This week was pretty epic. I got to play in two studios, FUSE and DIY, plus give a small talk at the Contemporary Arts Center.
FUSE PRESS I got to finally etch and test print the collaboration project with Andrew Au. It was so awesome being at the FUSE studio and feeling the creative vibe coming out of that place. Keep an eye on them because tons of cool projects and artwork are coming out of that place. Andrew the Etching God pretty much took my hand and showed me the way to etch. He showed me the acid bath (but wouldn't let me play in it, which was probably super smart of him) and basically cared for my copper plate for 2 hours until it was finished. Then he did me a solid and test printed it in the FUSE studio. It turned out better than I imagined and reminded me of the old illustrations in medical books. I am totally obsessed with how it looks and still can't believe all those halftones turned out as amazing as they did. Definitely feeling the artistic motivation flowing through my veins DIY Printing My personal artwork at the studio is progressing. I am working on these bigger screens of more constructed Bones image. The first screen has been burned and I ran a test print to see what these monster screen prints are going to look like. Although there are a few kinks that have to be worked out on the printing of the half tones, I am feeling pretty good about the overall result. It seems like I nailed the color I wanted - a blue print or X-ray effect. There is still a lot of test printing to do, but it seems like the print is coming along nicely. It feels so good to be producing art work again. CAC The Contemporary Art Center asked me to give a short presentation this week about my art work. I’m not going to lie, as I am not the best speaker when it comes to standing in front of people, but it went pretty well - just need to organize my thoughts and condense the information I want to share. And the best part is that we might have some new young artists coming to DIY Printing. This is a great way to end the week. Link to Andrew Au Artwork au-purdum.com/andrew-au Link to FUSE au-purdum.com/
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