Drypoint Reflection

Drypoint Reflection

Techniques:
The type of printmaking technique that is used for dry points is from the Intaglio family, where an image is chiselled into a plate or sheet by a "needle" like sharp metal. 

How is the line created? What kind of lines does it produce? Are they all the same?
The lines are created by the burr thrown up at the sides of the incised lines, an extension to the depressions formed where the ink can leak into. They produce soft and heavy lines which also include thick and thin lines. 

How do you hold the needle?

You hold the needle like a pencil but of course, since plexiglass is heavier and denser than the paper you would have to apply more tension. The angle of the needle determines the burr. The greater the pressure the greater the depression in the plexiglass. 

How do you create different tones (gradations of light and dark?)
The lines with less depression and burr will be least likely to print. Tonal areas are built up by cross-hatching or stippling (closed dots).

How is the ink applied? How do you take the excess off?
We use the edge of a cardboard square to swipe the ink on the plate. To wipe the excess ink off the plate you rub it with an old towel or multiple paper towels then wiping it with a tarlatan pad (folded in) in a circular motion. Don't use excess pressure so you can avoid damaging the burr.

Compare and Contrast:
Lino block printmaking and drypoint printmaking are similar in some context but they have their differences. Stating the obvious, Lino block printmaking uses lino while dry point uses plexiglass to produce the product. Another difference is that the ink is engraved into the plexiglass while the rest on the surface is wiped off, but whilst using the lino block technique it is the opposite. Ink on the surface creates the image. The only similarity between the 2 is that tusks are used in both to create depressions in order to produce the print.

What do you prefer?
In my opinion, I prefer to use drypoint instead of lino block because it has much more expressionism within that art than the lino printmaking. It also brings out finer detail that linocuts cannot prevail.

Creative Writing

(This is a story set in London in 1850)



September 15,

Dear Diary,

 Walking home in the dead of the night was not new to me, but tonight felt different. A shrill cry echoed in the mist. I could feel the tension in the distance. My life in London was no fairytale. I was cold, I was hungry and I was sore. I was living in an overcrowded apartment with people I didn’t even know.  I was 12 years old and working. My boss was horrible.



September 16,

Oh, Diary,

 Today couldn’t get any worse. I was fired from my job for replying back. Oh, the joy I felt when I heard those words. I walked out of the factory not knowing what I was going to do with my life from now on. From now on I was officially alone. Later in the day, I went back to the congested apartment I was living in. Boy oh boy. After getting fired from my job I thought things would be slightly better, obviously, things went in a different direction.



Later that night,



My thoughts were strangling me throughout the night, getting worse and worse as the seconds ticked by. I layed there thinking about what I saw. Thinking that there was hope for me in a different country. It all played in my head like a movie. A sudden sound woke me up to reality. I couldn’t take it anymore. I just wanted to leave but there was something holding me back.



September 21,

Dear Diary,

 Sorry, I haven’t been writing in here, my life has just been a complete mess ever since I got fired and kicked out of that⸺‘overcrowded’ apartment. I can’t seem to take my mind off what I saw. It has taken some time, but I’ve finally made my choice. I’m considering the option of moving. There were rumours surfacing the town yesterday that there is a whole other world out there. A place called ‘New Zealand’. There were a lot of opportunities. Academically and Socially. I even heard that they offer a better living environment. Maybe this is a wake-up call to me. Maybe moving would be the best choice.

Geography Lesson

Can an extinct volcano become active again?

How are volcanoes formed?

Volcanoes are formed when magma from within the Earth's upper mantle pulls its way to the surface. At the surface, it emits to form lava streams and ash deposits. 

What is an extinct volcano?

An extinct volcano is one that no longer has a source of magma underneath it, and therefore has no way to erupt. This means they aren't expected to erupt again.

What causes a volcano to go extinct?
An extinct volcano happens when they’re cut off from their quantity of lava. This is where a chamber of magma beneath the surface of the Earth finds its way to the surface through weaknesses in the crust. 

....But the main question is 'Can an extinct volcano become active again?'. 
Well after doing some research an extinct volcano by definition is a dead volcano, which has not vented in the last 10,000 years and is not presumed to ever erupt again. In other words, the terminology extinct volcano indicates that there is no magmatic motion going on in the volcano. But according to Live Science a volcano just outside of Rome, long thought extinct, is rumbling to life. Colli Albani is a volcanic cluster of hills located 30 kilometres from the centre of Rome. Records show that there were no activities of an eruption, therefore it was given the thought of extinction. A team of researches from the American Geophysical Union found that the ground beneath the volcano is rising at a maximum of about 2 millimetres per year in areas where stem vents are merging. Colli Albani is arguably overdue for an eruption, but the volcano won't unexpectedly blow its top, Even then, Romans can expect plenty of warning, as an explosive eruption would be preceded by initial stages of moderate volcanic activity.

So to conclude this research, I think that yes extinct volcanoes can become active again but not all. Take Colli Albani as an example.

Resources: 
https://www.livescience.com/55397-extinct-Rome-volcano-rumbles-to-life.html

Statistics In a Graph

Display and Interpret Statistics in a Graph:

Explain the image:
In this image, there is data about the 'Number of Australians Born Overseas'. The graph at the bottom of the image demonstrates all the key factors you need to know on how to do a graph.
'FAULTSPK'  is the acronyms a graph needs. Frame, Axis, Units, Labels, Title, Scale, Plot, Key. This allows the person that is looking at the graph to see all essential information clearly.

Te Tirirti O Waitangi

Observing Convection Science

Aim: 
To observe a convection in liquid

Equipment: 
200mL beaker, tweezers, potassium permanganate ice cube with wire attached, Bunsen Burner, tripod, heat mat, straw, gauze mat

Method:
1. To set up a bunsen burner on a heatproof mat, Put the gauze mat on the tripod but leave it to one side of the Bunsen Burner.

2. Fill a 200mL beaker with 150mL of cold water.

3. Place the beaker on top of the tripod and gauze and allow it to settle for a few minutes.

4. Carefully insert a drinking straw down one side of the beaker ensuring the straw is touching the bottom of the beaker. Be careful as you do not want to disturb the water too much.

5. Using tweezers drop a crystal of potassium permanganate down the inside of the straw. Wait for the crystal to settle on the bottom beaker.

6. Very gently, so to not disturb the water remove the straw.

7. Light the Bunsen and slide it under the tripod so that you are only heating the outside of the beaker where the crystal is. Observe.

Observations:
Well because the heat from the Bunsen Burner was only on one side of the beaker when we dropped the permanganate crystal in the straw, it spread quite quickly on the hot side rather than the cold area in the beaker. Therefore the purple colour also spreads faster as the temperature of the water gets higher. 

Persuasive Feedback

Hornby High Students Should Be Able To Leave School To Get Their Own Food

What did I learn?

I learned that persuasive writing is easier with a diverse understanding of vocabulary. Also the collaboration with the class and Mr Aitken I think helped out a lot because there wasn't just one brain thinking there was multiple.

Why did we do it as a class?

This was done as a class so that we as students get a better understanding of the whole concept of how to do/write persuasive writing. 

What will I do next time?

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. There were quite a few things that I necessarily disagree with. Like in this matter, using the same words, and not being able to share my idea's or suggestions.

What questions do I still have?

 - Why go to fast-food restaurants when we have a cafe?