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!
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.
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!
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!!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
I took a photo of this plant last year outside the Nelson Atkins in KC. There was a quiet solitude underneath this bush, I was so tempted to crawl in. Wouldn't mind hiding there today...
What do you get for the parents that already have everything? A trophy of course! My amazing parents helped my new husband and I have the most wonderful, perfect, fantastic wedding day. With their generosity and care our day went on without any major glitches. We could never thank them enough, but this trophy might remind them every once and a while how super they are.
I did this drawing over the summer out at my parents cabin in Woodcliff. It was another beautiful Nebraska sunset and I just couldn't resist drawing it. One of the most relaxing places I can escape to throughout the year.
Do you know how hard it is to draw a giraffe? Geez! I have been admiring these animals for years, their beauty, innocence, struggles. Someday I'll have one as a pet?
