Maternal Grandparents
Papa and Nanny
A carpenter and
“Oh, sweetie will you pour me some coffee?”
Sawdust and coffee grounds
Paternal Grandparents
An insurance salesman
And an oil painter/gardener
Paper
Canvas, paint, and a leaf
Mother who loved to cook
Father who spent 42 years at the Post Office and gardens like his mom
Thyme and celery seeds
Me an artist
Pencil shavings and paintbrush bristles
I printed the texture from sawdust and coffee grounds combined on the left to represent my maternal grandparents because they were unified in purpose and married for about 70 years. I printed texture from paper on the upper right to represent my paternal grandpa, and, separately, canvas, paint, and a leaf on the bottom right to represent my paternal grandma because they had divorced each other before I was even born so I wanted to present them as separate.
I intentionally overlapped the textures of sawdust and coffee grounds with the textures from the thyme and celery seeds, also the paper and canvas onto the postage stamps because I wanted to represent the genetic link between my parents and their parents and what interests might possibly be carried over to the next generation.
The texture of the leaf extends from the area that represents my paternal grandma to the area that represents my dad to show how he is interested in gardening because his mom was. I also placed the thyme and celery seeds that represent my mom partially in the area that represents me, in the center with the pencil shavings and paintbrush bristles, to show that I enjoy cooking because I grew up watching my mom cook. I also laid some paintbrush bristles in the area that represents my paternal grandma, and the area of my dad in addition to the area that represents me to show the connection I have to her as an artist.
I used blue and red in the first print so that in the second print I could use the combination of blue and red to show the coming together of two families. I rolled yellow over the first two prints because it is complementary to the purple of the second print. I used blue and yellow in the third print so that in the fourth one I could use the combination- green. Red was used in relief form in the third and fourth to complement the green. The fifth print is a combination of all the inks I used to show that I am genetically made up of all these people. I chose the blue for my dad’s side because I think of them as mellow people and I chose the yellow and red for my mom’s side because they had more passion and joyful celebrations that I was a part of. I intentionally did not run any test prints of this project or scrap any of my prints because I wanted to incorporate the idea of working with the family I have and the genetic material and experiences from them into my printmaking process, where I wouldn’t be able to trade out the ones I have for other ones.
Papa and Nanny
A carpenter and
“Oh, sweetie will you pour me some coffee?”
Sawdust and coffee grounds
Paternal Grandparents
An insurance salesman
And an oil painter/gardener
Paper
Canvas, paint, and a leaf
Mother who loved to cook
Father who spent 42 years at the Post Office and gardens like his mom
Thyme and celery seeds
Me an artist
Pencil shavings and paintbrush bristles
I printed the texture from sawdust and coffee grounds combined on the left to represent my maternal grandparents because they were unified in purpose and married for about 70 years. I printed texture from paper on the upper right to represent my paternal grandpa, and, separately, canvas, paint, and a leaf on the bottom right to represent my paternal grandma because they had divorced each other before I was even born so I wanted to present them as separate.
I intentionally overlapped the textures of sawdust and coffee grounds with the textures from the thyme and celery seeds, also the paper and canvas onto the postage stamps because I wanted to represent the genetic link between my parents and their parents and what interests might possibly be carried over to the next generation.
The texture of the leaf extends from the area that represents my paternal grandma to the area that represents my dad to show how he is interested in gardening because his mom was. I also placed the thyme and celery seeds that represent my mom partially in the area that represents me, in the center with the pencil shavings and paintbrush bristles, to show that I enjoy cooking because I grew up watching my mom cook. I also laid some paintbrush bristles in the area that represents my paternal grandma, and the area of my dad in addition to the area that represents me to show the connection I have to her as an artist.
I used blue and red in the first print so that in the second print I could use the combination of blue and red to show the coming together of two families. I rolled yellow over the first two prints because it is complementary to the purple of the second print. I used blue and yellow in the third print so that in the fourth one I could use the combination- green. Red was used in relief form in the third and fourth to complement the green. The fifth print is a combination of all the inks I used to show that I am genetically made up of all these people. I chose the blue for my dad’s side because I think of them as mellow people and I chose the yellow and red for my mom’s side because they had more passion and joyful celebrations that I was a part of. I intentionally did not run any test prints of this project or scrap any of my prints because I wanted to incorporate the idea of working with the family I have and the genetic material and experiences from them into my printmaking process, where I wouldn’t be able to trade out the ones I have for other ones.