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Facing Thoughts - Monotype - 30 x 40cm (paper is larger)⁠

Today I faced the dreaded, daunting blank page once more. The beautiful, perfect and immaculately clean surface that taunts you to make a mistake, to fail and to be disappointed. You just might spend the entire day thinking of countless creative ways to fill that page/canvas. Perhaps invest all your time in an attempt to bring your vision to life.⁠
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In the end, it might work out or it might not but it isn’t about the end or the point. It’s about the journey and the process. If you enjoy what you do and do it from the heart you will love every minute of it; ‘mistakes’ and all. ⁠
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Because remember (to quote Bob Ross here), there are no mistakes, just happy accidents! On that note, here are my happy accidents of today! ⁠⁠

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Website: statira.art

Instagram: @ StatiraArt www.instagram.com/statiraart
Twitter: @ StatiraArt www.twitter.com/statiraart
Facebook: @ StatiraArt www.facebook.com/statiraart

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WHAT IS A MONOTYPE?

For those who do not know what a monotype is: it is a hand made painting made on a smooth plate (like glass, metal, plastic etc) I use mylar, plexiglass or polycarbonate as my plates. Afterwards a paper or canvas (I use paper) is placed on top of the painting and pressed to transfer an impression. Therefore although called 'print' this is not a digital print. It is a traditional printing non editioned method of hand printing. Like a painting, you get a unique, one of a kind art. At most perhaps 1±3 versions of the same design, none of which will be the same. To make the same design again, it will have to painted again from scratch (or a clean plate lol)
The editioned hand prints include linoleum cuts, etchings, screen prints, lithoprints etc.

I first hand press the excess ink and get the first 'print' then I will run what paint remains on the smooth plate through my press twice. During this process all of the paint is consumed. This is why the second (main) 'print' looks much darker than the third ghostprint.

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Copyright ©StatiraArt (Please Do Not Use Without Explicit Written Consent/Permission)
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Description
Facing Thoughts - Monotype - 30 x 40cm (paper is larger)⁠

Today I faced the dreaded, daunting blank page once more. The beautiful, perfect and immaculately clean surface that taunts you to make a mistake, to fail and to be disappointed. You just might spend the entire day thinking of countless creative ways to fill that page/canvas. Perhaps invest all your time in an attempt to bring your vision to life.⁠
⁠
In the end, it might work out or it might not but it isn’t about the end or the point. It’s about the journey and the process. If you enjoy what you do and do it from the heart you will love every minute of it; ‘mistakes’ and all. ⁠
⁠
Because remember (to quote Bob Ross here), there are no mistakes, just happy accidents! On that note, here are my happy accidents of today! ⁠⁠

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Website: statira.art

Instagram: @ StatiraArt www.instagram.com/statiraart
Twitter: @ StatiraArt www.twitter.com/statiraart
Facebook: @ StatiraArt www.facebook.com/statiraart

_______________________________
⁠

WHAT IS A MONOTYPE?

For those who do not know what a monotype is: it is a hand made painting made on a smooth plate (like glass, metal, plastic etc) I use mylar, plexiglass or polycarbonate as my plates. Afterwards a paper or canvas (I use paper) is placed on top of the painting and pressed to transfer an impression. Therefore although called 'print' this is not a digital print. It is a traditional printing non editioned method of hand printing. Like a painting, you get a unique, one of a kind art. At most perhaps 1±3 versions of the same design, none of which will be the same. To make the same design again, it will have to painted again from scratch (or a clean plate lol)
The editioned hand prints include linoleum cuts, etchings, screen prints, lithoprints etc.

I first hand press the excess ink and get the first 'print' then I will run what paint remains on the smooth plate through my press twice. During this process all of the paint is consumed. This is why the second (main) 'print' looks much darker than the third ghostprint.

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Copyright ©StatiraArt (Please Do Not Use Without Explicit Written Consent/Permission)
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