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A shrunken head on Gocco

Jan 06

MeredithUncategorized crochety old woman, iris, loco for gocco, polypenesians, shrunken heads 3 Comments

The aforementioned shrunken head (aka today’s self portrait).

I love my print gocco. I love it. I’ve only done two screens and I’m head over heels. The sad part is that since they’re no longer making gocco supplies, I’m reticent to just go nuts and try lots of things out. It’s frustrating, because I feel like if I were able to dive in with abandon I’d learn things a lot more quickly. Here’s my newest print:

But, in some small way, I suppose, the lack of supplies is a blessing in disguise, since it’s really forcing me to think about what I want to do and be careful not to screw up the screen-burning process. The lamps are like gold, and I don’t want to waste any. Like having a film camera, it takes slow, deliberate, well-thought out execution.

But the instant gratification seeker in me is seriously bummed out.

In other news, I’ve learned to crochet, and I’m seriously addicted. I’ve got several patterns I’m working on and books with more patterns in the mail. Huzzah!

Anyway, I have to go to bed, because I’m trying to break myself of the “stay up till 1:30 even though I have to work the next day” habit.