Over the weekend I finished creating the layers and started printing a new screenprint. This is for a portfolio exchange. I’ll need twelve prints. I’m hoping to make an edition of fifty of these. This is a simple 11x14 three color print. This work is developing into a series of works were I focus on color, as well as experiment the inks and with layering. In screenprinting, separating the color layers and seeing them burned individually on a screen always generates new ideas. I’m looking forward to experimenting more with these layers.
Mock-Ups & Proofing
A first proof from a drypoint plate pulled a few weeks back. This image is a mock-up in photoshop of the proof with other layered imagery. Planning the next move.
Monoprinting
Monoprinting. A few proofs from last week.
September 7, 2022
I have a few series of works developing simultaneously. This work is tied together thematically and is visually similar, but at times it feels incredibly different. This week I spent time looking at the work, organizing my thoughts about it, and creating a plan of action for what I’d like to accomplish in the next few weeks. This leads to looking through the scraps, drawings, and other things that pile up in the studio. I’m often reusing or referencing older works while creating new imagery. Collage and layering are important parts of my process, and this way of working feeds into that process and helps to tie the work together. It’s about making, and the limitless possibilities that come with this; there are thoughts and ideas referencing constructed things in combinations with natural forms. These are forms I make sculpturally or drawn from my everyday environment.
Also this week, I prepared artwork to ship to Kent State University. This work will be in the member’s exhibition at the MAPC Conference which I’m looking forward to attending in October.
My Studio Right Now
This is my studio right now; 9:38 pm on August 31st. I love having flat tabletop surfaces in my workspace. My drawing table sits back and central, facing a wall where I hang works in progress. I often work in series, so it’s helpful having this work in my line of sight. Other things in my space are lots of flat file storage. There’s a small jeweler’s workbench off the edge of this photo to the right. There’s a gateleg Ikea table on casters in the foreground. The green thing is a lightbox that I built years ago and still use from time to time. On the other side of that back door and window is a balcony that overlooks my backyard; a place where I pull inspiration; also a good reading spot. And on the floor on her way out is Oiseau, my steadfast studio companion.
I try to organize my space with productivity in mind. There are no super comfy places for lounging. I want to be able to walk into my space, begin working, and maintain focus for a length of time. Currently, my studio is in a state of flux; transitioning from summer months to the academic year. I have a few deadlines to create and work toward in the coming months and am looking forward to completing this work.