I should do my oldest’s sun chart — he sounds so similar to your son! Sending solidarity and love! (We love our planner, thank you! My youngest saw the cover of it and said, “look, there is God”)
I also just did his human design chart and found out he is a manifestor, which definitely gives me a lot more insight too! Wishing you all the best with your little fire spirit. Aww I'm so glad you like the planner, and oh buy goodness what a sweet response. They clearly understood the theme I was going for hah. Enjoy!
This is so lovely, Val! I wonder how you made the carved pine blocks and how I could do the same (i.e., I wonder what materials might be needed? And perhaps the process, if there's anything to it to share?). I am in a state of deep heartache lately, as we all go through our seasons, and being creative in this manner would probably feel like a nice salve to my heart. Thank you most kindly for any consideration!
Thank you! Woodcut printmaking is definitely a very meditative process, I think you would enjoy :) I start with a 1x6 pine board that I cut up into smaller blocks. Some people use plywood instead, but I think this wood is nicer. I then paint it with a diluted mix of black acrylic paint so that I can see what I'm carving. Once it's dry I sketch right onto the block. I use pfeil wood carving tools which I love, but flexcut tools are also nice and are cheaper. There are different types of tools like u-gouges, v-gouges, chisels, dot tools, etc. They all just make different marks so you can experiment with them to see what you like. Once the image is carved you typically roll on the relief printing ink onto the block with a brayer which is basically a rubber paint roller. A piece of paper is then pressed onto the block. You can use the back of a spoon to press it in. Then you let the paper dry and it's good to go. The cool think about wood cut is that you can make as many prints as you want with the same block. You can also add color and many other techniques to get some interesting results. But as long as you have wood, carving tools, ink and paper, you're good to start! Hope this helps and wishing you all the healing you need.
I should do my oldest’s sun chart — he sounds so similar to your son! Sending solidarity and love! (We love our planner, thank you! My youngest saw the cover of it and said, “look, there is God”)
I also just did his human design chart and found out he is a manifestor, which definitely gives me a lot more insight too! Wishing you all the best with your little fire spirit. Aww I'm so glad you like the planner, and oh buy goodness what a sweet response. They clearly understood the theme I was going for hah. Enjoy!
I’m not surprised you birthed a little one who is so utterly excited about life 😅💞
Hah! He certainly is! I can't wait to let him run feral in the garden and woods. He literally cannot wait lol
This is so lovely, Val! I wonder how you made the carved pine blocks and how I could do the same (i.e., I wonder what materials might be needed? And perhaps the process, if there's anything to it to share?). I am in a state of deep heartache lately, as we all go through our seasons, and being creative in this manner would probably feel like a nice salve to my heart. Thank you most kindly for any consideration!
Thank you! Woodcut printmaking is definitely a very meditative process, I think you would enjoy :) I start with a 1x6 pine board that I cut up into smaller blocks. Some people use plywood instead, but I think this wood is nicer. I then paint it with a diluted mix of black acrylic paint so that I can see what I'm carving. Once it's dry I sketch right onto the block. I use pfeil wood carving tools which I love, but flexcut tools are also nice and are cheaper. There are different types of tools like u-gouges, v-gouges, chisels, dot tools, etc. They all just make different marks so you can experiment with them to see what you like. Once the image is carved you typically roll on the relief printing ink onto the block with a brayer which is basically a rubber paint roller. A piece of paper is then pressed onto the block. You can use the back of a spoon to press it in. Then you let the paper dry and it's good to go. The cool think about wood cut is that you can make as many prints as you want with the same block. You can also add color and many other techniques to get some interesting results. But as long as you have wood, carving tools, ink and paper, you're good to start! Hope this helps and wishing you all the healing you need.