Start of the Fall Semester and my Senior Exhibition

 The fall semester had started late August and after experimenting with a bunch of different plant fibers, I knew that handmade paper had to be a part of my senior exhibition. 

I knew I wanted my paper to be soft for printmaking purposes so I decided early on that abaca was going to be the base of my paper - I could make a thicker paper for durability. Knowing these things, I decided on using abaca and hemp for my paper. I chose these because of a few things, texture, color and how it takes ink. 

For my show, I have made many sheets that are 17 inches by 22 inches for my larger prints and then smaller circle sheets for my other prints. The larger sheets I made thicker than the circles due to how many layers each print will consist of.

A little about my show: I have researched many different species of mushrooms but decided to focus on six species. Each of the larger prints will be on the mushrooms in their natural environment - in the ground or on a tree. The prints consist of monotypes and woodblock prints - something I can go more into depth in a later post. The circular prints will then be of what each mushroom looks like underneath of a microscope. 

I cannot wait to show you guys more once the show is in its final stages! 

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