Storm Troopers….
Margaret Kilgallen. I know I know, I keep posting about this show, but can’t get enough! (Show at Ratio3)
confluence, solo show @lemieuxgallerie, install part 1
I honestly don’t know who reads this blog (except for my dear friend Barbara), nor do I consider myself a blogger per se. But this serves as a space to share things that inspire me and give a little peek into the things we do in the printshop, studio, or out in the world. This last week I installed work in my first solo show in New Orleans. Besides being a letterpress printer/designer, I make work that shows in galleries in the fine art world. Sometimes the images cross over into my letterpress work and sometimes the letterpress work crosses over into the fine art. It can be fun to see what happens. I often don’t see the obvious connection until after the work is hanging or installed. I very much buy into the idea of chance, the subconscious, and efficiency in art making. Not in that order and not always any of those things (especially efficiency). But you’ll often see paper cuts, printmaking, and also mixed media, thread, and powder coated, laser cut steel.
LeMieux Galleries is located on Julia St in New Orlean’s arts district. On Thursday the installation of the show began. So here I will show a peek of the work and the process, from stuff strewn on the floor, the tedious nailing of 120 raindrops, and some things that make it to the wall. I apologize for the low res photos, better photos to come…
Thanks to Christy, for all leveling and gridding of all the raindrops.
raccoons up close….
at blackbird, we letterpress print and die cut these bear hug cards, so here’s a cross over of the bears in fine art land, here they are cut out of security envelopes with hand drawn faces, hugging various images.
almost there, with the big bear on the floor, not quite ready for install
stingrays, steel and paper
drawing in progress
other framed pieces, hand cut paper, sewing. Nutrias….
many pelicans….. can’t get them out of my head these days
As far as what this is all about… confluence is “a flowing or meeting together; a joining.” From the floor of the sea, up to the clouds, confluence comments visually on animal and human relationships: interaction/interference, their subtle links of life, the love, hate, and disregard of the other. Through the use of printmaking, paper cutting, and mixed media, the work reflects on the patterning of life, interdependence, autonomy, and the narrative between the two worlds.
The opening is Saturday March 12, 6-8pm, come out and visit if you can. The show runs until April 16. There’s more that isn’t shown here so come by and see! And thanks for looking…
It’s Mardi Gras weekend here in south Louisiana. It’s a rainy day and instead of indulging in the carnival this year, I’m taking my first day off in over two months, watching the rain, reflecting on art, and loving on the dogs. Happy Mardi Gras everybody!
wonderful little birds by becca kallen, that you can print, cut and make ornaments! see more on her website. (found on a tweet by design*sponge)
Oh so beautiful paper’s 2011 calendar roundup
Such a nice collection of 2011 calendars gathered by Nole, over at Oh So Beautiful Paper.
She was sweet enough to include us! Stay tuned for our limited edition Mighty Pelican to be listed very soon……
here are a few calendars that I’d love to look at all year:
and well i guess we better include our little crab calendar…….. ;)
