How exciting! Yesterday I attended my first lesson in a Semester long “Introduction to Printmaking” class run by the Brisbane Institute of Art. It has been a while since I have made time to attend an art class … and now I am wondering why it has taken me so much time to do so. It was absolutely fantastic to be able to spend uninterrupted time creating and making.

The first lesson looked at mono printing. I will admit I approached it like a painter … thinking about layers and colours like I was working in my art journal. And that is the magic of stretching skills; it was fascinating to think about picture making in a different way. I drew on my latest art journal page to form a basis for the mono print. It didn’t translate to print as I imagined but that’s OK. I’m here to learn.