FRIENDS OF FRIENDS: WORKS ON PAPER

I forgot to post my 8 fold books in the last post. There are 5 of them. Only 4 were photograph-able, but you can see the layouts below the photographs. Click the thumbnails to enlarge. They are also for sale, so contact me if you are interested in purchasing one.

 "8 Things I Like About You, Alec Baldwin"

"I Was Born, and Then Some Things Happened, and Now I Love My Life"

"A Little Book About Monsters"

"This Thing Happened, and Now I Have Seizures"

And here are the layouts (click to enlarge in new window):

 

FRIENDS OF FRIENDS: WORKS ON PAPER (final product)

Here are the pictures of the finished pieces for the "Friends of Friends: Works on Paper" show at the GARFO Gallery in Salt Lake City. It was curated by Cara Despain and Kenny Riches, who are both very awesome local artists.
I was asked what my influence was for this piece. Honestly, it was my love of large ferocious animals and celebrities. This is Amy Sedaris and large cats called called "Purr-fect Pals."

 here they are! Amy is about 6' tall.

from the side

leopard

tiger 

close-ups of the heads: cats' eyes are gold glittery and Amy's lipstick is red glittery

Also in the show, and the reason I was invited to be in the show in the first place, is my good friend Claire Taylor.

FRIENDS OF FRIENDS: WORKS ON PAPER

I realized I haven't posted anything recently because I have forgotten to take pictures. Too wrapped up in making stuff!
Here are some, nearly finished, pieces for the upcoming show at the GARFO Gallery (click on current show to see the line-up) in Salt Lake City. The show is called Friends of Friends and features national and international artists who do works on paper.
This is my main piece. They are paper cutouts that I then watercolored and I will soon be mounting them on foam core.  The figure with the leopard in her mouth is about 6' tall.

 

initial sketch

top of the figure

detail

leopard

leopard detail

tiger

tiger detail

The lighting in the room is kinda crappy, so the colors aren't quite true.
Also, some inspiration:

I am also in the process of making small, 8 fold zines for the show. Pictures to come soon!

INSANE CAT POSSE

This is my print for the mini print sale and show at the University of Utah.  Every year the printmaking department goes to the Southern Graphics Conference.  The profits from the mini print sales go to support the printmaking department and sending the students to the Southern Graphics Conference.

insane cat posse (letterpressed from linoblocks and photopolymer plate and crayons)

Counterform Exhibit

I forgot to post a while ago, but the Counterform exhibit at the University of Utah Special Collections Gallery is coming down on December 4th.  It is an exhibit of Utah Book Artists' work.  This includes books and book related prints.  I have a book and a broadside in the show, as well as many other talented Utah Book Artists.

26 DATE IDEAS FOR A DATE WITH DAVID BOWIE

Here are the final products for the Shrink-y-dink show at Signed and Numbered.  It is titled "26 Date Ideas for a Date with David Bowie."  The original shrink-y-dink page was 8"x10" and it after shrinking it in the toaster oven, it ended up being almost 4.5"x3.5". Mine warped a little, so I hope they can flatten it out.  The warping is what caused the weird out-of-focus parts in the picture.  They will be mounted in shadow boxes for the show.  It does indeed open on December 4th!

original 8"x10"

final, next to a chapstick (for size comparison)

SHRINK-Y-DINK!!

The next show is up during the December Gallery stroll, which I believe goes up December 4th.  It's at the Signed & Numbered Gallery in Salt Lake.  Artists were given a piece of Shrink-y-dink to design.  Shrink-y-dink is a crazy kind of plastic that when heated in the oven shrinks to about 1/3 of it's original size.  Leia Bell, who is the gallery owner is installing them in shadow boxes.  Pictures to come soon.

Box, Paper, Scissors (final product)

Here are the photos of the finished cigar box for the Box, Paper, Scissors show at Kayo Gallery.  It went to Sandy and Eric Brunvand.
I used a lot of glitter and sequins with some acrylic paint.  Lots of fabric and some DI toys and miniature babies were also harmed in the making of this box.

outside

one angle

other angle