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Thursday, 11th November

 

Res ew dhebm scrifa adro dhe Fijke Middendorp arta. Mar dhe les ew hy obereth ha thew hei pur awenüs hy hònan. Ma dew vethod dhe wül pryntys gen gwask pryntya. Onan ew "intaglio" - henn ew ger Italek - ow styrrya "trehy en". An desînys ew cravys po trehys e'n enep an plât argraffa. An enk rag pryntya a dal bos en trohow ha tollow dadn an enep. A paper a dal bos glebys dhe strechya an herlys - nena ev ell bos pòsys e'n cravajow ha trohow dhe guntel an enk. Whei ell perna bordys specyal, saw whei ell ûsya "bryckys" (Tetra Pak) leth, ewedh (an enep metol spladn en bera). An platys ell bos ûsyes moy es eneth (üdn weyth), bes oll an pryntys ew deffrans. Na vedh second prynt bos pecar an kensa.    

 

I have to write about Fijke Middendorp again.  Her works are so interesting and she is very inspiring herself. There are two methods to make prints with a printing press. One is "intaglio" - that's an Italian word - meaning "to cut into". The designs are scratched or cut into the surface of the printing plate. The ink for printing should be in grooves and holes under the surface. The paper should be wetted to stretch the fibres - then it can be pressed into the scratches and cuts to absorb the ink. You can buy special boards, but you can use milk cartons (Tetra Pak), too (the shiny metallic surface inside). The plates can be used more than once, but all the prints are different. A second print will not be the same as the first.

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

argraffa to print, impress

awenüs inspirational, inspiring

enep (m) surface, face

glebys wetted, soaked, dampened < gleb wet, damp

gwask pryntya (f) printing press

obereth (f) works, opus, etc.

pòsa to push, press

method (m) method

styrrya to mean

tollow holes < toll (m)

trohow grooves, slots < trogh (m)