I tried something fun with the Gothic Tree - I brought it to a nice copy shop to have the whole thing scanned on a rolling scanner (one that can take a piece of paper up to 36" wide - this print, 35.5" ;) )
The result was a scan of the whole thing at 600 dpi (!!!) - this is awesome, because it means there's enough detail that I can make the image even bigger and transfer it onto polyester plates. Because it's one scan and one file, I can divide it into sections and be sure that the parts will fit back together again at the end (key, that ;) ).
I started testing it out, focusing on a cropped view spread across 3 plates. I then both added and subtracted elements by drawing on and cutting the plates.
Next stage will be printing (more to come!)
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| testing out increasing the size of the tree and transferring it to polyester plates |
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| I also started carving a fox. I think I have an idea for this...still thinking [hmmmmm.] |
Garden News!
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| blackberries are doing well - must resist as the ripen [steeples fingers - soon.] |
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| These are some of my favorites - they look black in the fall (which I also like), but in the summer, they're an unusual oxblood. |
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| Looks like I may finally have found the right spot for the moss roses (and Honey seems to like them too :) ) |
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| Stage 1: "Why, thank you, Human, for this lovely giant water dish." |
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| Stage 2: "Ohhhhhhhhh, gotcha!" |
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| Family unity! Now if only my Princess would join us - she's doing well, but still isn't so sure about napping too close to "the little beast" (Honey :P ). |
