"Random Silliness"

Collagraph monoprint, 3 3/4 x 22 1/8". I know I've said this before but as I was making my prints, I experimented quite a bit with different plates and techniques. In many cases, I'd say that I was just plain playing around. This was one of the results of my playing: a print I produced in May, 2010 using one plate inked up in a variety of ways with a variety of colors. I enjoyed the challenge of creating images for such a wide variety of paper sizes, and this was no exception. I created the image thinking about how the different colors worked together. I also thought about how the gear shapes played off each other; for me, the negative space between and around the gears is just as interesting as the positive.