THE 8 A5 Woodblocks!!!!!

For my next piece of work I wanted to create a little series of woodblocks and I also wanted to work on a smaller scale. I have always worked on large size woodblocks so I wanted the challenge of cutting out smaller more intricate pieces.

From my photographs I choose 8 images that not only were of good composition but ones that also captured the sense of place, of time gone by and essentially of memory.

Having posterized the choosen images on Photoshop I then transfered them onto the MDF. Initially, I gave myself the task of doing one a week but I found myself cutting almost one a night as I became more confident with my cutting skills and just immersed myself in the task.

The resulting images were very rewarding. I again played around with different colors, papers and also combined blocks on the one print etc. Using these images I aim to create a little book.

Here are some of my finished pieces.