Process Gallery.

So tonight is the opening of our Process Gallery! Which is something a friend of mine put together for Freshmen (and some upperclassmen who are RAs). I have my studio on "display" I guess? Every one is able to go an walk through it, through all of our studio spaces actually, so that's over 44 separate spaces of student work, all either finished or in progress. (most of mine are the later).

This the main part of the installation I set up in my studio. It is comprised of the three-part book series about smoking's perception in today's society, and three sketchbooks (one not pictured), that are filled which are from sometime in Senior year of high school until yesterday, the 8th.

Besides those, There are some really sweet things up by the rest of the kids there. Check out the Process Gallery and see the rest!

Ta ta~!

-Ben

Printer. Printmaker.

FIRST TIME PRINTMAKING WHILE AT MICA!!!!!

(even though it will probably end up being my major :D)

Regardless, I had a ton of fun with these, I had nearly forgotten how much I love it.

Well this is the third edition of a book series that I am making. I will up load the entire series when they are done, but that will be another day. (Probably on Monday or Tuesday)

Carving station! Sitting in my room.

Paper mock-ups for the finished product.

The book cover, an old cigarette box.

Mock-up of how the final will fit in the cover.

The four preliminary attempts, two on cardstock, and two on Arches Hot-Pressed 140lbs paper.

The final materials, all lined up and waiting to be folded and made into the book.

Original sketch, linoleum sheet/block, and the final print!

Eat it up #2

Finished~!!!!!

ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD IS AMAZING!

Ok, I'm gonna be a complete fanboy right now, BUT HOLY SHIT!!! I LOVE ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD! They are one of my favorite bands, and I just went and saw them live for the first time :D I also found $60 on the floor, and went and bought some awesome merch! The other dude I saw, 

Into It. Over It. was really cool too, and I got some stuff from him too.

At the very beginning, playing I think People II.

I don't remember at all @__@

SPOILS OF WAR!!!!!

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CANVAS STRETCHING IS EASY. 

No seriously folks, I just stretched my first two canvases today, and I do not understand why people complain about it. I also built the stretcher bars from scrap wood from MICA's wood shop. Tons 'o fun to work on a machine again. Oh how I miss stage crew.

Buying stretcher bars? Oh girrrrrrl 'ell no!

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Painting and Coffee

Tonight/this morning, I had my very first glass, cup, mug of coffee. all just so i could stay awake to finish my painting homework which is due at 8:30am. Here is the first part of the work that is due.

I still have to finish painting a  grey-scale still life, then figure out how to glaze colors on top of it. AND have it dry for class... I think I will be blow-drying a lot tonight. I only hope my hair dryer lasts.

till next time!

ta~

Eat it up

Current project about analogies? i hope it works...

ta~