Maca's Blog

 My favorite subject so far and this semester has been one of the most practical, and that is the engraving workshop. In class, we mainly review the progress of the work, as it is extremely important in practical workshops like this one, but we have also reviewed content to learn more about woodcut, such as works of artists in the area of engraving.This semester, we have mainly seen only one type of engraving, which is the Xylography, which is the carving on wood. Also, we look at important things such as the composition of the work and also analyze the type of support material, as this can vary, whether it is a piece of wood found in your backyard or something you bought at the stationery store. I have learned to work with woodworking tools called gouges, as well as tools and materials that I had never used before, such as letterpress ink or the variety of supports. I really like all of this this because it's something new that I had never done before this year, it's a new ch...

 Choosing a photo was quite difficult, but searching I came across these that were taken the same day, from a little trip we took with my friends in July 2019, more or less in winter vacations. We went to Lota, a small cove located about a few hours from Concepción.  This photo was taken by me, and you can see my friends walking towards a place that we went right after this photo, which were something like ruins, we climbed very high to a kind of abandoned building.  This a selfie from the same day, so I wanted to incorporate it as well.  The truth is that it was a very special day and a very special trip, that's why I chose this pictures, because it brings me back very nice memories,  and it takes me to a very happy place. Fun fact: I remember the day before, my friends cut my hair, which was a big change for me, and my friends encouraged me to do it, as I was a bit terrified 😂😅. We walked, toured and hiked a lot, did a lot of things and had a great...