Next assignment in my printmaking class is to make a lithography. For those who dont know the process its a heavy load, literally. "With a slate stone (the material you draw on and transfer your drawing to paper from) weighing in close to 50lbs you can quit your gym membership." Instructors words. Thought they were funny and kind of go along with the mindset of the way this process is done. Im hoping to actually try and document this process because its an art unlike a lot of others which actually involves a lot of chemistry. With acids that etch your grease pencils to the simple reaction your grease responds to water to keep the stone in a working condition. Thats not the scary part though. Lithography is so by the book that if you do one step wrong you will have to repeat the process back from the beginning and most of the time you wont know if you have done anything wrong until the end. Well enough about the stress of the project and more about the good parts. The assignment is kind of a free for all under one condition. You must draw one of the objects in your piece from direct observation. My love and collection of toy robots fueled this drawing and it should come out to be a fun piece. Here is my sketch.
Lithography incorporates an endless possibility of marks one can make from smudging to scratching out to simple line work and or the masking of areas with gum arabic. I wanted to experiment with my mark and just have fun but show a little tension within the piece.
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