PARROT 1

Parrot 1 cover, next to it's predecessor SPARROW

The interior

The back cover

 Author, Stephanie Rioux and publisher, Matthew Timmons

This is a wonderful collaborative effort started with my friend, Matthew Timmons, which is one of my few endevours involving creative writing.  The PARROT series was originally issued by Blanc Press (Los Angeles) from 2005-2010. Insert Press, based in Los Angeles,  is reissuing facsimile editions of each title from the PARROT series and releasing a Limited Edition hand-bound set of the collection at the end of the run. PARROT, is a direct reference to SPARROW published by Black Sparrow Press in the late 1960's.  SPARROW was printed using only handset type, and now, PARROT is being produced using more modern conventions: screenprinting and laserjet printing. 

The books were printed on Mohawk Via Satin. 

Individual copies can be bought through Insert Press here, as well as preordered copies of the series in it's entirety.

Rubble Curtains

This project was done with a former instructor of mine at Otis, Melissa Thorne (Fol Chen). She came to me with plans to make a large-scale installation for a gallery show in Houston, Texas.  She was working with the patterns found on sound walls on the sides of  freeways--made to simulate stacked rocks.  Together, we screenprinted 3 sets of linen curtains, in 2 patterns, to work, in a sense as sound curtains within the space.  Melissa also produced a record that was playing during the course of the show; Side 1, her cover of Landslide, Side 2, her cover of Solid as a Rock. Amazing!

 

The work installed:

 

MORE HANDS!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

The above photos are of the second phase to Emily Joyce's "Hands and Snakes" series. The first half were mentioned before in the entry HANDS, and are now featured here with their finishing touch-- wild gestural snake figures painted across the print with gouache. So far, each series is made up of 3 larger scale prints, and 1 smaller scale print. Each set refers to  a single vinyl version Emily had done previously. As each print is completed, she continues to abstract and edit the imagery through color and placement.

The finished products:

 

Vast Intransitive Acts/CANAL

Here are some images of prints I have completed recently for 2 separate events.

 

This 12-color screen print was done for CANAL, an online gallery that also represents in a Highland Park, CA store font.  The site, directed by artist Jessica Minckley, also created a monthly edition called FEATURE consisting of  prints and multiples priced for artists and recession-proof collecting.  My printed edition, of 13, will be included in FEATURE soon.

This 24-color screen print was done for a print exchange to be shown at this year's Southern Graphic Council, in Philidelphia.  Jennifer Anderson organized the portfolio of prints with an experimental theme-- "Vast Intransitive Acts."  Each participating artist entered different source material images from the internet onto a blog.  From there all artists were to refer to the source material to help inform their edition of prints.  Of the 12 participants, some images were repeated in unexpected ways.  Each artist received their own portfolio and the others will be shown at SGC and other locations.

JUSTICE-revisited

Some may remember the project "JUSTICE"--letters printed on pairs of men's slacks, back in October.  Artist Saeri Cho asked me to revise the project for a new showing; switching the substrate (surface on which a print is received) from mens folded pants to many kinds of clothing items. The result was much more unexpected, and gave me the opportunity to choose locations where the design would print much cleaner, and more legible.  Some garments even got some experimental patterning.

HANDS!

The talented Miss Emily Joyce had a new print project to attack--hands!  This new set of prints are the same dimension as the first set of prints we had worked on (eyeballs)--55" x 88."

Afterwards, Emily painted large loose snake-like marks over the entire print--more pictures to come!!!

Our color samples and "tokens" used to mark the placement for each hand

Amazing vintage "Mini-Swinger" hairdryer--perfect match for the print!

The finished products:

 

Snakes were painted with Acryla Gouache

Summer Titone

In between projects, I ran across an ad looking for some screenprinting help. Check out Summer Titone's vintage, recycled and new fashion designs. She's adorable!

 

Here are tags made to hang with the garments.

Fol Chen

A while back I printed these CD covers for my friend's band Fol Chen. They had the covers printed as a limited edition of 50, to  accompany them on their Fall 2009 European Tour. The music is great! Download the very same albumn right here!!

The CD covers were printed on Stonehenge paper.  The patterned backround is also featured on the bands "uniform!"

UV Protection

I was asked by artist Rebecca Morales to help protect the life of some prints she was going to have made.  Her project, in it's entirety will exist as a sculpture made up of smaller resin cast sculptures and bronze cast sculptures assembled on an illuminated table. The table will then be scattered with detailed lithographs of writings done by artists and friends of hers who are helping to inform the work of art.  The lithographs were printed by George Page, at Versailles Press, in florescent colored inks. Florescents are characteristically very fugitive. To help retard their discoloring process, I screenprinted layers of transparent base, containing a UV absorber,  over each sheet of super thin Gampi paper.

The result made for an even richer look for the flourescent inks and the Gampi became more satin to the touch. All 153 prints loked like individual treasured gems inscribed with insight. I am looking forward to seeing the project finalized.

The Littlest Print Exchange

Recently I participated in "The Littlest Print Exchange" , which involved an edition of 50- 3.5in x 3.5in prints The practice of a coordinating a print exchange creates an opportunity for printmakers, such as myself, to create an edition of prints, in this case 50, which are then combined with the prints of other artists to create portfolios. These portfolios then get redistributed back to each of the printers. In exchange for the 50 prints I gave, I get 50 different ones in return. Usually exchanges have  coordinating sizes and/or themes.  I can't wait to see all of the little guys!

This is an image of my participating print--pretty close to actual size!

It is a screenprint on Mexican wood paper.