Drawing
So I have my drawing studio up and running but now I have to find the time to sit down and draw. I have to say, I find it quite intimidating looking at all my artist friends and seeing how talented they are and holding myself to those standards. I admit I'm a little self-conscious about my drawings. I’ve always felt that my drawing lacks something and needs improvement. I remember being in drawing class and seeing people who made it look effortless while I always seemed to struggle. My drawings seemed off, or the light didn’t look right, or something. Putting my ideas on paper is not as easy for me compared to sculpting, which seems to come more naturally for me. Seeing ideas in my head and modifying them is always effortless in my mind but sitting down and making it become a reality is much more of a process on paper and sometimes it feels like time wasted. I am probably putting too much emphasis on being perfect and not letting the creativity flow but I am a bit of a perfectionist so it’s hard to let it go and let the process take over. I hope to conquer my fears and start drawing small and start working my way up to these bigger X-Ray drawings I’ve been wanting to work on. But for now I just need to start drawing in my new space and work toward the goal of the X-Ray drawings I am fascinated with. Screen Printing I am also very excited to be finishing up some killer screen prints. I had the chance to work on these etchings I did a couple months back, and finally got to put the finishing screen print on top of the etchings. I added a very subtle bone detail over the etching making the piece very soft and calming. A different feel altogether and I am very happy with the results I got using the two printing processes. I am also excited to be finishing up another Bones edition. This print was created a little differently then the rest of the series. I created it in Photoshop and printed it as a CMYK, then separated out the layers and printed it as a traditional screen print. This particular print had an overlay over another print using the opacity to lighten up the top layer to let the bottom layer show through. Trying to separate that would be a nightmare so I decided to use a CMYK to catch the details of this edition, and let’s just say the print turned out amazing. Soon to be out on my website and up for sale in the shop. Ceramics As you know from my last post I have been working on ceramics. While the holidays have cut into my studio time, I also think I’ve hit some problems and need a little help to work through them. So I hired some help from the kind hands of Laura Davis from Core Clay and she is going to get me out of this little rut and push me forward. I have a lot of pots that have been fired and I'm about to get some glazes on them. The pots are nothing fancy but practical and nice to have for home or office. I will be putting them up on Facebook because they will all need a home. I think that’s about it for now. Thank you for your support!
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