From On the River
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While in printmaking, a technique known as marbling came to my attention. Jackie showed me how the process worked and I immediately loved the variety of prints being produced.
The technique involves obtaining a tray of water, ink mixed with mineral spirits for malleability, tools for distribution of ink, and paper. The oiled-down ink is dripped into the water with the tools, which may be an eyedropper, brush, putty knife, etc; once in the water, the ink may be moved around or played with to get the desired texture. The ink, being an oil compound will not mix with the water because of opposite polarities! So, generally, the ink will stay on the surface, unless its super heavy. The paper is then put in contact with the surface of the water, picking up all of the ink droplets, and producing very unique pieces of art. The process can be repeated any number of times in the same container.
Hopefully this process can be tested on the river itself. Taking care not to contaminate the Grand with mineral spirits...
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I tried this experiment directly on the river. These images are on scrap paper from printmaking; I wanted to see what the ink would do on a surface with an existing image with which to interact.
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These are test prints for printing from the river. Still leery of oil pollutants...
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| 42° 57' 42" N, 85° 53' 1" WLatitude: 42.961787904057 Longitude: -85.883742570877 |
