All of the ornaments and illustrations in the book are relief prints produced in the American colonies from 1639 through 1773. As I looked through the book I noticed what seems to be a convention in depicting clouds, especially clouds that reveal some sort of apparition or miraculous event. The clouds are kind of round and puffy.
I decided to make the clouds in this print round too, but rather than carving concentric circles to define the roundness I wanted to make the clouds round in a moku hanga sort of way, just using color. Here's my version of round clouds:
8 comments:
ahh nice, its fun to watch a print come along layer by layer. I can't wait to see what you add next
Cumulus clouds heavy with omens!
And sandwiched between clouds and sea?????BTW I got this book for my dad for his birthday, thanks for the gift idea.
Hi Zach - thanks for saying hello. d.moll, is your dad a historian? a printer? Glad to help with your gift hunt :)
R and D in the silicon industry and a University prof, now quite retired and turning 88, fancies himself a history buff, just read the newest one on Grant.
Oh, ha. ha. I meant the Mayflower, not Printer's Ornaments....
Oh, MAYFLOWER! I was insanely jealous when I thought you bought him Printers' Ornaments. Mayflower is great. I just spoke with a friend yesterday who also read it and found it surprisingly riveting. Eighty eight -- how 'bout that.
I scanned your blog and thoroughly enjoy your wood block prints; they're stunning!
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