Snake Block Print | Oddly Satisfying Carving | Relaxing Art Video for Sleep | Linocut Process

It’s Day 13 of my 22-Day Printmaking Challenge, and I think the 13 is fitting for today. 🐍
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I started off with great intentions and in pretty great spirits with this one. I absolutely love this design - I had a great time sketching it up and I felt super excited to get it on the block and get carving. But things seemed to unravel pretty quickly once I got going.
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I hit so many road blocks today, and I even ended up re-carving a large portion of this one after starting it on another block and checking the footage. I tested out a few new filming setups today and I was unhappy with how everything was looking - and even now with this final product I’m still pretty bummed. To top it all off, I struggled for HOURS to find the right music for the video, which sent me into a full-blown spiral.
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In this content-driven world I’ve created for myself, it isn’t enough to just make art that I love. I also have to find ways to share it that I’m proud of. And that just didn’t happen today. After a good cry and a quick pity party, I decided to share this one and these details mostly as a reminder to myself that sometimes it just won’t all line up, and that’s ok too.
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Lessons were learned, and I’ll be able to avoid these same mistakes in the future. But for now, here is a slightly blurry, slightly shaky video of a process for a print I really love - about fear, change, vulnerability, and bravery.
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See you tomorrow! 👋🏼
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