https://blogs.ubc.ca/communitynetworkveraxiong/2021/10/01/task-4-potato-printing/
Vera thought outside the box in demonstrating the process of carving and in the medium she selected to print her letters, so I decided to look at her task as a contrast to my own work.
We both found the task therapeutic, albeit time-consuming, and found the carving difficult. Discerning the orientation of the prints also took a decent amount of time. Neither of us were able to create identical prints, concluding how mechanization has made writing accessible and consistent.
Vera posted a video of herself attempting the potato prints from start to finish whilst I used a GIF for a quick slideshow of the process. Paints were the medium of choice for my prints, but Vera used lipstick! This was a very unique and creative take on inking that I haven’t seen before. It was also refreshing to see her go in and out of the room multiple times in her video as she experimented with markers and pens before grabbing lipstick and a brush. This made the process seem wholesome and insightful, in that the challenging aspects of tasks are not always captured, or are edited out.
Going beyond our readings, Vera reflects on printmaking that our generation takes for granted with the plethora of print materials available to us. She also includes hyperlinked examples of print materials discovered by historians such as the Maya Codices. Incorporating this information in the reflection tied in well with the activity and made the post more perceptive.
