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“Imagination is virtually the only boundary in this medium.” Jackie Newell and Dee Whittington, Monoprinting, A & C black Publishers
The need for visuals for tomorrow’s workshop was the perfect excuse to spend several hours playing around with basic monotype techniques. The surprise that awaits when the paper is pulled from the plate never gets old.
Tags: monotype, moon, printmaking, trees
Bookshelf
block print
Several new prints are now available at Don Drumm Studios & Gallery. These are just the beginning of a small series of bookshelf images – the plan is for an eventual bookcase of prints!
Books
block print
Vols. I, II, III
block print
Tags: block print, linocut, printmaking
It will be a little while before the trees take on their vibrant autumn colors, but the changing season is already quite evident in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The glorious weather was a bonus for today’s little noontime excursion to Peninsula to deliver artwork to Elizabeth at the Blue Eyed Dog. Co-owners, Elizabeth Burgy Workman and her sister, Leslie Hampshire, have filled their shop with an eclectic mix of original art, handmade jewelry and marvelous vintage and up-cycled items.
In keeping with the dog motif, I made sure to include the block print, Ready to Walk, along with a selection of additional block prints and seasonal cards.
Blue Eyed Dog
1663 Main Street
Peninsula, Ohio
Find out more at the Blue Eyed Dog on Facebook.
Traveler, monotype – ink transfer
American Craft Week is coming up and, once again, Don Drumm Studios & Gallery is celebrating all that’s handmade with a selection of afternoon workshops!
Try your hand at monotypes and monoprints (and learn the difference between the two) at my Printmaking Workshop on Friday, October 10, 2 – 4 p.m. This fun introduction to one-of-a-kind prints will feature instruction in additive, subtractive and transfer prints with plenty of time for experimentation.
above:
Autumn, monotype
Winter Moon, monotype
both printed with Createx monotype ink
below: student work from previous workshops
Printmaking with Joan Colbert
Friday, October 10, 2 – 4 p.m.
Don Drumm Studios & Gallery
437 Crouse Street
Akron, Ohio
330-253-6268
All classes are $15 per person, payable to the artist BEFORE the day of the class. Call the gallery to hold a spot!
Enjoy a week of fine crafts by signing up for these workshops, too:
Mosaics with Leona Bowser
Tuesday, October 7 and Thursday, October 9 (TWO PART workshop)
2 – 4 p.m.
Found Object Jewelry with Toni Billick
Wednesday, October 8
2 – 4 p.m.
A bit on the fringes, but set-up couldn’t have been easier!
What a glorious Saturday for art, music and food in the neighborhood! This year’s PorchRokr, presented by the Highland Square Neighborhood Association, with lots of help from volunteers and sponsors, highlighted a walkable area of west Akron just southeast of the square. Trolleys were running throughout the day for those whose feet needed a rest.
It was a perfect day for visiting with friends and neighbors and enjoying a touch of fall in the front garden.
PorchRokr, the Highland Square festival that features bands on the porch and art on the lawn, is coming up this Saturday. Visitors can purchase Square Cards, good for art, food or music from participating vendors.
This year’s Square Card items from Joan Colbert Studios are tiny pieces of original art (ACEOs – art cards editions and originals). Measuring just 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches, most are mixed media or prints. Choose your favorite!
above: Worker Bees, block print
Tags: aceo, block print, linoleum print, mixed media
It seems there’s a bit of a theme this week . . .
The next set of prints in the As Potent as a Charm series will focus on Solanaceae, a family of both fierce and friendly plants. All of the chicken’s eggs are in one basket in the first sketch, pairing henbane with eggplant. The layout is complete; eventually it will become a relief print.
The morning after this drawing was finished, the turtle decided to get in on the act. Yertle, AKA Yurt, put to rest any gender debate by producing two eggs of her own. There wasn’t much time to admire them, though – apparently she thought they’d make a good breakfast.
Tags: aubergine, box turtle, egg, eggplant, henbane, sketch, Solanaceae, turtle
There was something about one of the photos that accompanied the Record Courier’s Group Ten Gallery article that made me take a second look. The image was a behind the scenes view of judges Christine Havice, Ph.D., Director, School of Art, Kent State University, and Lou Zona, Ph.D., Director of the Butler Institute of American Art, considering an entry that, in this instance, looked very familiar.
A second image left no doubt that the artwork under scrutiny was Aconitum, which was indeed juried into the show.
This moment, or one similar, could be from any juried exhibition, but, with my prints in the supporting role, I think it’s pretty special. Many thanks to the photographer!
Group Ten Gallery in Kent opened their first juried show with an evening reception on Friday, June 20, 2014. The call for entries was answered by 67 artists with 124 pieces entered. Eligible work was limited to 2D artwork, excluding photography. Esteemed judges, Christine Havice, Ph.D., Director, School of Art, Kent State University, and Lou Zona, Ph.D., Director of the Butler Institute of American Art, chose 58 pieces by 42 artists.
Among the included work is Aconitum, my monkshood themed set of five relief prints. It’s such an honor to be a part of such a strong exhibit of traditional and contemporary art by northeast Ohio artists. A list of included art and artists is available on the Group Ten Gallery website.
Group Ten Gallery
Regional Juried Exhibition
June 20 – July 19, 2014
138 East Main Street
Kent, Ohio 44240
(entrance on Burbick Way Alley)
Hours: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, noon – 5 p.m.
Hive
block print – linocut
Considering the honeybees during a pause in the As Potent as a Charm series. This two-color version is the first of several bee prints in the works.
