Periodic Prints: Rubidium

​Rubidium is the 37th element of the periodic table. It was found in 1861 through the flame test. Rubidium's used a getter in vacuum tubes (to remove trace gases), in fireworks to give a dark red color, in atomic clocks, and is found in photocells. I got the idea for my prints through fireworks. I thought it'd be a nice way to make a somewhat complex drawing (and I had no idea what the other things were). To make this print, I drew it on paper normally, then copied it onto a translucent copy paper. I put the copy paper onto the printing board, and traced the image really hard reverse onto it. What I got was a printing board that concaves where I drew. I covered the board in paint, put a paper on the board, and used a spoon to evenly apply pressure to the paper. I really liked the first step; coming up with ideas. I thought it was pretty creative.