Linocut Selfie

Alice Cook, Barcode Selfie, 2014

This is the completed series of linocuts done of my self-portrait.  The idea for the barcode going across my face is my comment on consumerism in America.  How scanning a barcode imparts all the information on a product.  If I had a barcode across my face, scanning it would reveal all the information about myself.  The reason for the multiple colors, is that different colors express different emotions.  I feel that the selfie in different colors help express different parts of myself, from the cool to the warm side.  This size of each print is 4" X 5",  carved on mounted linoleum.  Enjoy!

Monotype Print

Alice Cook, 2014, Monotype

This is my first print done in monotype printmaking.  I used three acetate sheets in three colors for the plate.  I first laid out the green branch, eliminating all of the other elements of the picture.  After printing the branch, I laid out the flowers, then finally the blue background.  It is an interesting way of making prints.  I like the fact that you only end up with one original print, unlike other printmaking techniques where you can have multiple prints.  I have another monotype project in the works and I am looking forward to experimenting with it.  Enjoy!