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Editioning ‘a kinship’ (ode to Nanny C)

Decided on name today and it feels good. No direct mention of Nanny on the print but still a connection to her.

Decided to choose one for us as “Artist Proof”; one as “trial proof” as paper is ripped a bit and an edition of 10.

#11

April 21, 2026

Ode to Nanny C…now ‘a kinship’

Forgot to file notes on final two layers.

They were these:

#10

April 21, 2026

Layer 9. Opaque white 70% + Prussian Blue. Helped even out the background and cover the purple halo a bit more. Maybe 1 more later though each layer risks prints not registering properly. Calculated risk.

Julia from The Gallery came to help. She helped a bit and then I got her set up to carve.

#8

April 13, 2026

Ode to Nanny C

Layer 8 completed on all 12 prints.

Was opaque white (60%) and Prussian blue (40%)

Mom helped me print 9. We enjoyed it and took a coffee break at The Gallery in the middle.

#7

April 11, 2026

Ode to Nanny C-April 7 and 9th

On the 7th, I carved away stems and leaves. 1.5hrs plus more carving needed on the 9th.

Did colour testing with opaque white, titanium white and found much better coverage with Akua vs tri-art Titanium white. Added Prussian blue to opaque white and got a rich teal which really works. Prints might need 2-3 layers to cover up bleeds from previous steps!

#6

April 9, 2026

Ode to Nanny C - April 6

Aunt Anne helped.

We completed the dark green for leaves and stems.

This was layer 7: burnt Sienna and oxide green

#5

April 9, 2026

Ode to Nanny C

Just completed Layer 6 and it worked out well. TBD how well the eventual background layers will cover up the ink that is outside the leaves and flowers. I am hoping that under shading will help give dimension. Excited to see.

Ink was 70 % oxide green and 30 % Hansa yellow

#4

April 2, 2026

Ode to Nanny C.

Between yesterday and today I completed layer 5: burgundy.

Right side shows how much the burgundy layer adds.

#3

March 31, 2026

Ode to Nanny C

Printed layer 4 today: crimson red. Am not as focussed on the flowers having “rust” coloured edges as I am hopeful that once I carve away the entire flower and print a few more layers of background that the focus will be how vibrant the orange and red petals are. We’ll see!