Paper Craft. Repair. Blocks. Nearly Everything.

A few things are spread throughout my studio this week. Contrary to being distracting, having a few stations to work at keeps me from being idle too long, especially on days that I feel restless. Many projects = no excuse for a lack of productivity. PAPER CRAFT. This past March-April when I had the privilege to go to Japan, I picked up this paper craft model of Toji, a five-story pagoda in Kyoto. Paper craft projects consist of several pages of punch out parts that are then glued together to create an object, creature, or in this case an architectural…

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Screen Print of a Beet – A most serious vegetable

There is great excitement when a new tool is purchased. The potential seems limitless and the enthusiasm for the new possibilities is intoxicating. This is why so many artists and craftsmen acquire so many tools. Getting a new tool is, to put it simply, awesome. I finally acquired a screen printing kit after a year of debating the purchase. I had been first introduced to screen printing a few years ago in an Introduction to Printmaking course at IU, one of the greatest studio courses I have ever taken, thanks to the instructor. The image making process is straightforward and…

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