quadruple self portrait

a semester come and gone.

portrait of Christ

empty handed woman
woodcuts
on paper and National Geographic pages


rachel's birthday birds
linocut on canvas with stitching

holy hands
woodcut

portrait of a girl
carving

pregnant
oil pastel

nude in a field
woodcuts
on paper and cotton with stitching

nude in a field II
carving

unto whom eyes are open
woodcuts on paper and cotton with stitching


self portrait
linocuts
on paper and National Geographic pages

another tshirt relief print with stitching

(the wood block)

Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Carl Jung

relief prints on cotton + some needlework!

so i decided to print some of my blocks on some old t shirts and add some stitching to them.
usually when i make a linocut or a woodcut, it is the block that seems to be the real masterpiece, since i've put more time into carving it, and the prints end up being secondary in my heart of hearts. stitching detail and color into my prints helped me to appreciate each one a lot more, and the action of stitching is very relaxing and meditative to me. i stretched and stapled the fabric over some old picture frames i found at the thift store, and then added a little extra color with gauche.

self portrait

autumn leaves
(the leaves are stitching)

woman in a field
(the hair is stitching)

that seems a little sketchbook

self portraits

relief block prints on pages from national geographic

what is it that we contain?

tread lightly

ink drawing

watch what you're stepping on..

final projects for painting II

'fennec fox'
in the style of audrey kawasaki

'luna moths'
also in audrey kawasaki's style.

untitled personal piece

last year's best.

the three muses

self portrait in memory of Frida Kahlo

full-size protrait of Caitlin Daniel in the style of Djamel Tatah.

several.

self portrait
(featured in the Papyrus)

rabbit spirit (also featured in the Papyrus)

easter eggs

Vanessa and Jared portrait (also in the style of Alice Neel)

this is my lovely brother and sister.

attempt #2 painting in Neel's style.

phillip

shannon riley in the style of alice neel

alice neel (1900-1984)
a brilliant portraitist
www.aliceneel.com

i did a project on her for my painting class.

envelope art

this one contained my paycheck.


i miss having long hair sometimes

download these songs!

they are intense and amazing!
http://www.berrymeme.com/Animalia.html

berry album art

my friends are in a wonderful band
http://www.myspace.com/berry
and they asked me to do the art for their new album.
it's about the grand food chain.
you can download it for free on the internet later this week-
i'll post the link here when i get it from them.



not sure which one i like better....
maybe the purple one..

yeah. i guess i like it better than the plain one.

wembley shadwell album art

my friends are in this wonderful band

http://www.myspace.com/wemblyshadwell

and they asked me to make them a linocut for their new album.

their music is really inspirational.

fiddle faddle

limbs of joy


the wee lass of worry


this was origionally a tooth.
it developed jeans and sneakers somehow.


the dog lay down sleepily.

well.

the whole family.
origional blocks stained from use after use after use....


two weeks of straight printmaking
and i'm taking off the apron

for now.

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avery watts, rachel brown, kelly latimore, and johannah swank.

robert varner, the holy ghost, katie bogdanowicz, and I.

vanessa rae plant, jared plant, robert morrison, and dustin sommers.

jake admunson, debbie from the green door, caitlin daniel, and catherine burns.

...and the final touches.

i'm rather fond of this little one.



goat face.


this strikes my fancy as well.


grow, little tree!


detail from the "tree" series.
(every time the little sprout grew taller her limbs and trunk hurt. she felt like she was stretching. being stretched is uncomfortable for a little sprout.)
beautiful words written by Rod Tucker, for his most recent book, which is untitled as of now.


these two pieces are romantically involved.
shhhh.



bits and pieces of a woman.
she was made out of seven separate blocks.

final print.