Trace at 23 Sandy Gallery
At long last, Trace, the Shift-lab project which includes the Marina book and prints I’ve been working on since last July, will be up at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, … Continue reading
Print yields process, process yields drawings.
I’ve finally cleared the last of the Marina prints off of the drying rack. We haven’t been able to do any laundry for the last two weeks while we’ve been … Continue reading
Printing with Cliff Chalk. . . plus a piece of news
The chalk cliffs surrounding the Brighton marina site are made up of the remains of ancient sea creatures, the fossilized bones of ice age land mammals, and nodules of flint. … Continue reading
Rebuilding the Marina
My ongoing collaboration as a member of Shift-lab has forced me to look up from a mountain of Figure Study binding and venture out into the fresh air. Something new! … Continue reading
Shift-lab on the table: Codex February 8-11
And we’re off! I fly tomorrow to reunite with my Shift-lab companions at the Codex Book Fair. I’ve been so consumed by finishing my new book that I haven’t had … Continue reading
Codex: A Race Against Time
AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRGHGHGHGHGH I’ll admit it. This is blind panic. I am desperate to get at least one copy of Figure Study together in time for Codex. I leave for San Francisco a … Continue reading
Inset label, anyone?
Last week a package arrived from Macy Chadwick in California. Inside? Book cloth, sample components, instructions and magnets for a set of boxes I am making to house our Shift-lab … Continue reading
Deadline Met! Shift Accomplished!
A miracle. My book and its partner print are in the belly of a plane making their way to the San Francisco Center for the Book, just in time for … Continue reading
Print teach bind teach print teach bind print
What is happening today? What is happening tomorrow? Things are busy right now and I am only just on top of what is happening day to day. Here is a … Continue reading
Breathing room + Deadlines = Honest to God Artwork
A long break in teaching since the holidays has given me the breathing room to think and design. The book I am producing with Shift-lab is really moving forward now. … Continue reading
