I am working on a variety of projects at the moment...all seemingly different, all related.
One of them is print making. (Though I have no art ability)
My tutor uses pretty much any flat surface as print blocks, and so I have been working on plastic, wood and metal.
One of his favorite mediums is old CDs. These are hard enough to print with, and soft enough to easily engrave with a point, such as a graver, compass or dart.
So I went in search of defunct CDs. I was given a supply by the local record shop.
`and you can have this` he hands me a record cover.
Inside is not a record, but a laser disc.
`David Attenburough presents the Videobook of British Garden Bird with Ceefax` (1983)
To me as an archaeologist it is an interesting example of an outdated technology, and one that is no longer accessable.
I have no way of playing it but it is too nice to cut up.
One of them is print making. (Though I have no art ability)
My tutor uses pretty much any flat surface as print blocks, and so I have been working on plastic, wood and metal.
One of his favorite mediums is old CDs. These are hard enough to print with, and soft enough to easily engrave with a point, such as a graver, compass or dart.
So I went in search of defunct CDs. I was given a supply by the local record shop.
`and you can have this` he hands me a record cover.
Inside is not a record, but a laser disc.
`David Attenburough presents the Videobook of British Garden Bird with Ceefax` (1983)
To me as an archaeologist it is an interesting example of an outdated technology, and one that is no longer accessable.
I have no way of playing it but it is too nice to cut up.
