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Fall Printing Prompt: FOUR (or 4+1)
Through out this year the NPS members have explored numbers. Four is a very interesting number. Many of our printing methods were created in Japan (gyotaku, takuga, etc.) where four is a very unlucky number. In China, Japan, and Korea, the number four is considered extremely unlucky because in the language of each, the words for “four” and “death” are homonyms. But before dismissing the Asian superstition surround four, think of other cultures that have similar superstitions, count the squid Joe McAuliffe’s print above, Four Await.
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Image: Shane & Genny Anderson, Opah gyotaku print
Nature printing is an ancient art form.
It transforms the beauty of natural objects, such as fish and leaves, into fine art using a wide variety of printmaking techniques. The Nature Printing Society is the largest international organization existing solely for the purpose of advancing and encouraging nature printing.