Helen:
"Inspired by Royal Mail sorting offices, kitchen utensils and the ideals of cottage industries, I invent tools and workstations to allow the duplication of my drawings. Motivated by a search for self-sufficient printmaking my practice combines the home kitchen with the print workshop, attempting mass-production on a domestic scale. Repetition is my subject yet the humanness of the processes I invent ensures that each picture is unique. I am interested in the space between drawing and printmaking where editions of one-offs are a possibility. My practice is driven by a compulsion to make, while being firmly rooted in observational drawing."
I really enjoyed the day, and though i found the end results quite unsatisfying i absolutely loved the thorough process of printing. I liked the concepts behind the processes of it and can see myself using them in my Unit 2 which is evolving around the idea of the brain; which involves concepts of repetition, memory, instinct and perception: also rooted in Helen's craft as a printer.
I liked very much the carefree drawing we did. No fuss over details. No preciousness. In fact after each sketch we had to rub over it with the back of our hand and draw on top. Very fun not having to stress about and end result, like how much i enjoyed blind drawing in Unit 1.
