Homecoming

Just returned from teaching a multi-pass monotype workshop at University of North Texas'  P.R.I.N.T. Press. I was proud and honored to be back, as it was there, fifteen years ago, that I fell in love with printmaking. 

A Like Note

New Print

For a long time I've been interested in dimensional/sculptural prints. Matter of fact, that's what I focused on in graduate school-where I made a series of printed paper garments
On a little lighter but similar note, I'm starting a series of foldable relief prints.
Here is the first one:
This reduction woodblock print is titled is Outbound Plane.
Here are a couple of images of print itself, and further down is stop animation video of the print being folded.





Give me a shout if you would like one, or make similar work.

Art of the Book Exhibition

I'm proud to have co-curated the Art of the Book Exhibition, that will open on October 30 at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington. From Pyramid Atlantic's archive, Anna Spelman and I chose 40 works of art that include books, prints, and portfolios-that we felt exemplified a strong sense of concept, was visually engaging, and related to the book as an art form.
Please come to the reception: October 30, 2-4pm
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington DC, Goldman Art Gallery
6125 Montrose Road, Rockville MD 20852

Paper, Rock and a Mother of a Thousand

Fascination: plants growing out of cracks in rocks. When I'm hiking and see this phenomena, it makes me wonder how long (years, decades?) it took for that to happen, and it makes me consider how all of those necessary elements-dirt, water, sun, had to be present. What timing!
So, I've been making some paper 'rocks' of my own. I pigmented the pulp, strained it, and formed it into the shapes, sort of similar to pinch pots. After they dried a bit, I put a little soil in the faults, then planted a Mother of a Thousand seed.

I'm curious to see what will happen to the paper rocks as the plants grow. Will they crack? Will they decompose? Or will the plant just only get so big....I'm thinking that is what will happen.
Anyway, I'll keep you posted.

Photos by Franc Rosario

On the same wave(length)

Last week to see the Wavelengths Exhibition-hope you can make it! Honfluer Gallery presents Wavelengths, an exhibition of four installation artists, curated by microwave project. The four artists (including yours truly) were invited to created installations throughout the gallery, based on their interpretation of the concept of wavelength. Other artists in the exhibition: Yasim Spiro, Jessica Braiterman, and Alexandra Zealand.

Honfluer Gallery
1241 Good Hope Road, SE
Washington, DC 20020
202-536-8994

Food/Hunger Portfolio Exchange and Exhibition

I'm excited to be participating in a very unique portfolio exchange called Food/Hunger. Other participants include: Adriane Herman, Ashton Ludden, Damir Porobic, Gregory Daiker, Jeff Badger, Jonathan Stewart, Justin Richel, Lis Janes, Sara E Worden, Sarah McNeil and Tyson Jaques.

Portfolios are currently on display at the June Fitzpatrick Gallery on High Street in Portland, Maine. Seven portfolios will be sold by silent auction and one will be sold by raffle. There is a reception Friday June 24th from 4-7pm. All proceeds from the project will go to benefit Cultivating Community.

Go to the Food/Hunger Portfolio Exchange blog to see images of the show and learn more about the project.

Thanks so much to Lis Janes, for organizing the project and inviting me to participate.