This print pictures a black and white image of the Psyche asteroid. The asteroid sits at the center of the print, with the Psyche spacecraft circles around below the asteroid. There are light rays coming from the asteroid. A trail of smoke and stars borders the entire piece.
This print pictures a black and white image of the Psyche asteroid. The asteroid sits at the center of the print, with the Psyche spacecraft circles around below the asteroid. There are light rays coming from the asteroid. A trail of smoke and stars borders the entire piece.
This print pictures a black and white image of the Psyche asteroid. The asteroid sits at the center of the print, with the Psyche spacecraft circles around below the asteroid. There are light rays coming from the asteroid. A trail of smoke and stars borders the entire piece.

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Inspired Ink

Ash Soriano

December 4th, 2024

Major: Media Arts & Sciences

Genre/Medium: block printing ink, carving tools, linoleum block, paper

About the work:

For this piece, I wanted to try something new to challenge myself, much like how the Psyche mission is doing something new to challenge what we know about our earth. “Inspired Ink” is a linoleum block print, also known as a linocut print, made by sketching a reversed image on the block, carving away the negative, then inking the block to transfer it to paper. Visually, I wanted to focus on the orbit of the Psyche spacecraft around the Psyche asteroid, especially since I was limited to one ink color. I had the border around the piece a trail of smoke and stars to represent the beginning— the launch of Psyche— and the destination— the asteroid among a sea of stars. This piece was particularly challenging because the cuts are permanent and the final product won’t be revealed until the end, so I was a little intimidated trying something new for this project. However, it reminded me a lot of the wonderful speakers the Iridium Class interns have had thus far; how this mission was new to them and how we all get the chance to find out together what Psyche has in store for us.

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Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students from any discipline or major together to share the excitement, innovation, and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public in new ways through artistic and creative works. This year’s Psyche Inspired cohort is known as the Iridium Class. These works are posted in the gallery and highlighted on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. View the full resolution images in the image gallery. There are many ways to get involved with NASA’s Psyche mission. Learn how you can be a part of the Psyche mission through our “Get Involved” pages at https://psyche.asu.edu/get-involved/ and https://science.nasa.gov/mission/psyche/ways-to-participate/. To learn more about the overall Psyche mission, visit nasa.gov/psyche or jpl.nasa.gov/missions/psyche.

Date Added: 12-10-2024
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Ash Soriano - Psyche Inspired

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