling pins to press the image and I have seen a few try to use their car. The more pressure the more the details of the image will imprint into the paper.
For this piece I used leaves I found on my walks around Los
Angeles, beads, and cut up window screens secured onto the plate with molding paste. The possibilities are endless.
After the print dried I created a jungle theme using collage, tissue paper, acrylic paint, embroidery threads and watercolor paint.
The resulting print and collage makes me smile. It’s a very happy whimsical piece that I think would look amazing in a child’s room. This one comes framed.
