Posted by Nancy Tobin on Mar 26, 2009 in In the Studio
I’ll probably be posting a lot of “In the Studio” pieces in the near future; as I am frantically trying to get work finished for a few upcoming shows (More on those soon!)
So here’s another peek at what I’ve got going on!
After my wonderful Fellowship at the Brodsky Center; I was left with more than a head-full of exciting ideas, new friends and wet clothes. I also received 10 of the 30 editioned pieces of Hush my glorious collaboration with papermakers Lisa Switalski and Anne McKeown.
Hush Redux - in progress
Hush - Paper pulp
I was also given all the proofs that didn’t quite make the grade. Of course, as a collage artist I’m not going to get rid of any of those delicious bits! So I thought I’d share with you the beginning of this new painting I’m doing, using the scraps from Hush as a base. I’m not sure where I’ll be taking it from here, but I’ll keep you updated as it progresses!
Also, I’ve included a shot of the very start of the piece I’m doing with the shadows that I mentioned in the previous post.
Layers to go before I sleep, layers to go before I sleep!
Sunday was the opening for the Art Connections 5 show at the George Segal Gallery; Wednesday, I picked up my paintings from the Boson Exotic show at the Rupert Ravens Gallery; and yesterday, I went down to Rutgers University, where I was part of an artists’ talk for the close of the Brodsky Center for Innovative Editions annual exhibit. Whew!
I was honored to be chosen to be a fellow at the Brodsky Center last spring and work for two intense weeks with Master Papermaker Anne Q. McKeown and her amazing assistant, Lisa Switalski. Together we created the piece Hush in an edition of 30. The entire piece is made from paper pulp and employs a variety of techniques, including stencils and silkscreen. The whole experience was exhausting and exhilarating.
The opening gave me a chance to see what the other fellows had produced, and it was fun to hear them speak about their experience as well:
The Ramones Commemorative Plates by Will Work for Good
Will Work for Good is an artist/design group based in the Washington DC metro area. The group consists of two; Kevin O’Neill and Karisa Senavitis. Together with the paper team at Brodsky, they created this edition of 20, titiled The Ramones Commemorative Plates. I think they really captured the spirit of the simple, raw energy of the group. Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee would be proud! (sniff)
Large Pie with Extra WMD by Joe Waks
Another fellow there last night was Joe Waks. He collaborated with the excessively talented Master Printmaker Randy Hemminghaus. Joe’s low-tech, ironic style came shining though on this delightful edition of 20 pizza boxes. There is plenty for the eye to enjoy on the box, but inside there’s an extra treat a 3D target-image of that last guy we had as president, complete with a set of 3D glasses!
Expletive #1 by Buzz Spector
I could go on and on and drop a lot of names of artists who were in the show, like Kiki Smith, Richard Tuttle, and Buzz Spector, but I’ll save that for another day.
