Printmaking

I started a course last night on Printmaking. I  learned how to ink a plate properly and how to ‘Pull’ a print.  I made stencils using torn and cut paper. We used just the three primary colours.  Colour order of printing was yellow then red then blue changing the stencil each time.

After each print was pulled I made a ‘Ghost’ print using left over ink on the plate and manipulating the stencil:

As you can see it is a much paler print as most of the ink comes off in the first pull. 
Can’t wait till next week : )
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I have  been doing a ‘Hot Yoga’  beginner’s class- info here . Which is great. And no I was not very flexible at the start but after 3 classes I can already notice the difference.  I love the warm room to stretch in. It suits me but I can see how some people would not enjoy it.
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Daughter 4 is turning 9 next week. Party this weekend  and the theme is ‘Craft Extravaganza’ . Also Daughter 1 has her year 12 ball Saturday night !
A busy time : )
Rx

Some new recipes

Night and Day cupcakes from Nigella’s book ‘How to be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking’ (Though I have an older copy). Little chocolate cakes with cream cheese topping and grated chocolate. They were a big hit with the family.

South Island Cheese rolls – recipe found here . An easy recipe using cheese and onion soup. Apparently they are popular in cafes in the South Island. I quite liked them but not such a hit with the kids – a bit too ‘oniony’!