New Painting

Digital sketch of painting layout



Sketch transfered to illustration board with blue Saral transfer paper



Inking in the illustrartion



More inking



Final scan of illustration board

Now to get painting

Kopecky Red

is a suite of monotypes for my printmaking class. The figures and birds i painted on plexi, and i used Citrisolve transfers for the backgrounds. The three characters are mine: Zophie, Krasna, and Pavla Kopecky. And the backgrounds are photos that i took when i was in New Zealand over spring break.

Cocoon

is a suite of woodblock prints inspired by the song by Assemblage 23.

Cocoon on Rives BFK, border print series.

Cocoon on dark brown yatsuo rice paper, bleed print series


The lyrics by Assemblage 23 transfered to Rives BFK via non-toxic transfer marker and photocopy of text.

Dreams and Nightmares

was the collaboration I chose to undertake as my final project in my Drawing class.


I tore two large sheets of Rives BFK into organic shapes. I bathed these shapes in tea, and then handed them out to friends, family and classmates, asking them to draw something that reminded them of a fairytale, or a childhood dream, or a childhood fear. They were limited to using pencil or black pen.

As I got them back, I arranged the pieces into relationships with each other, stitching them together with red thread. I then worked into then with white acrylic paint and some very light ink washes.

My instructor and I were pleased with the result, and agreed that it is a project I could expand upon and continue.

My Time Map

For my Drawing class we had to create a time line using a map. This project was very process intensive for me.

I began by taking a trip to the map library. I photocopied images of interesting and old-fashioned maps.

I soaked them in black tea,

and then I laid them out to dry.

I painted the landmass' in colored ink, and soaked and dried them some more. At some point I baked them to give them a warmer color.

Then I began assembaling them,

positioning them this way and that. To see what worked best.

When I'd settled on an arrangement I taped them together and began stitching.

It is currently hanging in our hallway across from my door.