While he was recovering from removing the tiles and mastic, I invited him to look at some of Michelle's prints.
Ms. Cook was so A-R (anal-retentive) about her work she would sometimes do more than a hundred prints to get 25 or thirty into an edition. Each color was laid down with its own stencil in a separate pass. Most artists limit their serigraphs to ten or twelve colors. Andy Warhol typically used six to eight. Michelle commonly used over 40.
One of the standards of serigraphy is "No white from the underlying paper can show between colors." Each color has to lie right NEXT to the other. If they overlap, the colors get "muddy;" if there's a gap, it's not quality work.
The floor came out perfectly.
For the moment, she's satisfied.
Very interesting original post! Thank you. Sincerely Mimi.
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Thank you. Thank you. No applause...Please, just throw money.
DeleteSo, Who, is your enigmatic presence due to Dr. Suess and Horton's influence?
DeleteI do love the artwork! It is amazing. I like the new floor too, but i wonder about the cement used, I happen to know a bathroom floor with tiles and the cement always breaks, the tile setter i even told him once , don't you think it is the cement you use? no no he said, the cement is good...it's just...i forgot his answer.
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