Stencil printing at Ceceila Press

In my last post I mentioned that I was on my way over to Cecelia Press printmaking studio.  Above is one of the prints I created using stencils and Aqua Wash inks.  I’m having fun moving the stencils around the page and adding more colours to other prints.  These colours remind me of the popsicles I would buy at the corner store as a child.  Lorraine said they look delicious! 

Close-up of stencil print

Here’s a close-up of the print in the top photo.  I cut the stencils from photographic paper and used a hole punch for the circles and cut the other shapes with an x-acto knife then rolled the ink on with a brayer.  The Aqua Wash inks are new to me so it’s taking a bit of time to get used to them.  I’d like to try them on my zinc and copper plates and see what kind of results I get as opposed to the oil-based inks I have used.  Okay, gotta go … back over to Cecelia Press for more printmaking fun!