This semester, I'm taking my first printmaking class. I've always really loved the etchings in the Art Institute of Chicago, so (of course) I thought this'd be the perfect introduction to printmaking. So far, I've made something like 10 etchings & 60-80 prints. Most of them have ended up being monoprints, which is pretty cool. I've also been doing ghost prints of everything. These are some photos of the last batch of prints I did~

This is the stack of 25 prints~

I just keep printing this My so called life print. I'm obsessed !!!

This one says "I didn't come out of the closet to become a cliche"

Family photos

This is the first print I made of the house I grew up in, inked 3 different ways.

I'll probably write a nice long midterm post later next week~

Every semester, I try to learn a new medium. This fall, I'm taking an etching class. Printmaking is something I've always really loved but haven't actually learned much about. One of my favorite artists right now is Bonjour Johanna. She's such an original artist that really gets a lot of the trends in new art. She's definitely made me want to move outside of the type of illustration I've been doing & experiment with casual patterns as well as more organic representation & landscape junk. I just bought a beautiful zine & print from her shop & can. not. wait to have them in my hands. Check it out, y'all:

(this is a little video she made of the zine I bought)

I just want everyone to love her as much as I do ! I also wish people realized how important it is to support young artists by buying & promoting their art. I'm hoping to use this blog as a platform to share my art & eventually open my own store to sell my ceramics & prints. Hope y'all love Johanna as much as I do ! xo