Pilgrimage

29 08 2010

This is a mixed media monoprint  which includes Japanese and Sanskrit writing as well as invented symbols.  The upper portion of the print contains the image of a happi coat which was a gift from a Japanese student.  This type of coat was used on a sort of pilgrimage , which I thought was a good metaphor for an artwork which involved making a creative journey.





Message 2

17 03 2008

                    Message 2Originally uploaded by lesliekramer84

This linocut is based on cunieform writing, with very old Nepalese printing blocks printed above and below.  A friend found these blocks in Nepal and purchased them for me.  It also includes gold paper in a process called chine-colle .  Chine-colle is a collage method for adding color to a print during the printing process.