Print

My element was Rubidium, it's symbol being Rb. Rubidium has the atomic number 37. The element was discovered in 1861 by Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff. The interesting thing about the discovery is it was discovered on Robert Bunsen's invention, The Bunsen Burner. I was inspired to make this design because one of Rubidium's uses is to make fireworks purple. However, I chose the color red for this particular one because it got its name from the color Deep Red, Rubidius, in Latin. To make this print I first decided to make the firework rocket striped and I tried to determine the best way to incorporate the negative and positive space. It was also a bit challenging to incorporate the Symbol and Number in the image while still keeping it creative. The only thing I'd change would be making the lines neater and making sure that the ink doesn't fall in the lower layers. I really enjoyed doing the Ink for this project as well as the research. I feel certain elements aren't very well known and have unique and interesting stories to them, like Rubidium. I really enjoyed learning about these things, and I felt like I was learning how to do something new when actually using the ink rollers.