One project that I undertook during the JB Blunk Residency, was to make a print for a print exchange run by the Printmaking Centre of New Jersey. The theme for the exchange was 11 x 11, and so I let that rattle around my sub-conscious for a few weeks before I came up with something. With the influence of JB’s wall made of ‘scrap’ pieces, and the bedhead of similar aesthetic, I decided to fit eleven wood scraps into an 11 inch square as tightly as I could, and construct a printing block from that. Of course, being found scraps they were all different thickness and far from flat, so making a flat printable surface was a bit of a challenge (which was not 100% achieved and so printing was a challenge too – but it got there). With the inspiration of this work being so closely linked to the house itself, I chose it as the piece to leave in the house when I left for the last time yesterday.
art out and about 
October 6, 2011 at 10:38 am
I really like this print…and all made from scrapsmakes it more interesting…..thanks for the photos showing how you achieved a level surface,…..inspiring Vee Jay
October 7, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Nice print to leave behind as a souvenir of your experiences. Will you be returning home immediately or travel a bit more?