March 19, 2025

We drew at FUSION in Albuquerque:

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An animation cycling through

the blue, green and red channels

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Midjourney

Generated AI Art

after uploading the green channel version

to Midjourney

Midjourney

Further altered by Midjourney

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Midjourney

KREA

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Generated by WAN 2.1 on KREA

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Alabama Public Television came to film David Brower during the drawing session. The segment will probably come out in the fall:

David Brower being filmed by Alabama Public Television

PRINTMAKING

I brought the FISKARS FUSE to show off the press and new plastic press bed. I did not expect to print, but Andrew suggested that we rub charcoal on the linocut and run it through the press:

Andrew rubbing charcoal on the linocut

before running it through the press

Ellie cranking the press

Then Ellie added some watercolors,

and we wet down the charcoal

The resulting print was ugly, however I think the idea is solid.  We should figure out how to paint colors on the linocut and print it on location, in a Mokuhanga method:

The print was ugly,

but this is the start of a good idea

Then I took the FISKARS FUSE to print at Quelab, to polish up the system.  I cut down the 1/4 inch piece of acrylic to a 12x12 inch sheet.  I was using my new custom cut press bed -- 1/2 inch thick, 12x24 inch HDPE plastic from Port Plastics:

The resulting print still was a bit salty at the edge -- either I didn't ink it well, or there is something uneven about the press.  However I did not get any salty texture, using the smooth acrylic sheet on top.  The HDPE plastic is used for cutting boards, and has a rough texture that actually transferred to the print before, when I used it on top of the print.

The resulting print still was a bit salty at the edge

PORTABLE PRESS

The  Portable Press System -- 

FISKARS FUSE, press bed, 

and plastic box of supplies