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My 6 stencil screen prints. I drew this conch shell on Procreate and made copies of it. I then used contact paper and outlined the shape of the shell, cut it, and stuck it on my screen. I mixed some extender base with red, orange, and green watercolor paints and just experimented on my screen. I used a straw to blow the paint in different directions on some prints and then towards the end I was using plastic spoons, which I used to make my colors, to drizzle my paint on the screen.

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Noticed my screen was too loose that’s why I’ve got weird marks on my prints. I added some red watercolor to my extender base to make a tint and gradually added more red with each print to get a more pink background. I also noticed my extender base was leaking underneath my tape in the second to last and last print.

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Wow I loved Ruthann Godollei! Her work is powerful and has inspired me to want to use my voice. There are a lot of issues all over the world, especially in India. From police brutality, to farmers protesting, to the spike in COVID-19 cases, to domestic violence, the list goes on and on. I want to raise awareness on this topics but I never knew how. Ruthann has given me the motivation to use my own voice and even if I can’t really make a difference, at least I would be encouraging someone, or I would be informing my audience on an important issue.

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Blog: CRIT #3

Required number of works: 10-100 (I am doing 12 altogether, so 4 for each Crit)

“Bloom,” 5x7 in, drypoint, natural dyed paper.

This exhibition includes drypoints of a pomegranate evolving into hands on natural dyed paper. The pomegranate and its seeds represent my story, my values and beliefs, my culture, my parents’ immigration, and me. The hands represent myself accepting all the different things that make me who I am today. I dyed the paper with plants and flowers that are native to both India and America, this was to signify the two different sides of myself. Each leaf is a symbol of growth and learning as an individual. Each flower is a symbol of blooming into who I am today. Learning about my culture while growing up in a different culture has always been stressful but beautiful in many ways. In the same way, these prints show that beauty through the flowers and leaves bleeding through the pages. So, why a pomegranate? Nothing compares to its aesthetic beauty. Somewhere between a pink sphere and a red hexagon, with seeds of a deep red that glimmer like rubies. Being the perfect substitute for candy, it happens to be very healthy and flavorful. The pomegranate teaches me that I will someday become a tree, and the wind will sing in my branches, and the sun will dance on my leaves, and I will be strong and beautiful through all circumstances.

This work is leading me to start exploring my identity more and dig deeper in my culture, my roots and my family tree next in my work and portfolio.

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I have been printing for the last couple of days. My drawing just floats off whenever I pour cola on it. I am having a lot of trouble here....

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I have always been a huge fan of Julia and her work. Hearing her talking about her work made me fall in love even more! I love Julia’s drive and the way she chooses to overcome her problems like when COVID hit. I feel very inspired to start bookmaking after watching Julia’s presentation. My work is about growth and change and I feel that bookmaking would bring out a different perspective and a different narrative with my work. I am excited to see where Julia’s work goes in the future.

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Drawing Indian spices for litho 🌶🥵💦

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Marilee Salvator Blog and Post.

I loved the fact that Marilee pushed herself to be uncomfortable and was curious to see what would happen with her work. I find that I need to do that more with my work. I have been in a comfortable spot for a while and it’s time for me to get out of that comfort spot. Ways I can do that are switching up my color palette or exploring different themes and concepts within growth. My sister is a medicinal chemist (loves biology) and she would always send me pictures of cells when under a microscope when she was in undergrad school. I always admired the pictures. Cells are so small, could be deadly, yet so beautiful.

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My final prints

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Absolutely in love with my chine-collé prints

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The first is a duo-toned print (black and red). I then did regular prints for the rest. I wanted the last two to be light anyway as I plan on adding more elements to the print with chine-collé and image transfers.

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A couple images I will be transferring onto my prints.

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My two state proofs

I plan on doing inkjet transfers and chine-collé to fill up the empty space.

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