7 hours...

so, i finally decided to sit and do the print for the print swap that my friend Susan is organizing. i started sketching around 6 after spending about an hour trying to settle on something to do. deciding on an unidentified sea creature, in the family eurisidae. looks like a spiny shrimp, acts like a locust by swarming, eats dead things. AWESOME. so, 7 hours later, i had a full 6 color print, monotone blacks, in shades of grey.

i have some pics that i can upload as soon as i grab them off my friend's phone. i am quite pleased it i do say so myself.

progress...

making a lot of progress on my deep sea series. i now have drawn out on paper, 3 of the 4 in the series. i would love to be able to add to this project at some point, it def deserves a returning to.

completed in sketch form are the octopus, the jellyfish, and the squid. the squid is also completed on the litho stone, with a background. he will be inked and second etched tomorrow and likewise the background. i have a few bad pictures on my camera phone, but none im willing to share. i'll try to get batteries tonight so i can snap some shots tomorrow.

in other news, because ive been so absorbed by the sea and its creatures, here is an amazing artist who has also visited that watery realm.

http://www.rachelsimmons.net/

enjoy!!

philosophy of life #1

I make love with art, the way a writer makes love with words.

litho series and lineart

so i am planning on a color litho series. The theme is deep sea, and will feature four lithographs- a squid, a jellyfish, a chambered nautilus, and an octopus. the colors will be super saturated and will host a background which looks like floating coral in the depths.

i am also working on a separate project, lineart of some fantasy creatures for a site. i will take pictures and scans asap and throw them up here this week.

apparently...

im very lazy. or something. didnt get to take any shots of the dress because my camera died. well and good, maybe another time i can convince her to throw it on again. i'm starting a deep sea lithograph series for my advanced experimental printmaking class. learning color litho is going to be fun i think, i love the medium, so im not terribly worried over it. besides, i have a great mentor/teacher helping me along. i really do feel like a printmaking major, i cant really describe how happy that makes me feel. for so long, i have felt so lost and jsut floating around during school, when it came to my academics. i finally found the right fit. huzzah!

well, ill try to get sketches up once i start so theres some idea of where i am taking this series. need to find out how complicated it is exactly, so i know how many to plan.