1. 19 Jan


    sketchbook project: final product

    it is finished
    it has been mailed in
    there are things that could have been executed better
    but in the 11th hour i added 2 elements
    the last photo and the packet of sand & sea)
    which pulled it together for me

    it took a LOT of time
    as these projects all do
    and tracking them in this way draws my attention to that
    which hopefully will bring some insight
    to…
    my process

    read about the sketchbook project

    view this project at arthouse co-op
    (link will not be live until mid february 2011)

     

  2. 19 Jan


    sketchbook project: sidebarII hopefullyout of this messwill come a finished productit’s basically assembledbut it’s not hitting the mark for me this has caused me to have bad dreamsand to consider,at this late date,a total rehab…

    sketchbook project: sidebarII

    hopefully
    out of this mess
    will come a finished product
    it’s basically assembled
    but it’s not hitting the mark for me

    this has caused me to have bad dreams
    and to consider,
    at this late date,
    a total rehab…

     

  3. 14 Jan


    for @platea project VIII mashup photo collage could not resist another response to Joanie San Chirico’s full circlewith a mash up of my own incorporating her photo, my first response to Jonny Gray’s image as well as his original. since i don’t have comments on this tumblr,if you are going to continue this branchclick “ask me” aboveand send me the url so i can include it here.

    for @platea project VIII mashup

    photo collage

    could not resist another response to Joanie San Chirico’s full circle
    with a mash up of my own incorporating her photo, my first response to Jonny Gray’s image as well as his original.

    since i don’t have comments on this tumblr,
    if you are going to continue this branch
    click “ask me” above
    and send me the url so i can include it here.

     

  4. 13 Jan


    for @platea project VIII mashup

    watercolor on inkjet photo

    continuing from Joanie San Chirico’s beautifully colorful interpretation
    i first printed an inverted image of her work so i could paint on it
    and then decided to re-invert the result to fully experience the continuity

    since i don’t have comments on this tumblr,
    if you are going to continue this branch
    click “ask me” above
    and send me the url so i can include it here.

     

  5. 13 Jan


    for @platea project VIII mashup watercolor & ink on inkjet photo i have been out of the social media loop for some time now but serendipitously (as this is so up my alley… ArtDialogue) i checked into my twitter feed recently and found @platea had a new project going. since i don’t have comments on this tumblr,if you are going to continue this branchclick “ask me” aboveand send me the url so i can include it here.

    for @platea project VIII mashup

    watercolor & ink on inkjet photo

    i have been out of the social media loop for some time now
    but serendipitously
    (as this is so up my alley… ArtDialogue)
    i checked into my twitter feed recently
    and found @platea had a new project going.

    since i don’t have comments on this tumblr,
    if you are going to continue this branch
    click “ask me” above
    and send me the url so i can include it here.

     

  6. 12 Jan


    sketchbook project: phase III

    had a moment thinking i should’ve tried this as a traditional sketchbook, but no, this paper doesn’t work for me
    if at first you don’t succeed… so i am now on my 3rd attempt; totally embracing preproduction now
    all the elements are basically in place: pages adhered to each other, now cutting the “frame” overlays
    uh oh… managed to destroy the binding while removing excess pages, do not hesitate: get right back on this horse
    now on the 4th (& last) book: being uber slow and careful
    decided not to stick the individual pages together this time; just going to tape ‘em up as a group
    there are a couple of aspects that require real care because there’s no going back if i f*** up.
    figuring out a template for sewing on the (2-toned) ribbon (check that sh*t out next post)
    i usually like the backside of my embroidery the best, makes sense: it’s the process vs product thang
    gon’na pull out all my old tricks: rubber stamps i haven’t used in eons; sometimes it pays to be a pack rat

     

  7. 11 Jan


    sketchbook project: sidebarI so this project has become a metaphor for the whole issue surrounding my process:the loss of connection,the frustration when things don’t look the way i want them to,the conclusion that it’s just not meant to beand then,wanting to just giving it all up. just the realization of this is enough to scare into completing it;the stakes are too high if i don’t…

    sketchbook project: sidebarI

    so this project has become a metaphor for the whole issue surrounding my process:
    the loss of connection,
    the frustration when things don’t look the way i want them to,
    the conclusion that it’s just not meant to be
    and then,
    wanting to just giving it all up.

    just the realization of this is enough to scare into completing it;
    the stakes are too high if i don’t…

     

  8. 9 Jan


    sketchbook project: phase II

    so back to square one, a big problem here is that for a “sketchbook” the quality of this paper is shit
    it doesn’t inspire me to draw, hence the mixed media route
    unfortunately, it isn’t very well suited to pasting & gluing either
    sidebar: posting phase I taught me that i want these comments to be synched with the image… it’s snowing again…
    actually phase II is a lot about correcting the process: like realizing that this project requires pre-production
    sidebar: oops, cutting always entails a little blood
    so this book has morphed into a test run, requiring me to find a 2nd set of images & materials to experiment with
    which is a good thing since this approach is TOTALLY not working… the paper is buckling…
    the book won’t close, in a word: it’s a mess (but there is a seed of an idea in here somewhere)
    and what was with that ribbon idea??? isn’t that why god invented tape?

     

  9. 8 Jan


    sketchbook project: phase I

    i kind of thought this was a no brainer for me
    this sketchbook project
    after all, sketchbooks & mixed media feel 2nd nature to me at this point
    so i pulled out all these materials that i had been keeping in various locations
    and dove in
    at first i was really excited
    but as i kept going, i didn’t feel a complete statement forming
    and i got very discouraged
    and definitely frustrated
    and felt i wasn’t going to be able to pull this off
    …