Grid Work

A well known architect, though one who's name I can't connect to the thought, said that window grids separated the view into distinct sections, each with their own composition. This struck me as I walked to the Rochester airport's ramp parking lot. Must have been those grids.
 

Making Marks

This piece of printed linen was made exactly as my cotton. The only step different is that I zig-zag stitch the cut sides before I soda soak the fabric. That way it doesn't unravel or fray too much in washing. The screen print is paper left from printing labels. I'll have to capture that in Tyvek to last longer. 
 

Nest Eggs

The Schweinfurth's exhibition Made in New York decided to take my piece Nest Eggs for their 2022 show. This is a detail of the screen printing that became a whole cloth quilt. It'll be nice to see where it goes in the show, and the company it keeps. 
 

Birthday Pearls

Once a year I mark the day. It's never the same, sometimes it's the pits, sometimes I wear pearls. This birthday was modest, so the only pearls were the ones we  made in chalk. There's a gap in our ages, but we enjoy the same things. 
 

In Person for Today

I've been meeting with a great group of printers for months, and today I was out of town, but near Karen Schulz. So, it was a chance to remote my meeting as well as fine tune the technique I call "print the table". We had a great time just being live, hopefully worked out some details, and had a good print day!
 

Just Hung Up

Another whole cloth hung up and ready to join the growing group of printed pieces. It's 42 x 42. Still without a name, but that will appear at some point. On to the next.
 

Packing for Santa Fe

Best way I could remember what I'm sending off ahead of time for my class in Santa Fe is to take a photo. Glue gun, sticks, long handled spoons, apron, gloves, etc. What would I do without that phone camera? My trusty note taker.
 

Packing for San Francisco

I've selected works to show at Joe Cunningham's Gallery in San Francisco opening March 13th. This is a one fabric piece and led me to name the exhibit "One, Two, Many". We'll see it that makes sense to anyone. 
 

Before I'm Finished

I've silk scarves to pack for my Santa Fe trip. And this just said "Hey, how's about monoprinting?" So, I heard that, and did.
 

Print Santa Fe

March  7-11 I'll be teaching for Madeline Island School of the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Print your heart out. We're near some fabulous sites of inspiration, not the least of which is the Museum of International Folk Art which will be a field trip!. Details on my website on the calendar page.
 

The Screen That Won't Quit

Unbelievably, I ran out of white pfd fabric. So I quickly soda soaked some linen I had bought. The linen is printed with a texture on the front (how I bought it) so I'm printing the back. I'm using a glued screen that has been printed at least 50 times, and it's still viable. We should live so long.