Frog spawn in our pond seems to be doubling on a daily basis. Suspended like inverted glass jelly moulds. I chart their progress each time I use the washing line or compost heap. Signs of an early Spring almost pass me by. I’m currently working between practices – photography and printmaking. What initially I thought would be a challenge in a request to produce prints is in fact totally frustrating. I prefer the print blocks to the prints themselves – yarn, threads, cloth, dabs of grey print ink. Prints on tissue paper are a possibility but not yet explored.
Lesley Bricknell card, etc. print block (2010)
Lesley Bricknell lace print on tissue paper (2010)
By chance I came across some A1 monoprints in one of my folders during yet another clear out. This must be the way forward. I have spent so much time exploring various approaches. Freezer paper, pre-cut inkjet sheets, light sensitive inks and so on. But not oil based it’s so messy. I don’t even like the smell of it.
Lesley Bricknell monoprint date unknown!
