tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36399173367174687812024-03-13T11:42:16.617-07:00(into the) wildernestsara schalliol-hodge designer + maker of thingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-52676923357629356942013-10-11T17:23:00.004-07:002013-10-11T17:23:58.423-07:00Oil & Ink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My husband and I have an art show up right now in Anchorage at Modern Dwellers Chocolate Lounge. This is Daniel's first ever art show, but won't be his last. Below are our postcards for the show:</div>
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And here is everything hung up at Modern Dwellers:<br />
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Several of my prints were brand new, and like I said, none of Daniel's oil paintings had been shown before.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-77874566597598459432013-07-20T20:15:00.003-07:002013-07-20T20:16:39.530-07:002 new prints<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a while since I've posted anything, but that doesn't mean I haven't been working on things!<br />
Here is "Factory Whale", which is for sale on Etsy <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/123231873/factory-whale-linocut-print-in-black-and?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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The print has one yellow spot, which makes things a little more exciting. I've printed it on light blue and white paper so far.<br />
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My next new print is my interpretation of my husband's oil painting of a corn crib in Iowa:<br />
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This is one of my favorite prints yet, I think because there are many different textures going on at once. I love the solid teal door too. This one is for sale on Etsy <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/153723322/barn-linocut-print-turquoise-black?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-22464208215332975482013-02-17T17:19:00.002-08:002013-02-17T17:19:13.558-08:00Indiana Black Walnut dining room table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A Black Walnut tree grew on my grandparents' farm in Mishawaka, Indiana before I was born. Eventually it needed to come down and it was sawed into planks. My parents moved from Indiana to Georgia a few years later and brought some of the Walnut with them, and soon after I was born. Twenty seven years later, I wanted a prettier, sturdier dining table and I knew exactly what wood to use for the top. I made a few iterations in Google Sketchup (my favorite CAD program for the price!) and figured out how much Walnut I needed. My dad bundled and shipped the Walnut to me. I had a local woodworker
glue up, clamp, and plane the table top for me. I ordered the aprons and
legs from Tablelegs.com, which will custom make any turned leg imaginable. Then I assembled the base, slapped on some yellow paint, and attached the top.<br />
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(The above image shows that my final design turned out to be very accurate compared to the finished table.) <br />
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Some friends of mine were skeptical of the farmhouse look of the table with my (knock-off) Eames wire chairs, since the two styles are so different. But, I designed the table as a compliment for the chairs. I love the chunky, turned leg with the clean eiffel tower base. I painted the legs and aprons the yellow color because I thought it brought the table out of traditional farmhouse territory to somewhere more funky and unexpected. We've been using the table for almost two months now, and I really love it. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-51660944453066934232012-12-09T18:00:00.001-08:002012-12-09T18:07:33.874-08:00Work from Squam Art CampIn September, I attended Squam Art Camp near Manchester, New Hampshire. I took a "Simple Screenprinting" class, which was sort of a low-tech, kitchen table sort of screenprinting class, and a mixed media painting class. I didn't really go with the intention to learn new skills, since I've screenprinted and painted quite a bit. I mostly went because the idea of just working on art for days at a time sounded excellent, and to find some new inspiration. The first 6 photos are from Simple Screenprinting class, and the first 5 were all taken by my classmate Meegan Zimmerman. These are all designs I worked on in class.<br />
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As with any art/design project I work on, I am nothing if not prolific. I produced yards and yards of printed fabric in just a few hours. I'm now working on zippered pouches made from this fabric.<br />
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Below are photos from "C'mon, Let's Play", the mixed media painting class I took.<br />
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The above painting began with me spending 2 minutes with it, then it got passed around the class and everyone spent 2 minutes adding something to it. When it returned to me, I spent probably 45 minutes editing it. The process was pretty interesting, and the result is drastically different than my original intention.<br />
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And lastly, me with the 3 paintings I worked on.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-74949540786407257292012-09-18T17:29:00.000-07:002012-09-18T17:29:00.765-07:00Flash! Love! Roar! First Friday show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here are some photos (just Iphone photos!) from my First Friday show at Terra Bella, which is up until October.</div>
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The wall color was great for making the blacks and whites of my prints pop.<br />
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Here is a poster that I made for the event that I hung up around town.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-59469662102553665752012-08-26T21:42:00.001-07:002012-08-26T21:43:08.363-07:00Spark!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another new print! This one is called "Spark!". The above photo is my carved piece of linoleum. <br />
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The above print is my "test print" that I made to see how things were looking.
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I printed a turquoise circle first, then printed my main print on top.. for some added "spark". I really like the big frame around the image. I will definitely have to do more frame prints in the future.
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-2019099808440421422012-07-20T14:57:00.000-07:002012-07-20T14:57:12.878-07:00ROAR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Roar! This is my newest linocut print. I really like how this turned out. <br />
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I've been trying to encorporate more "randomness" into my prints lately. My first few prints were totally random, because I was just figuring out how different carvings would actually print. I guess I was more concerned with testing things out than I was with the composition. Then, all I thought about was the composition/story the print was telling and I left like the prints were missing some "random". Anyway, here is a shot at random, or random animals at least.<br />
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I was going to carve a new piece of linoleum for the "roar!" area, but then realized that I could reuse my chevron pattern I had previously carved. I really like how it works with this. <br />
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Black and white ink on colored paper... I just can't help myself!</div>
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I have a whopping 3 new prints, and here's one of them! I had a printmaking productivity lull there for a while but it appears that I'm back to my prolific self.
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I'm calling it "Trek".
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According to popular opinion, gray and yellow are the best.
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It's for sale on Etsy in <span id="goog_200276482"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_200276484">yellow!</a><span id="goog_200276483"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-56079655555773643142012-05-17T17:39:00.001-07:002012-05-17T17:42:47.033-07:00doe re mi, a paper mache' deer head<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After admiring some of the lovely faux ceramic animal heads on the market lately (these are from Williams-Sonoma), I had a'hankerin' to make my own, but in a lighter and easier to assemble material- paper mache'!
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My original plan was to paint my dear doe in gloss white to mimic the look of ceramic, but then I had the idea to use sheet music. A trip to the thrift store left me with a book on harmony (which perhaps I should have read before ripping to shreds) to cover my deer with.
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And of course I must include a process shot, because what sort of DIYer would I be if I didn't?<br />
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She came a long way, huh?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-39814905331931250292012-01-28T23:52:00.000-08:002012-05-17T17:48:44.723-07:00Spring Day Springbok<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FiODoO0LNPQ/TyT7N95IdEI/AAAAAAAAA98/g5IDn0-NZMA/s1600/Spring%2BDay%2BSpringbok4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702959245528953922" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FiODoO0LNPQ/TyT7N95IdEI/AAAAAAAAA98/g5IDn0-NZMA/s600/Spring%2BDay%2BSpringbok4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>So, this print had to be influenced by Apocalypto in some way. I had been doodling arrows before watching the movie, and I was flipping through my animal illustration book, and then while watching the movie, this print idea developed. I love kudus and springboks, and it was far time to make a print of one of them.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmkz8a6U92U/TyT7OH6gxkI/AAAAAAAAA-I/GR9SzAcVXAY/s1600/Spring%2BDay%2BSpringbok2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702959248219096642" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmkz8a6U92U/TyT7OH6gxkI/AAAAAAAAA-I/GR9SzAcVXAY/s600/Spring%2BDay%2BSpringbok2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>After establishing the springbok/arrow theme, I liked the idea of the springbok somehow "loving" even though he was being killed. So, it turned out that his love/soul escaped through the arrow shot.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p8xlmp_g0RI/TyT7OlDXrSI/AAAAAAAAA-U/m1vORqOIY_4/s600/Spring%2BDay%2BSpringbok3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702959256040877346" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p8xlmp_g0RI/TyT7OlDXrSI/AAAAAAAAA-U/m1vORqOIY_4/s600/Spring%2BDay%2BSpringbok3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>Obviously the first photo here was my initial sketch (on used paper, of course), then a test print to see how things were looking, then a print in blue ink to work on registration with the background pattern.<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cfO4V6OFLWI/TyT7PPlyDyI/AAAAAAAAA-g/UT9Ly2BtWPY/s600/Spring%2BDay%2BSpringbok.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702959267459501858" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cfO4V6OFLWI/TyT7PPlyDyI/AAAAAAAAA-g/UT9Ly2BtWPY/s600/Spring%2BDay%2BSpringbok.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>I am happy with this print. It happened much more quickly than usual, too, which is a plus. I used to not think about prints so much, and they turned out (debate-ably) better. I think the background print is interesting enough to.... provide interest, while not stealing the show.. which is exactly how it should be, at least in this case.<br />
Whats next? I've got a wolf growl image that must become a print one way or another! Onward, ho!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-9719302772540539692012-01-07T18:35:00.001-08:002012-01-07T18:45:55.047-08:00a bird in the hand is worth...?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mCvR5Hg_lDA/TwkBSH4TP3I/AAAAAAAAA9s/5OzDulDim2c/s1600/ABirdInTheHand.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mCvR5Hg_lDA/TwkBSH4TP3I/AAAAAAAAA9s/5OzDulDim2c/s600/ABirdInTheHand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695084614651166578" border="0" /></a>Finally, a new print! I really like the amount of solid black, solid white, and lines in this one. To me, it feels really balanced as far as that goes. I also like the Northern Lights/acid rain effect of the lines in the sky. I debated on making this a 2-color print, because I almost feel like I'm cheating when I use only one color these days, but I think this works in just black ink.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vdo-XgDd6Vs/TwkBROQvYGI/AAAAAAAAA9k/anKiSbWUwAs/s1600/DSC_1729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vdo-XgDd6Vs/TwkBROQvYGI/AAAAAAAAA9k/anKiSbWUwAs/s600/DSC_1729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695084599184416866" border="0" /></a>A good pal of mine has a somewhat new daughter named Raven and she said I should make a raven print, so I did. The ravens in Alaska are GIGANTIC and hop around on their GIANT feet like maniacs and open garbage bags just to spread the garbage in the road, so I thought they seemed worthy of my making a print of one of them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qXVjBuSVDIo/TwkBQyzpE2I/AAAAAAAAA9U/aZ9HjmBaCRs/s1600/DSC_1728.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qXVjBuSVDIo/TwkBQyzpE2I/AAAAAAAAA9U/aZ9HjmBaCRs/s600/DSC_1728.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695084591814611810" border="0" /></a>I seem to be incapable of taking good photos of my prints, ack!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-43937295782440212232011-10-11T16:28:00.000-07:002011-10-11T16:45:17.867-07:00Octopus Love Search<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3SvfohkKRIg/TpTRd2eCwpI/AAAAAAAAA7s/2e4hTWsaBU4/s1600/DSC_1673%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662380942279492242" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3SvfohkKRIg/TpTRd2eCwpI/AAAAAAAAA7s/2e4hTWsaBU4/s600/DSC_1673%2B%25282%2529.JPG" /></a>The Octopus Ink gallery here in Anchorage just celebrated its two-year anniversary, and to celebrate all of us artist folks created octopus themed work. I knew I wanted a patterned background and I always love a good honeycomb pattern, so that part was easy. I had a hard time deciding what the octopus should be doing. Originally I had this idea of the octopus yelling something ala Russian Constructivism, like this:<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5ih_XKtepUk/TpTSVKGAbiI/AAAAAAAAA74/pLgW5kOl5uA/s600/Ev_timeline_RussianConstructivism_800wi_jpg.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662381892440190498" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5ih_XKtepUk/TpTSVKGAbiI/AAAAAAAAA74/pLgW5kOl5uA/s600/Ev_timeline_RussianConstructivism_800wi_jpg.jpg" /></a><br />Which would be super cool, but the triangular "yell" shape somehow made me think of the light of a flashlight, which obviously needs to be shining on something... and well, you see where it ended up. I really love Russian Constructivist graphic design, but this octopus print is clearly not it! Another print, perhaps!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXlBuRy1A1k/TpTRdnip_qI/AAAAAAAAA7g/b77iysyjwuM/s600/DSC_1676%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662380938272308898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXlBuRy1A1k/TpTRdnip_qI/AAAAAAAAA7g/b77iysyjwuM/s600/DSC_1676%2B%25282%2529.JPG" /></a>Anyway, I love the yellow/gold paper. And I can't get enough of printing with white ink. And I also kind of love that the eyes of the octopus look a bit insane.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XGJ-_ezQolI/TpTRc5tOtpI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/If6cEKkcE7Y/s1600/DSC_1674%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662380925968627346" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XGJ-_ezQolI/TpTRc5tOtpI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/If6cEKkcE7Y/s600/DSC_1674%2B%25282%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S4bt0sGx1hg/TpTRck0vb4I/AAAAAAAAA7I/kW-o_LtnjuE/s600/DSC_1680.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662380920362987394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S4bt0sGx1hg/TpTRck0vb4I/AAAAAAAAA7I/kW-o_LtnjuE/s600/DSC_1680.JPG" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-13489839248972645952011-09-30T20:18:00.000-07:002011-09-30T20:45:43.657-07:00Cranium, Moth linocut print<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zT8rEljggZQ/ToaGucXvsqI/AAAAAAAAA7A/4WiWgGzs8jU/s1600/DSC_1676.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zT8rEljggZQ/ToaGucXvsqI/AAAAAAAAA7A/4WiWgGzs8jU/s600/DSC_1676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658358114285499042" border="0" /></a>I finished this almost a month ago. I've had a hankerin' to work on some work that is a bit more... random. And I'd say that this print certainly does the trick. I started with wanting to make a chevron pattern for a background (and to print on fabric eventually). Then, I'm sort of obsessed with phrenology heads and bug illustrations, and well, it just happened.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0-Dyvv_ujtM/ToaGt7abkpI/AAAAAAAAA64/MVtsb0J-WfE/s1600/DSC_1676.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0-Dyvv_ujtM/ToaGt7abkpI/AAAAAAAAA64/MVtsb0J-WfE/s600/DSC_1676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658358105438392978" border="0" /></a>I printed maybe 5 or 6 like this, but I think next I'll keep the paper and the ink of the chevron pattern in similar shades so that they aren't so high contrast.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lgQtn5fs_BY/ToaGtm9I2-I/AAAAAAAAA6w/PI1IztnulWI/s1600/DSC_1673.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lgQtn5fs_BY/ToaGtm9I2-I/AAAAAAAAA6w/PI1IztnulWI/s600/DSC_1673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658358099946822626" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-65845570312297744112011-08-08T20:01:00.000-07:002011-08-08T20:25:59.495-07:00finished pallet headboard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_I2LrpQUJKo/TkCjicTOWiI/AAAAAAAAA6g/deum_dQ_8mg/s600/bedroom6.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjtgEey7168/TkCjiHpaTHI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/VUx9bOqp4lY/600/bedroom7.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UjtgEey7168/TkCjiHpaTHI/AAAAAAAAA6Y/VUx9bOqp4lY/s600/bedroom7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638686540031478898" border="0" /></a>My pallet headboard has been finished for a while now but I've been waiting to get some good pictures of it before I posted it... I don't really qualify these fisheye photos as good ones, but I just never can resist a good fisheye!
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XmmVH-a9bY0/TkCjhzto5pI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/8pjenEGfDSs/s600/bedroom4.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4iSD74U3hEI/TkCjhj9RaLI/AAAAAAAAA6I/e-296ZB6PA0/s600/bedroom3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4iSD74U3hEI/TkCjhj9RaLI/AAAAAAAAA6I/e-296ZB6PA0/s600/bedroom3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638686530451105970" border="0" /></a>Anyway, it is finished and hung up. It took me a while to decide whether to mount it to my bedframe or the wall, but I finally decided on the wall.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fLPgnr0P43Y/TkCjhV20qSI/AAAAAAAAA6A/ESVkDGYY64o/s600/bedroom2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fLPgnr0P43Y/TkCjhV20qSI/AAAAAAAAA6A/ESVkDGYY64o/s600/bedroom2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638686526665959714" border="0" /></a>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-73860326778195066602011-06-20T11:36:00.000-07:002011-06-20T11:52:33.333-07:00Where the caged goose quacks<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ua7H7_GMgCM/Tf-TZ2GgoNI/AAAAAAAAA5g/XTvLOG3hudY/s1600/DSC_1562.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620372932210499794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ua7H7_GMgCM/Tf-TZ2GgoNI/AAAAAAAAA5g/XTvLOG3hudY/s600/DSC_1562.JPG" /></a>My newest print is a tribute to our dear friend, the quacking goose. I just love a good birdcage, and every bird looks a tiny bit cuter in a cage, even if it isn't the ideal living condition for a flying critter. Lets just say that this goose was bad (he hissed and snapped at some little kids), so he is spending some time to think about his actions in this pretty cage.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iRI7MewEIAY/Tf-TcfAyXlI/AAAAAAAAA54/0Ji8qhzXjmY/s1600/DSC_15662.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620372977552088658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iRI7MewEIAY/Tf-TcfAyXlI/AAAAAAAAA54/0Ji8qhzXjmY/s600/DSC_15662.JPG" /></a>I'm trying to incorporate a bit more solid inked areas in my prints. I know I have a tendancy to just carve, carve, carve and my prints turn out too white for my tastes. I really had to stop myself from carving more on this one.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tVIPY3HPb5A/Tf-TbV_vhtI/AAAAAAAAA5w/z--YXmPKhpA/s1600/DSC_15682.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620372957951919826" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tVIPY3HPb5A/Tf-TbV_vhtI/AAAAAAAAA5w/z--YXmPKhpA/s600/DSC_15682.JPG" /></a>This one with white ink on charcoal/navy paper is my first and probably favorite print with this block. I just love white ink, and I'm so excited about colored paper all of a sudden. I always prefer a white matte, so any of these with a white matte become a million times more dynamic than a print on white paper.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cikVEC3bXNs/Tf-Taqu-_yI/AAAAAAAAA5o/3PMCrYeXBnk/s1600/DSC_15652.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620372946338905890" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cikVEC3bXNs/Tf-Taqu-_yI/AAAAAAAAA5o/3PMCrYeXBnk/s600/DSC_15652.JPG" /></a>This one is for the little girl goose lovers out there. You know who you are.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-2315324563257646202011-06-16T21:48:00.000-07:002011-06-16T23:08:30.582-07:00Ahoy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PJLTUbIVnzE/TfrdQiROQaI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/Md0kUB6Padw/s1600/DSC_1515.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PJLTUbIVnzE/TfrdQiROQaI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/Md0kUB6Padw/s600/DSC_1515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619046761244803490" border="0" /></a>Ahoy mateys! This is my newest print. The name was so last minute, and it somehow makes me like the print a million times more. It can be fun to make little prints (this one is 5" x 7"ish) that aren't too serious and involved. And, I sell tons more small ones than I do large ones... So, I've got to give the people what they want (within reason, of course)!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PW2nSelMFgI/TfrdRrhDPnI/AAAAAAAAA4g/SE_mbYiAy5M/s1600/Ahoy_scan.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PW2nSelMFgI/TfrdRrhDPnI/AAAAAAAAA4g/SE_mbYiAy5M/s600/Ahoy_scan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619046780906978930" border="0" /></a>Here it is scanned in, looking totally different for some reason.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RlAw77QwNF0/TfrdRJ2hS1I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/zVsxHzYN-nU/s1600/DSC_1516.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RlAw77QwNF0/TfrdRJ2hS1I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/zVsxHzYN-nU/s600/DSC_1516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619046771870223186" border="0" /></a>Another new print is on the way. I just finished carving it but I haven't printed it yet. It involves a goose and a cage, so its bound to be amazing! I'm predicting lots of geese in the future of my prints. They are just so loud and goofy, especially when hissing.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-72056166081664173212011-06-04T09:31:00.001-07:002011-06-16T23:07:44.347-07:00where things begin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RGihDvvP0u0/TepfA0ote0I/AAAAAAAAA4I/f2jws3_U19c/s1600/show5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RGihDvvP0u0/TepfA0ote0I/AAAAAAAAA4I/f2jws3_U19c/s600/show5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614404353204779842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JYCmzcRni1c/TepfAfaap2I/AAAAAAAAA4A/vQ1cpsobq0U/s1600/show4.jpg"></a>Last night I had a show at the Octopus Ink Gallery in downtown Anchorage. We took a few iPhone photos of the crowd:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3fN9uK7IucM/Tepe_aICDxI/AAAAAAAAA3w/6ouvpr6-u_Q/s1600/show2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width:" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3fN9uK7IucM/Tepe_aICDxI/AAAAAAAAA3w/6ouvpr6-u_Q/s600/show2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614404328908525330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9kJouiM3i7Y/Tepe_EsR-dI/AAAAAAAAA3o/wy4d3l1-4Ns/s1600/show.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9kJouiM3i7Y/Tepe_EsR-dI/AAAAAAAAA3o/wy4d3l1-4Ns/s600/show.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614404323154983378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-68X9k49kr6c/Tepe_wgUhUI/AAAAAAAAA34/8GkUf9JG9Tg/s1600/show3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-68X9k49kr6c/Tepe_wgUhUI/AAAAAAAAA34/8GkUf9JG9Tg/s600/show3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614404334915978562" border="0" /></a>I sent some photos of my prints to the Anchorage Press and hooray! they put one in the paper.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-72702337606613892062011-05-14T22:03:00.000-07:002011-05-15T13:27:52.557-07:00Caught & Free linocut printsLast week I finished some new linocut prints. I wanted to make some larger-scale salmon (other salmon in prints I've made have been small-ish) and I thought salmon in a next would be fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xW3yLfOYsbE/Tc9irsvU6PI/AAAAAAAAA3E/Rv31ed7bry8/s600/DSC_1494.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xW3yLfOYsbE/Tc9irsvU6PI/AAAAAAAAA3E/Rv31ed7bry8/s600/DSC_1494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606808563983116530" border="0" /></a>Here is my initial sketch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SR-wfFdN2cg/Tc9isW2q78I/AAAAAAAAA3U/8UjdpDjzIbk/s600/DSC_1501.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SR-wfFdN2cg/Tc9isW2q78I/AAAAAAAAA3U/8UjdpDjzIbk/s600/DSC_1501.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606808575288209346" border="0" /></a>The carving process.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tS7oSqKBz2E/Tc9isNXYZwI/AAAAAAAAA3M/DvxjWaZzLzE/s600/DSC_1499.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tS7oSqKBz2E/Tc9isNXYZwI/AAAAAAAAA3M/DvxjWaZzLzE/s800/DSC_1499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606808572741052162" border="0" /></a>The carving, all finished.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hksazXaqivA/Tc9e-BOXySI/AAAAAAAAA20/BrguQnM4-q8/s600/DSC_1507.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hksazXaqivA/Tc9e-BOXySI/AAAAAAAAA20/BrguQnM4-q8/s600/DSC_1507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606804480673171746" border="0" /></a>Without the net- I'm calling this one "Free".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nNStsJXdlTA/Tc9e-qHd52I/AAAAAAAAA28/hDpkalZcynw/s600/DSC_1511.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nNStsJXdlTA/Tc9e-qHd52I/AAAAAAAAA28/hDpkalZcynw/s600/DSC_1511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606804491650066274" border="0" /></a>And "Caught". I like the print with and without the net, so I think I'll be printing some of each and seeing which people buy more of.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-35141577522765145842011-04-02T12:53:00.000-07:002011-04-02T13:04:09.617-07:00Anchorage From Above<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hj3wLOEHWTo/TZd_lLsGRUI/AAAAAAAAA2E/AsLImDoCK6c/s1600/AnchorageFromAbove.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hj3wLOEHWTo/TZd_lLsGRUI/AAAAAAAAA2E/AsLImDoCK6c/s600/AnchorageFromAbove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591077739173397826" border="0" /></a>Here is the print I made for the People Mover First Friday show. The bus was parked on G Street and had transportation-themed art inside it, and people walked through it and voted for their favorite. I don't know who won yet but I'm guessing maybe not mine since it didn't have anything bus-related in it and there were some entries that did. But we'll see.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xulsGH92xZU/TZd_k9EFcJI/AAAAAAAAA18/eoprR7KSftg/s1600/DSC_1448.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xulsGH92xZU/TZd_k9EFcJI/AAAAAAAAA18/eoprR7KSftg/s600/DSC_1448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591077735247474834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xf1TFE2Zj5M/TZd_kuxD05I/AAAAAAAAA10/vcL4Srs1zXo/s1600/DSC_1449.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xf1TFE2Zj5M/TZd_kuxD05I/AAAAAAAAA10/vcL4Srs1zXo/s600/DSC_1449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591077731409580946" border="0" /></a>I also made some other color variations of this print. I really do like the light blue with deep blue on top, but this light blue looks funky since I put blue ink over my linoleum that still was covered with white ink.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zx4LTBAPvFs/TZd_kArFm2I/AAAAAAAAA1s/6A3-x4NFf10/s1600/DSC_1452.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zx4LTBAPvFs/TZd_kArFm2I/AAAAAAAAA1s/6A3-x4NFf10/s600/DSC_1452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591077719036500834" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-69505167528986352952011-03-24T22:21:00.000-07:002011-03-24T22:28:24.643-07:00new linocut peek<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ao8hJOn40Q/TYwmoDYlEMI/AAAAAAAAA1k/UWG9P8l13iw/s1600/DSC_1435%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Ao8hJOn40Q/TYwmoDYlEMI/AAAAAAAAA1k/UWG9P8l13iw/s800/DSC_1435%2B%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587883707204964546" border="0" /></a>I'm working on a few linocut print for a transportation themed show next Friday, that happens to be taking place in a bus! It is going to be 2 colors and this is just the bottom image- a map of Anchorage. The top image should really make things dynamic.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M_rncg-Ym68/TYwmnnKzjDI/AAAAAAAAA1c/wPmMxqU1r0A/s1600/DSC_1434%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M_rncg-Ym68/TYwmnnKzjDI/AAAAAAAAA1c/wPmMxqU1r0A/s600/DSC_1434%2B%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587883699631000626" border="0" /></a>This turquoise wall is my print-drying spot.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-2681521800367597532011-03-19T17:58:00.001-07:002011-03-20T22:37:59.629-07:00revamped chairs!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FFLm1RIgRs8/TYVRq8eKvQI/AAAAAAAAA0c/Ta1xtkTMjVg/s900/BeforeAfterChair.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FFLm1RIgRs8/TYVRq8eKvQI/AAAAAAAAA0c/Ta1xtkTMjVg/s600/BeforeAfterChair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585960711051984130" border="0" /></a>I can't take credit for this awesome upholstery work, but I did pick the fabric! I lived with those orange cushions for 3 years, and I'm quite sure that they were original to the chairs. Through work I have access to every fabric manufacturer known to man, and I felt like I searched through all of them... I narrowed my choices down to 4 and finally decided to go with this one- the brightest and loudest of them all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QV6gAsHvOEE/TYVRr84YDsI/AAAAAAAAA00/9LPOFQRy4DI/s1600/DSC_1432%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QV6gAsHvOEE/TYVRr84YDsI/AAAAAAAAA00/9LPOFQRy4DI/s600/DSC_1432%2B%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585960728341778114" border="0" /></a>I was a little bit afraid to see the finished products because I thought they might be too much. I'm sure they would be too much for some people, but I think they are just perfect! I think the fabric perfectly compliments the chair design.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ziyl0lTBrj0/TYVRrsRkr6I/AAAAAAAAA0s/xbOPiP3-7jw/s1600/DSC_1429%2B%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ziyl0lTBrj0/TYVRrsRkr6I/AAAAAAAAA0s/xbOPiP3-7jw/s600/DSC_1429%2B%25283%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585960723884060578" border="0" /></a>Something is going to happen to that coffee table, and soon. I'm thinking that I'll paint the base yellow and refinish the top, maybe walnut? Though, I dream of a rustic round coffee table with turned legs, you know, so my house doesn't look exclusively 50s-60s modern.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3fOlTh9cPfc/TYVRrYCa-zI/AAAAAAAAA0k/KN80yi9e6tY/s1600/DSC_1428%2B%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3fOlTh9cPfc/TYVRrYCa-zI/AAAAAAAAA0k/KN80yi9e6tY/s600/DSC_1428%2B%25283%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585960718451800882" border="0" /></a>I designed the X lamp in the background. Can you find the cat butt in this picture?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-11110742490412375182011-03-17T18:48:00.000-07:002011-03-20T22:39:42.388-07:00from Marilyn Manson to... Iron and Wine?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6i1kS_n16qw/TYK7B-D78VI/AAAAAAAAA0U/3agu-TbntjA/s1600/photo%252819%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6i1kS_n16qw/TYK7B-D78VI/AAAAAAAAA0U/3agu-TbntjA/s600/photo%252819%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585232130406609234" border="0" /></a>My musical tastes have certainly toned down and moved to something a little more subtle and my design aesthetic has as well. Take for example this cabinet, which my dad and I made when I was in highschool (before any of those design classes!). While I still just love those X cut-outs and textured acrylic panels inside, that crackle finish was killing me! I had actually never used paint stripper before this project, and boy is it toxic! Anyway, I decided to strip that mess off this cabinet. And duh, change out those overbearing pulls. AND add some casters because I've been thinking this cabinet needed legs for a long time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tAd7CEaq9mc/TYK6MRBkB0I/AAAAAAAAA0M/HD4JyyFTiFs/s1600/DSC_1428%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tAd7CEaq9mc/TYK6MRBkB0I/AAAAAAAAA0M/HD4JyyFTiFs/s600/DSC_1428%2B%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585231207783991106" border="0" /></a>(Excuse the top cabinet doors not quite lining up) I love the result! It definitely feels more mellow and understated... And surprise, you actually can appreciate those cool cut-outs now!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oLRy28OY0eg/TYK6MKT0Q1I/AAAAAAAAA0E/iov6bctttic/s1600/DSC_1427%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oLRy28OY0eg/TYK6MKT0Q1I/AAAAAAAAA0E/iov6bctttic/s600/DSC_1427%2B%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585231205981504338" border="0" /></a>After going to design school, now I would never cover my form with something so distracting to it as that crackle finish. I think crackle finish has a place, just maybe not in my house anymore!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CFmkdRXzPxs/TYK6Lw0SXCI/AAAAAAAAAz8/enmwFENeRNY/s1600/DSC_1431%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CFmkdRXzPxs/TYK6Lw0SXCI/AAAAAAAAAz8/enmwFENeRNY/s600/DSC_1431%2B%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585231199138372642" border="0" /></a>I don't know... Maybe this cabinet has become more Wilco?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-81541558447923396212011-03-10T21:39:00.000-08:002011-03-20T22:40:56.419-07:00paint stripping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VdMJSp8J-p8/TXm2Rs_meyI/AAAAAAAAAz0/rBTvjzwWoIg/s1600/photo%252818%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VdMJSp8J-p8/TXm2Rs_meyI/AAAAAAAAAz0/rBTvjzwWoIg/s600/photo%252818%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582693628354394914" border="0" /></a>I've been working on stripping the paint off of the first piece of furniture I ever made (my dad helped). I made it in highschool when my taste was very black with neon and Marilyn Manson, ha. Black and red crackle paint totally doesn't go with my style anymore! (The above photo shows globs of paint stripper on the side of the cabinet.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U11TD1aqb1k/TXm2Q6irMMI/AAAAAAAAAzk/7h5bbMDdqLI/s1600/photo%252816%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U11TD1aqb1k/TXm2Q6irMMI/AAAAAAAAAzk/7h5bbMDdqLI/s600/photo%252816%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582693614811295938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KTHkuPzSaps/TXm2RLHjhuI/AAAAAAAAAzs/eI0lQ3TJ6Jk/s1600/photo%252817%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KTHkuPzSaps/TXm2RLHjhuI/AAAAAAAAAzs/eI0lQ3TJ6Jk/s600/photo%252817%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582693619260950242" border="0" /></a>I can't believe that this pretty wood has been under all of that paint all of those years! All of the drawers and doors will be natural, and I think I will paint the cabinet body charcoal gray. And I'll be adding casters to the bottom of the cabinet, and of course new pulls.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-90856459358026201412011-02-13T19:11:00.000-08:002011-03-20T22:42:04.411-07:00Sunrise, Sunset<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TmT51UlrtXY/TVii5-BzVTI/AAAAAAAAAzM/riL34AsyfYw/s1600/SunriseSunset2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TmT51UlrtXY/TVii5-BzVTI/AAAAAAAAAzM/riL34AsyfYw/s600/SunriseSunset2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573383655657788722" border="0" /></a>Here is my newest 2-color linocut print. Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, the prints above and below are on different colored paper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZdOvosChD6Y/TVifTEcjZgI/AAAAAAAAAzE/eUa1CEpYC1o/s1600/SunriseSunset.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZdOvosChD6Y/TVifTEcjZgI/AAAAAAAAAzE/eUa1CEpYC1o/s600/SunriseSunset.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573379688830821890" border="0" /></a>This is a smaller print for me, at about 8" x 10". This size was so manageable compared to some I've done in the past. I'll probably try to make a few more that are this size so that they'll look nice framed together. I'm thinking something with a cat will be next...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3639917336717468781.post-26983195453210353802011-02-10T15:48:00.000-08:002011-03-20T22:44:15.115-07:002 color print processSo, I thought it would be cool to show how I make a 2 color linoleum print. First off, it is important to note that I consider myself a "semi-folk printmaker", meaning that although I went to art school and learned all kinds of good stuff, I definitely didn't study printmaking. I've never even read a book on printmaking. So I probably do everything in a way that's different than a "real" printmaker. I've taught myself how to do everything.<br /><br />For my first 2 color (which was a woodcut), I actually took one piece of wood and cut an area out of it with a saw, so that I could ink one area black and the other area blue. I bet nobody else has done that! (well, maybe not).<br /><br />Anyway, now I am on this kick where I print one image in white then print black on top of it, and this is all done on colored paper. I just love the effect.<br /><br />Below is part of the process for making one of my 2 color linocut prints:<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e_DIUIlRbx8/TVR6XLq-GrI/AAAAAAAAAys/r6GWAmosRlM/s1600/Sunset.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; display: block;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572213177652746930" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e_DIUIlRbx8/TVR6XLq-GrI/AAAAAAAAAys/r6GWAmosRlM/s600/Sunset.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />First I make a sketch.<br />Then I draw the sketch on my linoleum and carve away what I don't want.<br />Next I make a print on paper with my carved linoleum piece.<br />THEN, (here comes one of my possibly weird techniques), I press the paper while the ink is still wet onto a blank, uncarved piece of linoleum. (You can see the reverse of the tree in the image on the right.)<br />And last, I use my fresh piece of newly inked linoleum to decide where to carve for my 2nd color. Since I can see where objects in my first piece of linoleum are, I can just easily draw and carve what I want to see in the background and know exactly how it all registers. Amazing!<br /><br />Maybe all of this will make more sense once I actually make a 2-color print with these pieces of linoleum. Coming soon!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04094380254693155038noreply@blogger.com1