Stonekite

Things I learned while making this print:

That suicide prints can be practical.
That fine detail and feathering isn’t too hard. But that even semi-realistic feathers can be really hard.

That I should avoid mixing artistic styles.
That in order to do that I should know what most of my layers will look like before I carve them.
That another way to do that, and something I should do anyway, is to speed up production process, as it’s better to make the mistakes early and the next print better than to dwell on this one.

That artists proofs can be much better than the actual thing.
That the best printmakers seem to find ways to avoid needing really precise registration.
That it’s going to be a while yet before I make really commercially viable prints, but that I’m slowly getting there.

No Cedar Waxwings were harmed in the production of this print.