Return to Printmaking 2017: The misadventures and labour of love in Litho & Lino

An unfortunate event and heartbreak led me back to a very fortunate and inspiring rediscovery of what makes me truly happy -  Learning and Printmaking. The only 2 disciplines that I had not learnt at my art school were Linocut and Lithography. Intense labour enduring printmaking, physically and mentally. While my heart mourned a misunderstanding, my soul sought another path, a path to a higher form of emoting. When one chapter ends, another starts - because frankly speaking you can reopen a closed door(but they are better left slammed) =D

Lino started as an experimental home project, taking cue from Instagram and PinInterest DIY videos I tried my hand creating basic linoprints. Venturing for the appropriate tools and materials led me to EAV- Parque Lage Art shop, where the absolutely lovely Claudia got me enrolled into the Lithography programme at EAV, headed by the exact mentor I needed in life.

So, the journey began with the art school within the forest, the art shopkeeper with the golden touch, the professor with decades and decades of experience and a huge humourous heart, the amazing colleagues, the best fresh ice lolly and juice vender, the amazing parque rangers and all afforded by my teaching job run by an amazing and understanding boss. 

There are beautiful people and beautiful places, you just need to learn where to look <3