pssssst...

Don't tell anyone, but yesterday in the midst of making dolls I ordered a mountain of carving blocks (for Moki's carved stamp swap...go sign up! The deadline for sign-ups is tomorrow, the 12th.) and a print gocco (because I found out you can use it to etch metal too...apparently all I needed was one more good reason to finally drop the bucks on it).

I am excited to try out the carving. About a million years ago I took a printmaking class that was offered through the San Angelo Fine Arts Museum summer arts program. We carved our images into chunks of pine 2x4. I really enjoyed the class. I still have the scar where I jammed a gouge a half inch into my hand to prove it too...work AWAY from yourself. I suspect the carving block will be a lot easier to work with than pine. As far as the print gocco, I have been eyeing one for about two years now. I've seen so many people do so many wonderful things with this little machine that I just had to have one myself. Honestly, I'm a bit intimidated by it. Why? I don't know...fear of the unknown I guess? Once all my new toys arrive I'll post how they're all working out...should be fun.