Work in progress

Real quick, because I really should be in bed, but don't want to fall out of my momentum here.

It is only a very very rough idea.









Work in progress

Work in progress

Today I made my first 30"x40" print. It was amazing. I am in love.



Work in progress

This is not a very faithful reproduction at all.

Work in progress

I am so excited about this linocut I am working on that I brought it home from the shop to post on here even though it is still very wet. I want a black line but did not want to have to carve out everything but the line from the linoleum. So I carved out the line, printed flat blacks, and then printed the image in white. I wasn't sure how well it was going to work. I had my doubts.



Work in progress

As you can see, it looks very very nice and I am tremendously pleased. I think the texture suits the image quite well.

Work in progress

I am sorry if my blog becomes sparse in the coming days. School is drawing to a close and I have been and will be very very busy.

I got my negatives and contact sheets today.



Work in progress

There are some things I need to re-shoot this weekend.

I finished carving my linocut. Tomorrow I will pull some proofs.

Wish me luck.

Sketchbook Mar 26 2008, Work in progress

Sketchbook Mar 26 2008

I think I will make this into a linocut.



Work in progress

Just a proof on newsprint. I wanted to see how the lines were reading once they were inked.

Works in progress, Sketchbook Mar 22 2008 & Mar 24 2008

I'm sorry I have neglected you. Here are some sketches for works in progress.



Sketchbook Mar 24 2008
Study for collage - work in progress

Right now the piece is 22"x30", but I might cut it down to accommodate the composition. It will be a collage of prepared papers, torn apart to form a mosaic-like texture. I did it before by accident and really liked it. I had been waiting for an opportunity to try this technique again.



Sketchbook Mar 24 2008
Study for linocut - work in progress

I carved the linoleum today. I would show you my proofs, but I pulled them tonight and they are still wet. I want the image to have white negative space and black positive space. This would mean cutting everything but the lines out of the linoleum - which is enough to make a person crazy. So what I am trying is a block with the positive cut out, then I will roll out a black flat, roll white on the main plate (I know there is a much more elegant term for this I just can't recall it at the moment), and use that to get the black lines. I know the white will come out textured, but I think it will suit the image very well. I might experiment with other color inks.



Sketchbook Mar 22 2008

This one actually came first. I drew it while I was watching an episode of The Maury Show. I may or may not use it for a linocut.

And this is just because:



Sketchbook Mar 24

Thank you to everyone who attended the show on Thursday. The whole event was a great pleasure.

Sketchbook Mar 12 2008, Work in progress

Sketchbook Mar 12 2008

Because it will be my last spring break ever.



Work in progress



Work in progress

Yesterday I added the silver nitrate to the paper for my salted paper print project. I also exposed the paper. The first one I did for five minutes in the sun, which is obviously not enough. I washed it before I put it in the fix. I noticed it became lighter in the fix, so I decided I would just go straight to the fix with my second attempt, despite what the instructions say. The second one I did for ten minutes. You can see I did not apply...well, something evenly enough (I am thinking the silver nitrate because with all the salted liquids I put on the paper initially I doubt I would have missed a spot!), but the image is better. Next time I think I will leave everything out in the sun for twenty minutes, then straight into the fix, followed by a long wash. I must also be careful to apply the silver nitrate evenly. Too much is better than too little.

I must also not be so impatient. It is my greatest fault as a human being.

Work in progress, The distortion of my Legs part II

Work in progress
Zinc plate etching, soft ground with acid bite
9x6"



The distortion of my Legs part II
Polaroid

Work in progress, Sketchbook Mar 11 2008

I am excited because I finally collected fluids and coated the paper for my salted paper print. So far I have semen & urine on a sheet of cream-colored Arches paper. I will also use water from the bong and wine from the box in the refrigerator. On Thursday I will coat the paper with silver nitrate and expose it. I am excited because I began work on this project in February and it has just been sitting around my apartment and my brain until now.

If it is any good I will show it on the 20th.

That's another thing I have to really start worrying about, that show.

I hope you will come if you can.

Here are some drawings from my sketchbook.




In no particular order.

Sketchbook Mar 10 2008, work in progress

I have been neglecting my sketchbook for some time and it has shown. So today I returned to my beloved companion and reassured myself that I can indeed draw.

Today I practiced drawing feet because I have been having trouble with that.






Consequently, my feet were out of proportion.



Right now I am working on an etching. I used hard ground & acid. I don't know how I feel about it yet. The plate is zinc & is 9x6".



I have to think about it.