The textiles! Digital and Handprinted. Next they will be cut up for clothing and pillowcases. The third picture is the textile that will be hanging in the gallery, it is 7 yards of fabric.





  Ahhhh it's Mid February! Wrapping up the printing.... 

Print Exchange at Conference

This January I have been working on a project for the Southern Graphics Print Council Conference, which will be in New Orleans this March.  I am participating in a exchange with printmakers from all over the US.  We are to design a print that will be folded into a 3D "home" representing the nomadic lifestyle many people are experiencing in this world because of war, natural disasters, the economy, globalization, and much more. This houseboat is based off a Kettuvallom, which is a popular houseboat in India.  It is also inspired by the Dutch and how they have always embraced water in their cities.  If scientists are right about ocean levels rising in the near future, many more people may choose or be forced to navigate the rising seas in their homes. 

Planning the print was a new challenge, I have never made a print into a 3D form. I decided to use the Japanese tradition of paper folding, Origami. Below is the final product.


Juried Exhibitions

My prints "Exchanges Vapors Suddenly" and "Shrink Sideways, Always Together" were chosen for a juried exhibition and will be showcased at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles MO from January 13th-February 14th.  "Exchanges Vapors Suddenly" also won a cash award from the Juror! This print will also be on view at OhioCentric here in Columbus at the Ohio State Urban Arts Space from February 18th-March 24th. 

                                                        "Exchanges Vapors Suddenly"

                                                  "Shrink Sideways, Always Together"

Mozzy Fabric


The Mozzys made there way to this beautiful deep violet colored cotton, which I discharged printed (basically bleach removing the dye) What turned up was a mix of blue-green and hints of yellow that contrast nicely with the purple. I am still working on improving my continuous printing skills, it is harder than it seems, at least for someone that isn't a perfectionist!

My Bibliography. so far....


Andล, Hiroshige, Henry DeWitt. Smith, Amy G. Poster, and Robert T. Buck. Hiroshige, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. New York: G. Braziller, 1992. Print.

Brown, Claudia, and Jessie Whipple Vickery.  Pattern Design and Beyond. New York: Pattern People. 2011. Digital PDF.

Brรผderlin, Markus, and Ernst Beyeler. Ornament and Abstraction: the Dialogue between Non-Western, Modern and Contemporary Art. Basel: Fondation Beyeler, 2001. Print.

Casteras, Susan P. John Ruskin and the Victorian Eye. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993. Print.

Gombrich, E. H. The Sense of Order: a Study in the Psychology of Decorative Art. Ithaca, NY: Cornell UP, 1979. Print.

Haddon, Alfred C. Evolution in Art: as Illustrated by the Life-histories of Designs. London: W. Scott, 1914. Print.

Herrera, Arturo, and Friedrich Meschede. Arturo Herrera: You Go First. New York, NY: D.A.P./Distributed Art, 2004. Print.

Hoskins, Lesley. The Papered Wall: History, Pattern, Technique. New York: Abrams, 1994. Print.

Jackson, Anna. Japanese Textiles: in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: V & A Publications, 2000. Print.

Leeuw-de, Monti Matteo De., Sonia Delaunay, Petra Timmer, Matilda McQuaid, and Susan Brown. Color Moves: Art & Fashion by Sonia Delaunay. New York: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 2011. Print.

Marcoci, Roxana. Comic Abstraction: Image-breaking, Image-making. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2007. Print.

Matisse, Henri, and John Elderfield. The Cut-outs of Henri Matisse. New York: G. Braziller, 1978. Print.

Proctor, Richard M. The Principles of Pattern: for Craftsmen and Designers. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977. Print.

Wood, Ghislaine. Surreal Things: Surrealism and Design. London: V&A Publications, 2007. Print.

Woodham, Jonathan M. Twentieth Century Ornament. London: Studio Vista, 1990. Print.

When I saw this in the grocery store I imagined placing only this in a time capsule. What would the future think about this concoction? 



This print is confrontational, the repetition demands you walk up and read it.  Nutrition labels are truthful (which can be very scary!) and confusing.  People can be in denial about this factual evidence presented to them. The mirrored label represents this denial and confusion. This print relates heavily to Andy Warhol's screenprinted Coca-Cola bottles, which uses repetition in a grid structure to express mass production and uniformity. This beverage is 100% artificial, therefore 100% affordable and 100% toxic.






Textile Print

"Mouthman" Hand dyed and printed on Cotton.  I am getting closer to the results I want in the surface design studio. This week I am going to be building a new registration device, by the end of November things should be going smoothly. 




A screenprintprint about dreams and letting go of burdens. 




Inspired by a radioactive looking drink at the Grocery store....
I have repeated and mirrored the label over and over to give an overwhelming feeling to the piece and also to make it slightly difficult to read the label, food labels are always a bit confusing and we can go into denial about the facts.



Continuous pattern printing...I am thinking and reading about the psychological effects patterns have on the mind.  How patterns relate to music through harmony and rhythm. What happens when the pattern isn't perfectly spaced, how much does the eye look for imperfections? Also Tte uniqueness of the hand print, each shape is slightly different in character.