new studio

August 22, 2010

So this is it. I'm in a new state, a new space, and I've got my courses for the fall. I think I've gotten to know the town and the area pretty well (at least spatially if not socially), and there's been a lot to do to prepare for the upcoming semester. I'll even be teaching a drawing foundations course, which gives me all sorts of opportunities to both share information and learn more about the classroom setting.

I still need to get my sleeping schedule back on track. It's been difficult to go to sleep without my husband here, so I typically stay up until I'm exhausted to avoid the loneliness. Coupled with a 7am wake up call from my cat, I haven't gotten a good night's rest here yet.

printzero print exchange 7

July 5, 2010

"Spill," variable edition of 15
-etching, aquatint, marbling

This is the last of the work I'll be making until I reach South Dakota. It feels good to be at a complete stopping point, but at the same time, difficult to pack up my everyday art materials and stop creating for now. When I arrive in Vermillion and unpack, I'm sure it will feel like a new beginning.

found

June 13, 2010

I've been organizing and packing, and I found an old CFE for a portfolio exchange, which I think was called "I am a Serious Artist." The intro goes like this:

Do you see the world in vermillion, phthalo blue, and hansa yellow? Does a Takach press with a 47.5" bed-width made your heart flutter? Do you appreciate fine wine and perfect registration?
And in the middle of the living room I yelled YES to all that!

oh joy

May 18, 2010

And after fooling around with 3D constructions, I've found today that I'll have a print shown in the Minnesota Center for Book Art’s exhibition “Prints: Now in 3D”. The show runs July 9 through October 31, 2010 and coincides with this year's Mid America Print Council Conference.

oh the shapes, the chaos!

April 29, 2010

Just goofing off today, I constructed the above 3D pyramids out of a 2D print. Thanks, mathematics!