Dossier

I probably should rewrite my bio a little bit to make me sound as awesome as I am in real life. I kind of like it, ok, I really like it. I'm thinking about using this as the new layout for this blog.

Tentacurl in Loveeeeee

Baphomoose

Everyday for the next two weeks I am hoping to make a post of what I have been up to this semester. I have been struggling to compose a hybrid between a deer and a elephant for the last two weeks or so, and in my sketches I transformed my deer antlers into moose antlers. Eventually, probably induced by recent musical selections and other ideas for additional projects, a new hybrid was birthed. This is somewhat a homage to my home state of Maine, and is my attempt at turning being homesick into productive energy. Etching on 4x5 zinc plate, edition of 15.

Nevermind the sketches. Behold! The (finished) tentacurl.

This is an edition of five, and I use the term "edition" loosely. This was created using a polyester lithograph plate and the plate was determined to make my thousands of shade lines into a much more sinister, over-inked mess. The first image is one of my initial prints onto newsprint, and although it is essentially perfect, it being on newsprint makes it worthless. the remained look nearly identical to the lithograph plate I have pictured. I'm kind of in love with it. I wasn't impressed when it initially started to fill in my line work, but I just let the process happen and I am more than happy with it now. These are not for sale (sorry!).

More Linoleum Prints - Hot Off the Press!

We were told in my printmaking class to pick two objects that make a statement... My house isn't exactly full of interesting objects currently, so I walked a around a bit and decided on something a bit more iconic. It also relates to what I've been thinking about lately, my finances. My original sketches were very realistic, and because linoleum doesn't lend itself to photorealism very well, I warped my image so that it could be more expressionistic. So voila: my piggy bank and hammer that I got from Ikea.

It's been a long time...

...Since I have worked on anything printmaking related. I'm pretty sure that whenever I get a set of cutting tools, one of the first things I cut is on of my finger tips. Safety last! These are trial runs of my current favorite subject, tentacles, off of a linoleum block. I really enjoy working in relief, it gives you a sense of how value really works. Working backwards to expose light is always a challenge, even if just a very subtle one.