CATT PRINT: Projects

Plotted some postcards for the Patreon supporters, worked perfectly.

Got some Molotow empty pens, that I can fill with ink/paint.

Went back to using the POSCA pens to make another FALLiNGWATER print, so I can compare it with the rubber stamp version.

Just chilling in the studio.

Did the final colour pass, pretty pleased with this one!

Got to finish this print/plot - it takes a long time to go back and forth and stamp all these dots.

Got Kitty to draw my calendars for me.

Does this go under the FALLiNGWATER project?

Part of the FALLiNGWATER project was making a soundtrack to go with it, which was published on Spotify.

Started playing with an ordered dithering algorithm, to convert images into shaded dithered dots.

The Fibonacci thing was good, but I think picking the colours randomly doesn't give the best result when you move further away from the middle of the pattern.

Planted a whole bunch of bulbs, we'll see how they do.

After experimenting with the POSCA pens and the envelope code, I've had a go at writing code specifically for dealing with the pens, rather than kinda hacked stamper-to-pens code.

Another morning sunrise.

Well this is a fun new development in envelope making.

Added another new tool to Kitty.

A new tool added to the "Kitty manages everything in my studio" arsenal.

Started recording the Pen Plotter Tutorial videos, this was the setup today.

Had a visitor to the garden this morning.

Two views of the sunrise from this morning, I liked the colours in the sky.

I like this photo of the ArtFrame, it's still making envelopes for me, a handful a day.

Looks like the Sweet Peas are sprouting!

Been plotting/stamping some envelopes in preparation for Yule/Christmas/Holidays.

Example of the difference between Kitty's handwriting (on the left) and my handwriting (on the right), and why I generally let Kitty write in her own handwriting when I do anything that I or anyone else will need to actually read.

Quickly plotting some last minute Halloween cards.

Realised I did't have a project for general drawing machine stuff, better fix that.

The Cornflowers seems to be doing okay, and the Larkspur has started to sprout too.

Had to help a couple of people use the Riso machine, and as I hadn't used it myself for a couple of weeks I wanted to make sure it was still working okay, as they don't like to stand doing nothing for too long.

Cornflowers are growing pretty well in the greenhouse.

(Guess the image uploading works now)

Here's some leaves from walking in this morning.

After a somewhat rough Monday where I didn't feel well at all, it's nice to come back into the studio and be told to take it easy.

I mean, I don't need 10 tiny hands.

Mini breakthrough today, adjusted the code that cuts out envelopes and the code that stamps them to work on repeating patterns on larger sheets and cut "perforations".

Finally moved the autocue out of the middle of the room, and now I feel like I've gotten both my studio and the table that I had to sit at for filming back.

Figured stars may be fun too!!

Figured that if I could make a 3d printed holder for the Cricut blade, then I could make one of the scorer/creaser too.

For various reasons I needed to raise the pen plotter up by 37mm - 3d printing to the rescue.

3d printed a holder for a Cricut cutter blade, and amazingly it works.

I've taken to starting the day by drinking a pint of water, with lime juice, eating some greens and writing for about 20 minutes.

I've taken to writing in the greenhouse in the morning, and decided to sew a couple of notebooks while I was in there.

Like dots, but why not stars instead!

Classic perlin landscape plot design, turned into a fetching silver on black envelope.

I needed some example photos for the newsletter showing how there were a couple of different ways of making envelopes, the template I'd 3d printed, and also the scoring board I'd printed to help me fold the envelopes.

Here's the first envelope printed with lots of dots, I think it's pretty amazing.

This is part of the inspiration behind making envelopes.

Also had a go out cutting out an envelope from an old rejected 70s Pop print.

A bit more work on envelopes today.

I decided to make some envelopes, there's going to be a bit more to it than this.

Kitty seems to be having a bit of a moment.