Continuing to work in a series, I decided to explore ways of printing on fabric using a simple shape, the circle, to evoke living forms. I monoprinted several pieces of fabric with a few colors of acrylic paint using a Gelli Arts monoprinting plate. Each fabric piece was around 12″ x 20″. These fabrics will be … More Working in Circles
First Do No Harm – 40 1/2″ x 40 1/2″ I’ve continued on my series, but haven’t posted in a while, so here’s an update on my work in the Working in Series class at UC Berkeley Extension, Fall quarter. Life Wheel – 37 1/2″ x 44″ I continued making pieces from the previous quarter … More Working in a Series … to be continued …
In the Working in Series class this quarter, I had several pieces in progress at once. One of my pieces began with a UFO (quilting term for UnFinished Object) that I found in my fabric stash. The UFO consisted of a number of randomly shaped blocks pieced together several years ago that didn’t seem to lead anywhere … More Endangered
For the past several weeks I’ve been in Pamela Lanza’s UC Berkeley Extension class, Working in Series. Here’s the course description: The process of working in series is an effective vehicle to unlock creative potential, capitalize on unexpected discoveries and uncover new forms of self-expression. Illustrated lectures introduce you to contemporary artists who work in series … More Working in a Series
Our final assignment in the UC Berkley Extension class “Printmaking and Street Art as Activist Tools” was to create a series of three related linocuts, printing each with an edition of five. I decided to continue with my turtle theme to highlight the plastic problem and create a set of shopping bags. I started by printing canvas … More “No Plastic Zone” Turtle Totes
In Pamela Lanza’s class Voice and Vision at the San Francisco Art Institute, we’ve been exploring ways to incorporate text into our work including using randomness and spontaneity in our processes. One of our exercises was to clip random words and phrases from magazines, then turn them into poems that we could use in our … More The World Needs More
Continuing with “Printmaking and Street Art as Activist Tools” my next assignment was to create a linocut about the plastic problem and make it available online as a pdf. The hawksbill turtles swim thousands of miles in their annual migration, so the idea of depicting them as olympic swimmers made sense to me. After making a few … More A Message about Plastic from the Turtle Swim Team
A fellow student Susan Richardson in the UC Berkeley Extension class “Printmaking and Street Art as Activist Tools” tackled the issue of global warming in her first project by asking “Could you Possibly”. She created a series of linocuts printed on newspaper. Each of the prints has the text “Could You Possibly” at the top and “Save Our … More Could You Possibly?
Our next assignment in “Printmaking and Street Art as Activist Tools” was to create a zine about our issue. As I learned more about plastic, I thought of ways I could eliminate bringing more plastic into my home. This became the topic for my zine. For the artwork, I created a new linocut for the cover, reused … More A Zine about Plastics
It all started in the UC Berkeley Extension class “Printmaking and Street Art as Activist Tools”. I wanted to learn printmaking techniques and art that grappled with ideas that were important to me. Researching topics that mattered, protecting the environment resonated with me. I started learning about plastic and learned what a problem it causes … More Plastic Kills
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