A new collographic plate

I've made two collographic plates in the past.  Here is one of two I made in July, 2011.

This is the other.  Now those of you who frequent my blog know how much I dislike Mod Podge.  However, I used it to make and seal these two plates.

If you are new to my blog, you may not know what a collographic plate is.  The above photos (sad as they may be) are the beginning of a collagraph.

According to Wikipedia:

Collography (sometimes misspelled "collagraphy") is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood).

The process of collography comes about from a collographic plate like the ones I made above. After printing, the paper or fabric is called a collagraph, adding further confusion to the words.

Here is a print I made using a Shiva Paint Stik on fabric.  If you want to see how I made it, here are the supplies and process I used.


Today I'm at my kitchen table making a different kind of collographic plate.  As an aside, Dawn asked me to show some of my hearts.  I never think about them, they are just "there."

It's far too cold to work outside, so I am going to make this using the following supplies:

White glue (PVA)
Bookbinder's string
Old coaster destined for my neighbor's trash
Pencil

I have often said I can't draw, not even simple shapes, but it didn't take long to realize the pencil I was using just wasn't going to cut it.  That's when I changed to an ink pen.

This became a disaster when I tried to wind the string around the image outline.  String has a mind of its own, and it definitely didn't have my project in mind.

A close-up shows I had to cut each piece of string when it changed direction.  It also became painfully evident I didn't follow the lines I carefully drew.  Since the glue is not yet dry, and I can't move forward until it is, I will need to pick this up tomorrow.

This is Day 16
of AEDM and I started a new collographic plate that I hope to use to print on my file folders.