Panel Formats Expand

This is the current collection of panel formats. The large square and rectangle of course being where everything started from and the triangle was added this past spring. The 1x1 and 1x2 formats were created as a way to add to the mix although I do not see them being too prevalent in the work at this point but rather included as a way to add some physical interest and focus in certain arrangements. I really need to stop with the fabrication and get to the painting.

Work: 5/19-5/22

Playing with how the new panels could be worked into a vertical configuration.

Possible format other than right-angled arrangements.

Woodblock prints. In order to get the print to produce I had to stand on top of the block and rock back and forth to press the ink onto the panel. 

Cutting

Adding alternate panel formats other than the 2x2 and 2x4 formats has been something I've wanted to work into the mix for awhile now. Rather than building out new panels to meet this goal existing panels are being ran through the saw and then new furring strips are added to to patch the new side.

Here's a jig for cutting a 2x2 diagonally to form 2 triangle panels. I needed some way of holding the square securely in place while it passed through the saw, this is what I came up with. Then square spring clamps are used to secure the panel to the angle guide. The right vertical strip runs against the fence. The cut happens about 2 inches past the edge of jig.

To make minor corrections to angle this bolt can be adjusted.

While it is rare for a Dolak contraption to work, this one did just fine.

There is a lot to explore with this new development, it should really start to add some needed complexity to some of the configurations. Quilting with wood and paint.