Art

nautilus

I dig my nautilus prints. This one is pretty sweet because of the blue and the way the light hits it. This is about 4"x4". 

 

worm shells

Just a studio sketch from my shell collection. I'm hoping to get going on some etching plates, and this one might work out. They're not really worm shells...they just kinda look like worms. 

 

Gunther's Volute shell

Another shell for ya. I like the above print with the blocked out negative space, but the colors on the one below are much stronger. Which one do you like better? 

 

 

unicorn shell?

 

This was the second shell I carved. It's two blocks and the print above has tapped in red for the interior. I just recently found out that I will be in a group show this January, so I'm hoping that my shells will be included in the exhibit. 

  

nautilus 1

This is the beginning of my Shell Series. This lil one is about 3"x4" and was actually a demo for the woodblock class I was teaching at the Omaha Printmakers Guild. Once I printed it, there was a moment of realization. I wanted to see more, with color and eventually I'll do reduction blocks. I used shina wood and kitakata paper. You want to see it? Come to the Hot Shops open house this weekend and check out all the other shells I've been working on. 

 

arbor lodge

Every Fall we try to get to Nebraska City/ Arbor Lodge for some sweet apples, apple cider, honey, and of course caramel apples. It's a beautiful mellow drive on a two lane highway, we get to see the trees change and the big ol' farms. This dying plant was outside the carriage house at the lodge, couldn't resist painting it... 

 

tupperware

No big deal, just a tupperware lid. I couldn't resist drawing it.  

 

gargoyle

 The gargoyle that sits atop Notre Dame...

Some day I would like to be a gargoyle in France. 

grey wolf

Yes...the wolf returns. My mom has had an attraction to wolves for as long as I can remember, I don't know if it's because of her favorite book (Women who run with wolves) or for some other reason. This wolf is creepin' through the snow and soon enough this is what life will be like here. Quiet moments only interupted by the steps in the snow. 

shell

Last month my husband and I went to Florida. We were staying across the street from Lido beach, we caught some exquisite sunsets and spendt quality time with good friends. We had decided the first day that we would go to the beach everyday we were there, and with every visit we collected shells, just as any other tourist would do. I sketched this shell one afternoon when the mr was napping, and I keep coming back to it. There are more shells to be drawn...you just wait.  

the wolf

Last but not least, the Wolf linoleum print from Angela Pryor. Such a beautiful and powerful image. I painted in the butterflies with watercolor. This concludes the SFAI print exchange...for now. Thanks again to all the participating ladies, it was a great collaboration. 

dogmouth

Sarah Barsness made this amazing print, I think she was calling it, "Ralph In My Mouth". I added the red thread to make it look and feel more textural. The thread is waxed so it lays with the paper better. I love the intense detail on this  print. Sarah is has great talent!

strand

 Nicola Stock printed the dna looking strands on velum. In her packet, she included a story/poem with her piece, it was about a person that had be greatly abused. After quite a while of stewing over this particular print, I thought it only seemed right to burn the paper. I mildly following the linear shape, but let the fire do its magic. 

asparagus

Meidor Hu made this stunning print of blue "asparagus" is what I'm calling it. She also included the ovals and circles, the whole print has an ethereal sense to it, for me. I added the blue shapes that I have been dabbling with for the past couple of years. Their symbolization is not completely cemented for me, but they hold a great movement that I cannot seem to resist them!

maps

 Palmarin Merges did a silkscreen of the phesant and I added the map segments. Palmarin was using a lot of maps in her own work for a while, I couldn't resist adding some good ol' Nebraska to her print. P is one of the persons that got this whole collaboration going, so a big congrats to her! What a great way to reconnect with old classmates and make some art together. Palmarin's nickname at school was 'gravel cruncher' - she is tough as nails!!

rooster on a bike

My collab with Marissa Kunz, she printed the fantastic rooster on the bike and I came in with the bike treads. I love her colors and woodblock cutting style. A beautiful print!

dissection

Here is my collaboration with Sarah Stevenson. She did the amazing etching of the bugs, George Bush Jr. and Dick Cheney and I followed up with the dissection needles, scissors, etc. Such good fun with this one!

jellyfish/squid

 This collaboration was with Rocio Santillana. She printed the blue and yellow-green squidlies and I lightly drew the jellyfish. This photo does it no justice. Dig it!

bookworm

The completion of the San Francisco Art Institute Alumni printmaking collaboration, at last. This was my shared piece with Betsy Boyle, she printed the book spines and I added the wormy worms. This one was the easiest for me and this was also when I decided that I would try to make most of my collaboritive additions be drawings.  Dig it the most. 

aborigine painting

 We got this beautiful painting from my brother who lives in Australia. Fantastic lines and shapes in the traditional Aborigine style. I'm so happy to see it hanging in the dining room, our collection of art keeps getting better and better!