Drypoint and Chine Collé Printmaking
I took a class at Em Space recently which was taught by two master printmakers from Japan. Ritsuko Ozeki and Takahiko Hayashi were both visiting from Tokyo because their work is on display at the Froelick Gallery thru November, and they agreed to give a three hour workshop on drypoint and chine collé.
Let me tell you, it was one of the funnest printmaking classes I’ve taken! Twelve students were all able to create an etching on plexiglass using a variety of sharp tools, and then make a print of it using fancy japanese paper samples the teachers brought with them. Continue reading “Drypoint and Chine Collé Printmaking”
Outfit No. 31
One Bit Emotion
I took part in a training course at Xplane recently where we learned about super duper accelerated sketching techniques that can be used in meetings to summarize complex ideas in real-time. One of the Xplane designers, Tim May, gave us tips on how to use just 3 different types of lines to create a range of emotions. Super simple, one bit emotion. Sometimes that’s all you need to get a point across.
Me and My Pioneer Rabbit, Searching for Sunken Treasure
Outfit No. 30
So Close, Yet So Far
MMMM, FOOD
Did I ever mention that I like to eat? It comes up every once in a while, so I thought I’d share a compilation of all the illustrations I did for “Under the Table with Jen”, an online compendium of all the best places to eat in Portland, Oregon. Check out the site at www.underthetablewithjen.com.
Outfit No. 29
Proverbs Revisited Poster
As part of a letterpress print exchange centered around Poor Richard’s Almanack, I made this poster to trade with other printers in Portland. “Opposites Attract” takes some of the Almanack’s most commonly recognized proverbs and reinterprets them with math symbols, drawing inspiration from Franklin’s interest in both the literary and scientific fields. Proverbs revisited…
Proverbs: love and be loved • two wrongs don’t make a right • do as I say; not as I do • birds of a feather flock together • the pen is mightier than the sword • six of one…half dozen of the other.
An edition of 10 is available for sale – if you’d like one send me 40 bucks and I’ll put it in the mail. Printed on Cougar 80# cover, size is 12×18 with an image area of 8.5×15.5 so you can either trim to the print area or hang as is with a white paper border.