Can't Ignore Mother Nature

Yes, I was that far back. My trail partner had a better (New York style) pace, but I caught up eventually. It was a long printing day, and we were due for a break in the fresh air. 
 

Go Big, No Bigger

My guest artist is making a board for rubbing. Here Ariane wields a hot melt glue gun on a rather large heavy paper board. I didn't even have to suggest she make it large. It'll add the texture she is looking for in her equally large prints. 
 

Ariane is in the House

Friend and artist Ariane Zurcher is working in my studio this week and got started with thickened dyes. Her style is more painterly, and I trust that her explorations will, no doubt, emerge to resemble the collage work that she loves. Should be a fun ride.
 

Take Aways

I've been a fan of seeing work discussed mid-way through its process. What to do next, or if at all, is always a great point in knowing when to continue, or when to call it finished. This is why workshops are needed, if nothing else than to think out loud among others who contribute their thought as well. 
 

Time for More

I could save this and bring to my next workshop at QBL, but I thought the web store needed more. So it's been loaded and ready for you to see close up. I've more printing in the days ahead, especially when the days are so hot. Then I'm happy to be "cool" printing.
 

Each Different, Each Same

The view from lunch and the work areas abandoned (they're just at left holding a plate of Chinese). It my workshops are alike -- a table in white plastic adorned with fabric made in thickened dye. There's two more -- Quilting By the Lake in July, Hudson River Valley in August. Join me in printing; can't promise Chinese.

 

We Did Have Fun

Before we disassembled our work space at Pro Chemical and Dye, we get together for a last laugh. You can honestly say it was a week of working hard and making good prints. And in between, a few good laughs. Thanks all for letting me have a bit of fun and hanging out this past week. 
 

Thinking Hard

Thursday marks day four, and by now I've added as much as I can about using screens, and it's time to explore the limits of the medium. What emerged was a slew of wonderful, thoughtful works that brought new strikes, marks, and compositions. I love seeing all of this.
 

Print Train Coming Through

We should have had that soul train song track playing while the prints moved from table to clothesline, but we didn't. It was enough fun just to see what these two were cooking up. And the rest of us took notes and printed more.
 

Longest Day to Print

A great way to spend the longest day of the year is by printing. Though Suzanne hadn't said the sunshine (that was ample today) was the inspiration for this print, it certainly could have been. More printing tomorrow at Pro Chemical and Dye in Fall River, Mass.
 

Waiting At Home

These layered prints wait for me to give them the final thumbs up or down. I'll be adding more to my website store in a week or so, as well as quilting some as whole cloths. 
 

Creepy

Enring my room, I saw the TV was already on with a "welcome PAT" message as a screen saver. Let's see how much they watch me. Starting tomorrow with a class at Pro Chem, one of my favorite places. 
 

Always the Right Glove

Getting ready to head over to Pro Chemical and Dye tomorrow means packing. And from this line-up, I need the left hands. You can find me in two more spots this summer on the East Coast. One is Quilting By the Lake in July, and the other Hudson River Valley Workshops in August. Both printing.
 

Glue Report

Well, sad to say that the glue experiment has hit a snag. Snafu. Obstacle. I've printed a silk scarf where the glue started to break down (I think because the line was so small) and has left particles of glue stuck to the silk -- after being in water all day to wash and rinse. Back to the drawing board.
 

Phew -- Glue!

It worked well, that glue screen. I've got it printed and through the washout in a day, just to see if it was as nice as I'd thought. I cut the mixing blue with print paste to lighten, added a border, and like this as a workable background. It's on the wall hanging out.
 

Itchin

I can't wait till this glue dries and I can try it out in a print. I'm using Elmer's washable school glue, and from other tries, it may or may not wash out completely. So, I've got a sacrificial screen to use. Note that I've left off taping the screen. It works, just differently from the taped ones.
 

Strawberry Moon, Not

You know by now that my humble camera can't capture the REAL moon, so you'll find this substitute for the strawberry moon in my gardenscape. I'm home for a week and loving my verdant surroundings. Now there is weeding to do!
 

Red for Effect

Part of a cut paper work at the Columbus Museum of Art and Design, the red makes a definite statement. I'm interested in the cut line for examples of design elements for cutting Tyvek stencils for printing. Or I could brush soy wax on the silkscreen with the repeated elements. That tree is gorgeous. 
 

Being At School

At QSDS we stay on the Columbus College of Art and Design campus. We pass installations, galleries, experimental art, and design tools on our way to and from our class. It rubs off. Which is what that is supposed to do. To jump-start new ideas, to find links to try in our own endeavors.
 

Selling It All

The second week's vendor night had none of my printed fabric, just my silk scarves. I took home just two, and gifted one on the way. So, QSDS is a great place to find artist made apparel. Heck, you'd come away with a new wardrobe. 

 

Packing Up

 It was time to pack it all up and celebrate the QSDS 2022 symposium. I had to admire Jill's clever filing system for keeping tract of her tyvek motifs. I learned more and more. Thank you my clever class! 

Drying Room

At our setup at QSDS there is a "drying room" which is an empty classroom where we outfit a few clotheslines. The impromptu exhibition of surface design techniques is amazing to watch. Color, motif, scale, pattern and technique is all on view. A great day, this Thursday.
 

Hump Day

It was a great printing day. With most of the techniques under the belt, we were ready to try out more creative ways to print. Tomorrow has great promise. That'll be out "work" day here at QSDS. 
 

On the Way to Work

I pass this on the way to teaching at QSDS. It is a wall mural on a building's outer skin. Made if thick ceramic blocks, it contains raised parts that become circles. Part of the campus at Columbus College of Art nd Design.

Take the Stage

Jeanette DiNicolis Meyer spoke tonight about her work and how covid era has effected her work. A brief but fascinating short talk at QSDS. I spoke ahead of her so my quilts drape the stage.
 

Enough Room

QSDS takes over the art building at the Columbus College of Art and Design for their symposium. And they give me a generous and wonderful to have students work at building abstract compositions. The finished pieces were just lovely to watch take form.
 

Make It & Break It

A two day class in improvisational design for quilting started today at QSDS in Columbus, Ohio. We started small, with half yard cuts of three selected fabrics. Each started with different fabrics, and at the end of the day, finished with a great start to an abstract piece.
 

Yes, We Made It

We all survived the five days at QSDS.  I had a talented group of printers, ones who put up with me and printed like crazy. Can't ask for better. 

Room Full of Blues

...and oranges, reds, yellows, blacks, and everything in between. With 17 printers churning out works with various techniques showing the diversity of motifs. It's fun, that's for sure. And just being in this spontaneous installation is pretty heady.
 

Table Size Matters

The worktables are sturdy and generous. Might be about 8' long. So working on a large piece is easy -- unless your arms don't reach. We've gotten started using silkscreens for printing, and the printing is mounting up. Nice to work in the Columbus College of Art and Design's classrooms for QSDS.