tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73477359219398094032024-03-19T04:05:15.437-07:00coated colors like sedimentAn attempt to encourage and document side projects and ideas that are a part of my art process but don't quite belong on my artist website.kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-63244890781676296592012-10-24T17:00:00.002-07:002012-10-24T17:00:24.861-07:00it's like riding a bike<br />
Most people have heard of and probably used that simile before: learning x is like riding a bike, once you do you'll never forget how to do it.<br />
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Recently I spent an afternoon trying to teach my friend how to ride a bicycle. After a few mishaps and lots of advice from passing power-walkers ( sorry my bike seat does not go down lower, no matter how many times you ask me) I watched things finally click for him, and off he pedaled down the path and around a curve. Is there anything like the thrill of finally understanding how to do something, that light-bulb moment, the "ahh here I go!"<br />
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Making art is very much like that for me. A discovery or often a rediscovery, something I learned that remains as a muscle memory, ready for me to use whenever the moment presents itself. Skills do get rusty though, and like stiff joints they can add hurdles to reclaiming that bike like thrill. A few days after my bike teaching adventure I spent an afternoon making things because I wanted to, because I wanted to feel the heady feeling of stretching those art muscles and just going.<br />
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<i>(notice the drawing underneath that just wasn't going anywhere) </i></div>
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<i>Then I sprayed a mixture of cheap black ink and sepia ink onto the board. I've been really into spray bottles recently.</i></div>
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<i>I pulled prints from my twine drawing on nice blank paper </i></div>
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<i>The top 2 were dry prints, the bottom one I wet the paper first</i></div>
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<i> I did 2 prints on color photocopies of some of my distemper paintings</i></div>
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<i>Then painted into my prints and original board</i></div>
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<i> gold sky!</i></div>
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<i>More color and an abandoned space pack</i></div>
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<br /><i>The photos above are a bit blurry but show the gold in a way that the scanner just didn't pick up, which means I should probably go back and do a second coat!</i></div>
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<i>simple and bleak</i> </div>
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<i>I can imagine going in with color pencil and getting some detail in to contrast the blurriness. </i></div>
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<i><br />I took off some of the twine to see what kind of effect it would have, and while there are parts I like, I do want to work more into it- something needs to change with the white crater holes.</i></div>
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I'll be cruising around town and letting these and other ideas percolate for the next crafternoon.</div>
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Collaborating on a art piece isn't easy.</div>
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It takes a lot of honest sharing and compromise and letting go of ideas that you may think are wonderful to get the piece to where it really should go. </div>
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Emily and I wanted to create a piece that was more than
just a dress- we wanted to create something that utilized our strengths;
Emily's fashion construction knowledge and ingenuity with materials, my
painting and color style, and our shared obsession with detail. We
wanted to add an extra challenge as well- a sound element, something
kinetic. It was also important for us to honor our Midwest roots, so it
became quite clear during our concept brain storming sessions that using
Lake Michigan as a source of inspiration could be a fantastic way to
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Once we had decided on a Lake Michigan theme we worked hard to think of related concepts and ideas. Here's one of our lists:</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">storms</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">fishing</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">folk lore around the Great Lakes</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">sailors</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">interpretation of weather </li>
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But one of the most important parts of long term art project is deciding what is absolutely key to the piece- what is the body and soul of the work? For Emily and I these were the qualities we wanted:</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">multifaceted</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">interactive</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">technically superior concepts</li>
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and the question we continually asked: How important is quality to innovation and what can we work on that will lead to both?</div>
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Emily and I don't draw up a lot of preliminary sketches prior to making our work, but this is our earliest sketch of what our piece may have looked like.</div>
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This was my first time painting fabric that would be worn; I started applying the colors rather timidly, because it's always easier to add than to take away. It was extra difficult because the fabric for the dress is a stretchy mesh, so anything I painted soaked right through. We chose the netting for the majority of the fabric because we wanted to play with opacity and light, and to have different dimensions and stage lighting possibilities.</div>
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Astronaut print hanging out with drying segments of the dress </div>
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Stage one of the dress: All fabric segments painted and sewn together. Emily and I had been working separately on different aspects of the dress up to this point, so this was the first time we could see how Emily's swirling pattern and my storm/ sunset on clouds fit together- we also realized that we had unintentionally/unknowingly matched the silks to the darker hues in the painting, which was a lovely surprise! </div>
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Stage two of the dress: the bead work and sequins have been added to the dress but not finalized. The dress has reached the point where we felt comfortable photographing it in order to make submission deadlines, but we knew that we would continue to add more detail work. </div>
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Our piece evolved from involving a group of 3 figures to just one. Resin raindrop beads morphed into metal clattering beads we made from soda cans. We decided that rain-stick cuffs was too easy of a noise solution so we moved on to the idea of creating a rumbling thunder sound. At first we thought of a large piece of sheet metal that could be rumbled behind the main figure. The metal could be painted, so it would act like a movable background, which adds a lot of control of how viewers experience the piece on stage, but would require 2 additional actors and costumes. Ultimately we decided against this more elaborate stage presence because of the added cost, the additional time needed to make more costumes and the difficulty in shipping everything.</div>
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We decided on a bell because it fit our theme and the shape would hid a thunder stick- an Indonesian toy that consists of a tube with a spring. The tube amplifies the vibrations that the spring makes on a membrane that covers the end of the tube. When shaken a thunder stick produces a loud rumbling sound, very much like thunder. The tube I fashioned makes a more distant rumbling sound, but I'm very happy it works since it's made with an oatmeal tube and things from our local hardware store. </div>
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The Siren's Bell, first attempt. Exaggerated paint job to make it more visible on stage. </div>
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After submitting the piece to ArtPrize and learning that it would be seen up close we decided to make the bell more viewer friendly- sanded paper-mache to make it look more realistic, more nuanced weathered painting, and a dusting of sand to make it feel like it had really rested at the bottom of Lake Michigan. </div>
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The metal beads were made from soda cans. First we punctured the empty cans and cut them into the largest usable piece of metal.We then cut circles, folded in the edges then crimped the circles into these folded triangle shapes that make a gentle tinkling sound. We (mostly Emily) sewed these to places on the dress where the most movement would occur- enhancing the natural rustling sound. </div>
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Detail of Emily's beautiful beading and sequin work. Fun fact: for every sequin I can sew on, Emily can do 5. </div>
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Last but certainly not least is the leather mask. Emily first shaped clay into a mold of what she wanted the mask to look like. Once the mold was ready she made a pattern to cut out the rough shape of leather. Then Emily wet the leather and stretched it over the mold, which really involved a lot of pulling, tugging and a hand numbing amount of time rubbing the leather so it would form to the mold. After letting the leather dry for about a day it was hand painted. Now it was a mask, but a little too plain. To do the bead work on the mask Emily had to pre-poke the holes and then do the beading by hand. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBXWeV90_DQM0dSXCFmyvPwTgBlHL0zNa_rV8eEQTpH7sQX9q8ovv-j0F4S4ttiiIOwmSTybwNhxrxf3HawfiqlemaA8MZBd0gAlknfe2w_GhYhEsE8qYJKuXf50SNwa3yfocsK5i7fcX/s1600/DSCN3660+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBXWeV90_DQM0dSXCFmyvPwTgBlHL0zNa_rV8eEQTpH7sQX9q8ovv-j0F4S4ttiiIOwmSTybwNhxrxf3HawfiqlemaA8MZBd0gAlknfe2w_GhYhEsE8qYJKuXf50SNwa3yfocsK5i7fcX/s400/DSCN3660+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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Emily and I spent months working on this piece, and we are so pleased to have the public interacting with it at ArtPrize!</div>
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<a href="http://www.artprize.org/norakiera-emily/2012/siren-of-michigani">Siren of Michigani</a> an art piece that Emily Hagen and I have created has been accepted and is currently being shown in this year's ArtP<span id="goog_1363405793"></span><span id="goog_1363405794"></span>rize competition in Grand Rapids Michigan.<br />
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Our piece is in the parlor room of <a href="http://www.artprize.org/first-united-methodist-church">The First United Methodist Church</a>; the space is better than we imagined and we are so thankful to have such a great setting for our installation. <br />
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If you are able to travel to <a href="http://www.artprize.org/visit">Grand Rapids September 19th - October 7th</a> I would highly recommend it- there is an incredible variety and amount of art, and the viewing public has a real say in which pieces deserve a cash prize. It's a really amazing way to bring art to non-traditional venues, it is free and open to the public and any person can display their work. Votes for art pieces can only be made by people who have registered and have actually been in the ArtPrize area, which makes this whole process really democratic.<br />
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Come back soon to read a post see that details how Emily Hagen and I conceptualized and built "Siren of Michigani"!</div>
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<br />kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-47046367953390713072012-07-01T16:46:00.001-07:002012-07-01T16:46:40.416-07:00pretending to be grownThe past year has been a lot of different things. Last June I accepted an offer to work full-time on a limited contract as an administrative assistant. It was an education. I learned how to graciously answer angry phone calls, that office politics is all about patience, negotiation and the ability to sit on a snide email and answer it helpfully a few minutes, hours or a day later. Every office has big movers and shakers, but I learned that the glue that hears and sometimes fixes everything are the quiet ones, the second in commands and the admins. I admired their ability to keep things together, to initiate the steps that make the biggest plans happen smoothly. I've always loved behind the scenes work, and this world sucked me in. I wanted to learn everything I could, I wanted to be a great admin.<br />
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I could figured out most office tasks with minor instruction, was efficient
with my tasks and wrote professionally enough that there was always a
double-take when someone who knew me over the phone or email met me in
person: I was not the established professional, I was a young
short-haired upstart. I earned a lot of praise but not a permanent job, and my contract, though extended, ran it's course. <br />
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I've spent a lot of time in the past year being the average 20 something: working a part-time job, applying for full-time ones but not catching a break. Feeling helpless in this economy, resentful of the articles written by Baby-boomers who like to blame the state of our society on the narcissistic streak of my peers. I ignored that none of this was ever what I really wanted when I left Wisconsin and my sheltered adolescence behind.<br />
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It can be hard to admit that you don't have the foggiest idea of what you're doing or even who you want to be. I just want to wake up into the life where my bank statement doesn't induce a panic attack and where I split my day between keeping house and spending time with people I love, and painting it all out in a space I don't have to share; where I feel safe and am warm and can experiment to my hearts content. It's a big dream. It is so big that it's easier to let it stay a castle in the sky than to try to cut it down to fit here in reality. <br />
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Baby steps, patience and just putting it out there is the advice I give everyone. I hope to finally start following it. <br />
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I am trying to come back to myself. I will start posting about art and projects. I will show the things I have worked on in the past year. I will make more work, and make time in life for my art. The 12 months that span from July 2012 to July 2013 will be an artistic year; a year where I work on growing my inner core, the part of me that is beyond a resume. This year I will put in the work and learn and row and be able to introduce myself as an artist without any hesitation or apology.<br />
When I pull this off I can stop pretending and finally be grown.<br />
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<br />kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-5338529256142174702011-07-13T10:34:00.000-07:002011-07-13T10:38:25.489-07:00be a part of a powerful projectMy friend Katy is incredibly driven, please consider a small pledge to help her make her art! Her work really resonates with me, and I think that anyone who is fancinated with the past and how complex ties to family and to homelands will be just as drawn to Katy Tyler's work.<br />
Please consider a pledge of any size to help her make <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1714060987/wisdom-realizing-the-dakota-landscape?ref=users">this project</a> a reality.<br />
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See more of her work at <a href="http://www.studioktyler.com/">http://www.studioktyler.com/</a>kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-79247463916307917102011-06-07T20:17:00.000-07:002011-06-07T20:24:57.512-07:00I'm in a group show, opening this weekend!Hello Everyone!<br />
It's time for the annual Compound Gallery Artists group show! <br />
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I have one of my newer paintings in the show, and there will be 4-5 more in my studio for viewing and purchasing if you dare! Come for the opening, Saturday, June 11th, 6-9pm at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&q=1167+65th+st.,+Oakland,+CA+94608&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x80857e609549d359:0xf45cfbe3f87fb5a,1167+65th+St,+Oakland,+CA+94608&gl=us&ei=furuTdLhF_DTiALdq_D0AQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBkQ8gEwAA">1167 65th st., Oakland, CA 9460 </a><br />
Can't wait to see you there!<br />
Norakierakierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-40220970207120112342011-05-21T01:41:00.000-07:002011-05-21T01:41:54.934-07:00wow!I don't usually post about other artists or influences, or blog this late at night, but wowzers, check out this <a href="http://www.pnaumann.net/naumannMain/reviews/KuritaKoichi.html">guy</a>! His art is comprised of dirt. He is an earth curator. I want to make dirt paintings with these colors for the rest of my life!kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-41875817577376880292011-05-13T15:53:00.000-07:002011-05-13T15:53:33.765-07:00new paintings in process<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillvcCsdCEUEvWv0hqbSFBeCStIumJjqpIY3vVZGfDBZKC1O7scVqrtixvX8Wiw6NIjbRktfmSwTDBPgRf8EJ6KCI5OdFefzG7dmeVKxTNyIAcA1RJTj8WSAB3w0qhGvKwYUkZViY3UPxB/s1600/IMG00143-20110505-1728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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The first few layers<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSr0As-7zeZp0hyphenhyphenUU3omTH1F2S_SE2DmPSU3rjP4l6VNBToDUHcIf_OM6KhiKpGl1guKYZkxMXfBr7qZpJ536eH0I9wM0MiH7CdCyG25RiU4UY_mkgBNzUCGTTtLyLtqyfC1evub3BEg0l/s1600/IMG00145-20110506-1509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSr0As-7zeZp0hyphenhyphenUU3omTH1F2S_SE2DmPSU3rjP4l6VNBToDUHcIf_OM6KhiKpGl1guKYZkxMXfBr7qZpJ536eH0I9wM0MiH7CdCyG25RiU4UY_mkgBNzUCGTTtLyLtqyfC1evub3BEg0l/s320/IMG00145-20110506-1509.jpg" width="250" /></a></div>The group show is coming up at the Compound Gallery; I submitted my newer blue painting and I'm waiting to find out if it was accepted in or not. My newer paintings should be ready by then, but I haven't decided whether I'll have them hanging in the studio or at a high end furniture store that has offered to show and sell my work.kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-77281261628615648992011-04-13T11:46:00.000-07:002011-04-13T11:48:20.487-07:00rediscovering and reducing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://redefiningthemeaningofwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/jol-mmfront-180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://redefiningthemeaningofwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/jol-mmfront-180.jpg" /></a></div>I read this book right around the time of my last blog post, and I suppose in a way it is responsible for the lull in work. Minimalism is becoming more respected, desired and maybe even necessary. I've had and listened to conversations where people are tired of being fearful about their possessions- that using them will devalue/ruin it, that they don't have the right kind anymore, or enough. What I really enjoyed about this book was how accessible the information was, and the tone of the writing. Yes, at times it was a little cheesy, but I never felt threatened for the lifestyle I'm living, or by the steps to live a more minimalist life.<br />
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I'm a clutter kind of person. I grew up in a house teeming with stacks of books, with scores of art objects; for many years I slept on a pile of Persian carpets instead of a bed. I loved it. I loved being surrounded by all the patterns, textures and colors, all of the potential information just waiting for me to explore it. It shaped who I am, what I'm attracted to and what I find intriguing and comforting. All of these objects and their immensity became over whelming. It wasn't something I understood at the time because living this way was what I knew and was familiar with. I remember all of the books in the house, but in all honesty I probably read very few of them; I preferred the library and the choices there, and the whole ritual behind browsing and borrowing.<br />
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I left this home 6 years ago, and I'm just beginning to understand the draw behind a more minimalist life. It's hard for me as an artist to let possible materials go- the whisper of re-purposing is very seductive. My inner historian cringes at the loss of ephemera, but I make some compromises here and there. When I am not at work or spending time with my boyfriend I am sorting through things in my room. I have torn it apart, rearranged it, placed all my art materials together to see how much I really have and how little of it I actually use. I've gone through piles of magazines, drawings and papers, taking photos and writing down info on word docs before recycling them. It's liberating, once I get past the squirming uncomfortableness of destroying things that measured time or seemed to represent potential. <a href="http://rowdykittens.com/2010/09/miss-minimalist/">The Joy of Less</a> helped me realize a few things about objects and time. If it makes you happy and you love it then it's worth your time. It almost doesn't matter how much time or money went into something if it isn't serving a purpose in your life, and if you're not getting any enjoyment out of it. What good does something do squirreled away in boxes or closets or on cluttered shelves?<br />
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In the book Francine Jay asks this question: If you were given the opportunity of a lifetime (career, personal, whatever is closest to who you want to be reason) but you had to move across the country in 3 days for it, would you take it? Would you thrill at the opportunity, or would the dread of dealing with all of your possessions hold you back? Would those things prevent you from going? <br />
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My big project right now is downsizing. I don't want to feel overwhelmed by what I own, or stress about the lack of space. I don't need any excuses to hold myself back. If the future offers a move I want to be able to take it without it becoming about the stress of dealing with years of collected things.<br />
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Take a moment to go through something you haven't touched or thought about for a few months/years: sketch books, portfolios, papers, closets, folders on your hard drive. You'll find things you love and things that don't really apply to who you are currently and how you're living your life. Those moments are true learning moments, filled with all sorts of potential. Shifting through papers from my 2nd year of college I found ideas and images that I think I'm finally ready to tackle. It can be intimidating to start, but it can really refresh your creativity and how you feel in the present moment.kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-25160000784442681362011-03-16T14:11:00.000-07:002011-03-16T14:11:15.832-07:00success!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01w09z3P1dLxwdXA9rs8KmWrnC9C5_EuEwR1FkzaN-_4Mfx0n7QNEjzsJiYXeSKqC_F18SoXK4rHLPq87EPZWwkrUwPGfyWUU5Exm1WFrgS5aIeNdPA66xLHoEpnjqD7FIMho-2wo3h7l/s1600/DSCN1327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01w09z3P1dLxwdXA9rs8KmWrnC9C5_EuEwR1FkzaN-_4Mfx0n7QNEjzsJiYXeSKqC_F18SoXK4rHLPq87EPZWwkrUwPGfyWUU5Exm1WFrgS5aIeNdPA66xLHoEpnjqD7FIMho-2wo3h7l/s320/DSCN1327.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This painting ended up being a few inches shy of 3x4 feet after I stretched it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm excited because this is the closest I've come to replicating the look of my business cards in a large scale. I ended up using a lot of gesso and absorbent ground, but these paintings are on canvas, not watercolor paper which means I can blow up the scale even larger- I could go 7' by 12' if I remember my canvas roll sizes correctly. How cool is that??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I cut 72 business cards</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f_3TvxIiX6flmLaU-Ku959YtfGCpwzLAMpG14CNV4zGWGcRJWkgT-8QFDnRmlrSCY_igFMwVs4L_9gmvl-tDeSkzwcJvElVJSVY6gq2DCw0RUAz5oL3Y-kxzcTyQ0EUWyuCi6aKamHI4/s1600/DSCN1316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f_3TvxIiX6flmLaU-Ku959YtfGCpwzLAMpG14CNV4zGWGcRJWkgT-8QFDnRmlrSCY_igFMwVs4L_9gmvl-tDeSkzwcJvElVJSVY6gq2DCw0RUAz5oL3Y-kxzcTyQ0EUWyuCi6aKamHI4/s320/DSCN1316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ...but I ran out of drafting tape. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLvwYHgLwe8XiwPGMDYDdnBK9q7G6YwZh4j1oUgFKtmjr7Jvvdvjvf3yEMGJF0u_XXGdLKjaYBlMWk_-SUSsToiP0F5Q0dkl6Ncjay8mInjwlfyYm57qlEq9GxqTHdgTbPKVVXhaBdSxp/s1600/DSCN1318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLvwYHgLwe8XiwPGMDYDdnBK9q7G6YwZh4j1oUgFKtmjr7Jvvdvjvf3yEMGJF0u_XXGdLKjaYBlMWk_-SUSsToiP0F5Q0dkl6Ncjay8mInjwlfyYm57qlEq9GxqTHdgTbPKVVXhaBdSxp/s320/DSCN1318.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I purchased a different brand of 300lb water color paper, and I found out that even with the drafting tape the paper layers were separating and tearing after taking the tape off. I wasn't expecting that, so I need to revamp my game plan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-18904573795709907392011-03-04T17:30:00.000-08:002011-03-04T17:30:06.146-08:00Winter projects<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpIYkGiFcGAfDmfRg5YwHVl4Dm-2IgvkvDOwAHVFvOikmL-uZw6Udf8ijqrmr9CKjPyENXFEsaDllded48tMmMuXSoRL0jFCb0Ohg4ReHJS5r8lkRsGSOmaF_UyM0fN8wk6WuDTzuHM0F/s1600/DSCN1302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpIYkGiFcGAfDmfRg5YwHVl4Dm-2IgvkvDOwAHVFvOikmL-uZw6Udf8ijqrmr9CKjPyENXFEsaDllded48tMmMuXSoRL0jFCb0Ohg4ReHJS5r8lkRsGSOmaF_UyM0fN8wk6WuDTzuHM0F/s320/DSCN1302.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I've completed my new color chart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzoYrBiiS9YhSucyY1wE8vXv6_5yxYyDjfspRn29Rf-fCVsPBepW9ENuDpkaWl3uG2jOQGzAMVmT_TSRmPxUWepLKesMpmLvZT4V_ViKEx2QQlMzadZVSvIvrgeb2CafLAkshhuZ79B2u/s1600/DSCN1303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzoYrBiiS9YhSucyY1wE8vXv6_5yxYyDjfspRn29Rf-fCVsPBepW9ENuDpkaWl3uG2jOQGzAMVmT_TSRmPxUWepLKesMpmLvZT4V_ViKEx2QQlMzadZVSvIvrgeb2CafLAkshhuZ79B2u/s320/DSCN1303.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In less nerdy news, I started prepping some large canvases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO08R-bcpsxtCHuIDrA6182s1LTHTFWgpWIcOwCl6UcQkU3pqcx7BFTI_Cx13sCEkqaVs9sq9feZGTLiXb91LQM_rMNV3NTChEO2K-YBA04GMI61RPz9jWJHjVQetBg3GJrV9SDZYy6gFZ/s1600/DSCN1312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO08R-bcpsxtCHuIDrA6182s1LTHTFWgpWIcOwCl6UcQkU3pqcx7BFTI_Cx13sCEkqaVs9sq9feZGTLiXb91LQM_rMNV3NTChEO2K-YBA04GMI61RPz9jWJHjVQetBg3GJrV9SDZYy6gFZ/s320/DSCN1312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I didn't have any stretcher bars at my studio at the time, so I just tacked/taped the canvas over some boards. I'm priming them with acrylic gesso (which I haven't used in years) and absorbent ground. I'm hoping the absorbent ground will create a paper like surface- something that my rabbit skin glue paint can stick well to. I had been using 300-400lb water color paper, but it was really expensive and there were size limitations. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't worked with absorbent ground before, but a former CCA grad student <a href="http://conradruiz.com/">Conrad Ruiz</a> uses it for his larger than life watercolor paintings, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to try it out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The weather has been rainy and cold, so it takes a while for everything to dry. I started playing with some paper scraps I took from a free pile at work while waiting for the layers of gesso to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8AEfvxyVesXi7PZE-CZDOatj1iFds0hH9P5dI1aZL5D590MmpY3uPja_0Yuc80FmcJMJGB_ICifv3AKP1HjU-2sj0gr8kDYb1ImClVht6ESwCfvfbe0G8cYwVH3IvCYkInLHTOsDgtjs/s1600/DSCN1311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8AEfvxyVesXi7PZE-CZDOatj1iFds0hH9P5dI1aZL5D590MmpY3uPja_0Yuc80FmcJMJGB_ICifv3AKP1HjU-2sj0gr8kDYb1ImClVht6ESwCfvfbe0G8cYwVH3IvCYkInLHTOsDgtjs/s320/DSCN1311.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> At first I was thinking about topography, and building the layers slowly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J1iPH0YX4K4cDdqRSzWec7NBf1fidyZ4LTPjJWBQpQPXUiRMlBfzlcT_TMB2CNgmlZyzOHlqUJlWK3fFe_-uQ_dwjhyQQ6kXOkGjv8uQyadEfqZ9p0FcSraJ30esEkGisVbYswTs1sUt/s1600/DSCN1309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J1iPH0YX4K4cDdqRSzWec7NBf1fidyZ4LTPjJWBQpQPXUiRMlBfzlcT_TMB2CNgmlZyzOHlqUJlWK3fFe_-uQ_dwjhyQQ6kXOkGjv8uQyadEfqZ9p0FcSraJ30esEkGisVbYswTs1sUt/s320/DSCN1309.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I figured I could make it function more as a frame. Right now I think of it as an island, and that I'll build the land with layers of my leftover tape. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhye6uu_1lQ6pikgzzOAMbtTFNuqrxG5s-r-MpKBLAiw1MXlQLP8GZhicIxGSAQiFfV7QGxNFpoHVuxmUPauV6q4hesLDD0TS1tAn-RcQjq7vKsq_nbEHMSfukjZLji-k0dsedJkUEUmTkl/s1600/DSCN1313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhye6uu_1lQ6pikgzzOAMbtTFNuqrxG5s-r-MpKBLAiw1MXlQLP8GZhicIxGSAQiFfV7QGxNFpoHVuxmUPauV6q4hesLDD0TS1tAn-RcQjq7vKsq_nbEHMSfukjZLji-k0dsedJkUEUmTkl/s320/DSCN1313.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I gessoed the surface and painted the base a textured silver. It was fun to make waves with impasto paste. I still have a bunch of layers of absorbent ground to prep, so I'll be jumping between my canvases and my little island for the next few studio sessions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_IUry4e6R9iHsFflzUvug8-dXzCIDZRlrbp5M0RTJk6w5SeIv_5eSi8zP07udjcnxWZkInc-0JYfdGwvx3ctbqEGzW-QOWHuJm6nHPxDj18vOTBXP90OcZ8kJMhlBNxCvxN8KAlqGNtI/s1600/DSCN1315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_IUry4e6R9iHsFflzUvug8-dXzCIDZRlrbp5M0RTJk6w5SeIv_5eSi8zP07udjcnxWZkInc-0JYfdGwvx3ctbqEGzW-QOWHuJm6nHPxDj18vOTBXP90OcZ8kJMhlBNxCvxN8KAlqGNtI/s320/DSCN1315.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
I wanted to spend the day there today, but last night my back got all out of whack at work, which is alarming because I've spent a small fortune on chiropractic care since it first reared it's ugly painful head in October. Plus I noticed that the bundle of palm muscle between my pinky and wrist on my dominate hand is really sore today, and it hurts to close my fist. I just hope that these things are minor little flareups. I've had to deal with injuries this winter that prevented me from working, and the depression that feed into it. I really want to make these paintings- I want them to work, I want them to be beautiful but most of all I want one less thing to be frustrated and bummed about. I need to catch a break. Maybe letting you all know this will motivate me to make my own fortune. Send a kind word or thought my way as I get through the next few days. I'm going to spend my birthday on Thursday and Friday in the studio and I'm very excited to have some big chunks of time. Fingers crossed that my body let's these aches go and doesn't start protesting again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-38702791730794181992011-02-16T13:49:00.000-08:002011-02-16T13:51:31.194-08:00sweet, my astro-lovers are on Illustration Rally!My good friend <a href="http://stephaniekubo.com/">Stephy</a> who is far more aware of all things cool told me about this Illustration blog that accepts submissions of holiday theme work. I sent them a pic of my Valentine's Day card, and <a href="http://illustrationrally.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-no-29.html">here it is!</a><br />
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A big thanks to the fine folks of <a href="http://illustrationrally.blogspot.com/">Illustration Rally</a> - go visit them and check out some cool work!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The new watercolor chart (I actually only have 30+ squares left out of the 225)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukc0uY5iysNDqVvrOcYEvXrzaGIL3SxiD8L5yweE5WUKfqA9OHO5UnZQQO4Hsk3agbsDJaASyxPze2mTSTlF8gQRpGeaSshq51rYcpHYVslMV7C8x-50kyRLLWk1UeaEuVyXJUH04GbLH/s1600/DSCN1279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukc0uY5iysNDqVvrOcYEvXrzaGIL3SxiD8L5yweE5WUKfqA9OHO5UnZQQO4Hsk3agbsDJaASyxPze2mTSTlF8gQRpGeaSshq51rYcpHYVslMV7C8x-50kyRLLWk1UeaEuVyXJUH04GbLH/s320/DSCN1279.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The old watercolor chart, which was inaccurate because I didn't mix my colors strong enough</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqFs4ZNHbO2m1iKcMtQl1ZM5az-ARAkmpDvBgphb8hM_x_yhFuDQmldDkmuklCQHA4QGLYNRQocd7L-G35zD-sLFPn2ysXAiRLICODUBe9T8Utef4mKBBbAtf_9m5WpLXoonMzzHXxbgh/s1600/DSCN1281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqFs4ZNHbO2m1iKcMtQl1ZM5az-ARAkmpDvBgphb8hM_x_yhFuDQmldDkmuklCQHA4QGLYNRQocd7L-G35zD-sLFPn2ysXAiRLICODUBe9T8Utef4mKBBbAtf_9m5WpLXoonMzzHXxbgh/s320/DSCN1281.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Astronaut couple, part way through carving</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-ltXCFTwbsjvWBVjef5OJQZg9GJ6BOkogfuMRIZY2i4BJrAU_vNTsJz9hX2ryFHEH6g1H_vVDnyg1_78aH2LUi8OUpc1-AfbW3l_we85Zu740cE65PHZtYfQN8hKuXyiON3TLoFky9UF/s1600/DSCN1287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-ltXCFTwbsjvWBVjef5OJQZg9GJ6BOkogfuMRIZY2i4BJrAU_vNTsJz9hX2ryFHEH6g1H_vVDnyg1_78aH2LUi8OUpc1-AfbW3l_we85Zu740cE65PHZtYfQN8hKuXyiON3TLoFky9UF/s320/DSCN1287.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The original sketch. I ended up making the space traveler in the foreground larger, and opting out of the heart shadow for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIEpOaGF7zO_7T9wdTHCCH6BhzL_ovDfLeXYmxloHqCI-SYFqq_l_jF2drICy2lywC02TIA6AM-HHESNDti9eMcjG82uYqdJ9b5Nbi7VG1a3PDqW3FoAqt0iOAw_UODDHZL6qP8u44V3Y/s1600/DSCN1289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIEpOaGF7zO_7T9wdTHCCH6BhzL_ovDfLeXYmxloHqCI-SYFqq_l_jF2drICy2lywC02TIA6AM-HHESNDti9eMcjG82uYqdJ9b5Nbi7VG1a3PDqW3FoAqt0iOAw_UODDHZL6qP8u44V3Y/s320/DSCN1289.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtzJcz79RhyphenhyphenHsb1Y02vdd7NntxIqCKnlYEb2DUpOlsz7gypcvQrwzIccmYuw2EcpJH9gYPdk9Kv7z9CIwHoDkLRPaIPD62YhsKuZaKIz2MTVQtmNTsnGbMeGGzeATtpfJxrxjgMMScv4N/s320/DSCN1292.JPG" width="274" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The inked block, and some of the cards</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Experimented with different colors and multiple layers of different colored prints- the white ink over black is really quite lovely (lower left corner)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb63A5umZnzCSuXknpjeHbuy9OyWxMxqaTSj3oKru8Z2_Vd012zXCRl1yB5xoX804Y0BsneIZ3GJNL8P7T8SuHQU11eqRni8Wr0jEsgXP1Y2eBrv-qBqX5XtrPkiD4eZEiVtiZoL_6jJLn/s1600/DSCN1296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb63A5umZnzCSuXknpjeHbuy9OyWxMxqaTSj3oKru8Z2_Vd012zXCRl1yB5xoX804Y0BsneIZ3GJNL8P7T8SuHQU11eqRni8Wr0jEsgXP1Y2eBrv-qBqX5XtrPkiD4eZEiVtiZoL_6jJLn/s320/DSCN1296.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
The text on this block measures 1.25 by 1.25 inches. (Yes, I am crazy, and it only took about 7 minutes per character...)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRj3uoXwmPwYxRJZkTAHEtJPle_LlsZadMG-1SotbNwowT7brbSpiJ1giaO_nrfOI9vE12ab53EXUrt21JKMbL247bCyl_EVBf62cK5R7gQXf_E8NKo2zLgE8S0e0INCsgxTQrbwO5OGG/s320/DSCN1301.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRybqw6Ro4gKOADynjRAOqlJZbfiiiCQOTPzS2sOJ_VJ7SrEPFaWBE3XBsl5iFN-3xk5EMeZlgl51OG1PVtVczsCzX7n5ZgvSaeQEYSUXYduJbqadp38cH1sBLmY1FhoP38sh5d-hFzoBA/s1600/DSCN1294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRybqw6Ro4gKOADynjRAOqlJZbfiiiCQOTPzS2sOJ_VJ7SrEPFaWBE3XBsl5iFN-3xk5EMeZlgl51OG1PVtVczsCzX7n5ZgvSaeQEYSUXYduJbqadp38cH1sBLmY1FhoP38sh5d-hFzoBA/s320/DSCN1294.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the leftover ink to color some paper and illustration board I had- the roller made the surface very interesting, so hopefully I might start working some kids from my new photo book into these moody places. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So, what do you guys think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-3652801760467550632011-01-26T16:38:00.000-08:002011-01-26T16:38:33.123-08:00something to look forward toToday I received a book of children's photographs <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0486236978/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books">(say cheese!)</a> , and after looking it over, I think it's safe to say that it is going to be my new favorite reference book. The other neato aspect of the book is that I got it through an <a href="https://secure.paperbackswap.com/">online bookclub</a> : you get a credit for every book that you send out to another reader, and you use those credits to choose books to have mailed to you. Book recycling and supporting the postal service? Yes please!<br />
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Pieces to keep an eye out for:<br />
Boys with bows series<br />
baby in a pot ( do I keep it a wicker flower pot or change it to a cooking one? decisions decisions<br />
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I'll post some pics of work soonish, I promise.kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-47425442463886380572011-01-24T17:46:00.000-08:002011-01-24T17:46:16.729-08:00absorbing versus productionI am very effected by stimuli. One of the reasons why I don't have my driver's license yet is because I like looking out at the passing world too much, and I worry that I would be a distracted driver. As a bike rider I've learned to focus- but really it's just honing the kind of observation centered on whatever is going on in your personal space bubble. Car doors that fly open a split second after I pass them send shivers down my spine, and I can almost feel which cars will suddenly swerve in front of me for that coveted parking spot. As a viewer and participant in the world I bounce from a type of focus that hums out conversation and is at times mistaken for a fierceness and unintentional intimidation, (a modified biking attitude) and one that wants to notice and capture details that connect to stories, images and smells. In everyday terms it means that I am appear either seriously occupied or spaced out, silently focused or blabbering about every little thing I notice.<br />
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I sometimes wish that all of this awareness would lead to a die-hard artist work ethic but that is a nut I have yet to crack. Maybe I am just weak-willed or too good at psyching myself out, but damn do I get distracted while doing things. Originally I meant to publish this post on the the 5th. I was going to talk about how I had found a box in my room and spent all day working to transform it into a beautiful and fitting carrier for my precious business cards, with explained process and photo evidence. I nearly finished it. The gold paint is alluring, the cardboard wallet box transformed and lined with velvet. Two details threw me off though- do I affix a black masking tape label with my website embossed to the box cover or not? The gold paint made the fit of the box very snug and now it sticks- do I keep it as it is and fumble while opening it, or do I figure out a way to make the box easier to open? How do I do that? And with those questions it has sat. I don't quite have the right type of ribbon or even a solid idea of how I want to do it, and this project follows my pattern of working. Things get started, sometimes they almost are finished, but usually I'm missing the last touch. <br />
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Today that last touch is uploading the photos I've taken to support all this chattering. I can't get it work and it's frustrating. I find myself skimming text a lot lately, so I imagine that people will notice a lack of pictures and skip this page. I'll just end these chunks of letters with a list and the acceptance that people will skim and the list has the best chance out of everything.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Things that have been eating my non-work time:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">(In order of appetite)</span> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">netflix instant watch:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>21 Jump Street</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The X-files</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>movies from the 80s</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>movies </i><i>set in California or </i><i>with Aaliyah </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">playing scrabble (ipod version and in person<i>)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">better job hunting:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>interviewing:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">barista/espresso test <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">by phone</div><div style="text-align: center;">in person</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>craigslist</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>editing resume and writing cover letters</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Art projects:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Making a watercolor color chart</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> ( because I am ashamed of the "b" worthy one I made for Randy Chavez's illustration 1 class)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>composing little studies with the left over paint from the chart</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>a valentine's day lino cut with astronauts</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>business card box</i><i></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">cooking tastier than what I usually eat food:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>soups with tomato bases, carrots, cabbage and potatoes plus whatever veggies I have around</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>curried lentils with collard greens and bacon </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>sausage, spinach and mushroom sandwiches </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brussels sprouts</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>peach-ginger black tea or lycee red tea</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">hanging out with friends and my boyfriend<i></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">the packers playoff game</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Hopefully I can get my photos uploaded soon, but I can't promise that I will be distraction free. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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This was the 2nd year that I've made holiday lino cut cards. The two lino cuts were carved on the same block, which made the edges more fragile than I like. The Frontier Mother and Child was inspired by a photo of women and children in Time Life: The Old West: The Women- on of my favorite sources for reference. I drew the image on the block and carved it out. The Lunar Mother and Child was carved a week or two after the frontier one. It started with a more complicated and geometric boarder, and I wanted to do something challenging and fun. Abstracting the spacesuits and lunar landing was a major highlight of the past few months art wise.<br />
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Devin has been teaching English to naughty and <span class="hw">Ãœber adorable elementary school students in Japan for most of the year. </span>I miss her dearly, and this project has morphed into an expression of that removed excitement and missed kinship; it is slow, because it takes time and because I'm savoring it. <span class="hw">I think eventually I will make this a canvas for a rabbit skin glue painting, because I know all the crannies and layers are begging for the ooze and sediment.</span><br />
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I don't know how much of this anyone really wants to know, but I feel compelled to fess up and take full responsibility for shrinking away from art. I don't know exactly what I want out of life, but I do know that I don't want to be the art kid. I don't want to have a blase relationship with self-expression, I don't want to be ironic, I don't want to flounder anymore.<br />
This year I hope to create a body of work that surpasses the pieces from my <i>"We Are What We Have Lost"</i> series, to continue experimenting with lino cuts and selling cards on the side. I need art again, I want it to be a fully developed part of my life. <br />
Consider this the to-do list of this new year.kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-27308614307262625032010-07-27T23:48:00.000-07:002010-07-27T23:48:37.385-07:00I'm in the press!Check out the write up for the group show I'm in with a blurb about my paintings. <a href="http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/the-compounds-workers-paradise/Content?oid=1958176">COOL!</a>kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-67334240936714534472010-06-25T16:45:00.000-07:002010-06-26T20:39:58.454-07:00Card batch # 3, paintings and experiments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrCMc1dKGNAqSO912HQF5NGii7UihHtROAuxlUR5G-uSvKilUwlGnzOrZlg1N1USFyhYgQk0_w1B9ZSJHQaAKXcSYnnKl_4aNwdDur9gX_ZAu5WAn45DcsXPyq_xkeTL7HMwubp1gHVXW/s1600/DSCN0717_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrCMc1dKGNAqSO912HQF5NGii7UihHtROAuxlUR5G-uSvKilUwlGnzOrZlg1N1USFyhYgQk0_w1B9ZSJHQaAKXcSYnnKl_4aNwdDur9gX_ZAu5WAn45DcsXPyq_xkeTL7HMwubp1gHVXW/s320/DSCN0717_01.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">The first stage</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> of some experimental tape paintings</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">One of the things I really love about art is how it isn't really serious until you say it is. I could spend the rest of my life working some random job to pay living expenses as long as I could spend time experimenting with ideas and materials. Studios are laboratories of messes, egos and wonderful mistakes, a safe place to spend time nursing a piece of work to life. And since art is subjective ( like everything else in the world I suppose) you can just let it exist until you decide that yes, this is something you want to show people, this merits attention, criticism and maybe even praise. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Whether I'm ready for it or not, the Compound Gallery Group show is quickly approaching. I have until July 5th to fine tune my work for selection. Since you dear reader are putting in the effort of actually looking at my blog I'll give you a sneak peek, but first card batch # 3!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It took me a couple of hours to cut and at least 2 exacto blades, but no finger injuries were sustained!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I started to oil paint again. I haven't worked in oils since October of last year, ever since I became enamored with making my own water-based paints. I've had a painting that I started back in October as an experiment. It started as a wood panel prepped with pigmented rabbit skin glue as a size, but then I got into painting with the size, and gluing size paintings onto the panel, and before I knew it I had piece that didn't know where it wanted to go. It has been hanging around, the awkward guest, the well intentioned but never finished project. On a whim I decided to oil paint on top of the paper cutouts and such. I'll show a progression of the painting in a future post, once I've found a photo of the beginning ugly duckling stage. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Stage 2 of experimental tape paintings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKnMsWMZwlFlVU_tetANtLLLshNknG7BhgrITeZRynw6pPHMh7XDtFLTw8HfmhQa66t1UxgscCkYiTOnwVACVkrdgMdSjXwIKv57uaD6wU3wfmN5rWJv5EGBA3KQ_WHBIxDM_efvkuTIK/s1600/DSCN0729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKnMsWMZwlFlVU_tetANtLLLshNknG7BhgrITeZRynw6pPHMh7XDtFLTw8HfmhQa66t1UxgscCkYiTOnwVACVkrdgMdSjXwIKv57uaD6wU3wfmN5rWJv5EGBA3KQ_WHBIxDM_efvkuTIK/s320/DSCN0729.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMPKpZmibLT4VnTn-9jb8EaFSX-pezdeZWzsHEZXLTEyErqyi9D4SrmNw_nckmdlWwPFPVD0uR25i73542OtAS-XFifjpDlTFdIxMsMX9dhbb5_clid4TeDTmkXBWp7iwruE9YJBi89O4/s1600/DSCN0730_01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMPKpZmibLT4VnTn-9jb8EaFSX-pezdeZWzsHEZXLTEyErqyi9D4SrmNw_nckmdlWwPFPVD0uR25i73542OtAS-XFifjpDlTFdIxMsMX9dhbb5_clid4TeDTmkXBWp7iwruE9YJBi89O4/s320/DSCN0730_01.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sometime needs to happen, but I'm not quite sure yet. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">More tape layers perhaps?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Stay tuned to find out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecompoundgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/COMPOUNDINGWEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thecompoundgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/COMPOUNDINGWEB.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you live or will be visiting the Bay Area soon come check out the group show!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecompoundgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/COMPOUNDINGBACKWEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thecompoundgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/COMPOUNDINGBACKWEB.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I promise that it'll be a good time, plus since it's an open studios event you can legitimately peek into the spaces where all the art magic happens...</div>kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-81556869104158297082010-06-25T15:34:00.000-07:002010-06-26T20:38:08.178-07:00card batch # 2 unwrappedLots of things have been happening that kept me busy and in a little bubble.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNyFy7fFiP4rjHM5CXoFYeEyPS55qw9z-G2gXjHlMBic-TVO2a6lRQsWTBnuP7_3ZcudPkD3GrKJTeZvseD65iCLKSeoY8paTDyV0keWBPlZDLl0vLXC7371g8Xceghd8QtrDlqObiU7c/s1600/DSCN0514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNyFy7fFiP4rjHM5CXoFYeEyPS55qw9z-G2gXjHlMBic-TVO2a6lRQsWTBnuP7_3ZcudPkD3GrKJTeZvseD65iCLKSeoY8paTDyV0keWBPlZDLl0vLXC7371g8Xceghd8QtrDlqObiU7c/s320/DSCN0514.JPG" /></a></div>I've been sharing a studio space with 2 of my dear friends- it's so good to have a space again! This picture is from when we first moved in- it's a lot more homey now, I'll post a recent photo soon, after I check and make sure it's okay with the art gang.<br />
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Just a small amount of the tape I have left over- more than I know what to do with right now!</div>kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-17495957950172541272010-04-28T10:34:00.000-07:002010-04-28T10:34:23.742-07:00Process photos<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32PmUdC50XOUr6eih286Vtz3-pEUtOw0IIv6olpTQwaW_XAU4CkOVnMsJ5I1c8Prjm2VRPQDD1GImcJDIY9d3oSM1O53dG68aZDfmAn5qTRiDpfahGJFyXHGqbcfa3rEtqJ_1UvE9-oou/s1600/DSCN0402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32PmUdC50XOUr6eih286Vtz3-pEUtOw0IIv6olpTQwaW_XAU4CkOVnMsJ5I1c8Prjm2VRPQDD1GImcJDIY9d3oSM1O53dG68aZDfmAn5qTRiDpfahGJFyXHGqbcfa3rEtqJ_1UvE9-oou/s200/DSCN0402.JPG" width="200" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I spent around 7 hours at the Compound Gallery working on my second batch of business cards. The vast majority of the time was spent tediously taping the cards to a board so they won't warp when painted. Anyone who has worked with me at any job or had a studio class with me can testify for my fondness of labor intensive work. I've discovered that anything I figure out how to do myself is always more drawn out/difficult that what most people do. I don't mind that it takes forever or that body parts go numb or start to ache. I just shift, stretch a little and go at it. There's a meditative connection between myself and whatever I am working on. I feel connect with the past, and sometimes a sense of pride that I am continuing a task or tradition that has been outdated by technology and human ingenuity. Plus I stubbornly try to distinguish myself from what my peers might be doing, and usually that means I meticulously make things by hand.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVzOw9QpsIUG68n-G8A2ODED-YyWql3TkrHEU4oCtaaLPu1S5XUTu0izEONDis118AwRfNVtpG7ADjbp_5dD01xYwdeIjn81HugdJOAjXHvJJ3f7yEysACiQ7GuQrFQIl34msSPMVQNxT/s320/DSCN0422.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There are 64 business cards drying right now. </div>kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-83332139450195162442010-04-25T20:09:00.000-07:002010-04-28T10:02:02.479-07:00the blues of business cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Sometimes I neglect things. I get so distracted by what's happening around me that I forget what I was doing at that moment or why I am even there in the first place. Textures, sounds, colors, juxtapositions- those strange moments where little things ache with poignancy, leave me staring dreamily. It's just the way I am. So my few dear readers, this is my apology to you. I have been running around experiencing the little worlds of Oakland, scooping ice cream for the never ending line, reading here and there ( Middlesex was fantastic by the way) and basically doing anything that kept me away from any art. Pain and pleasure are measured and experienced by the same neurons in the brain. That's why some things hurt deliciously, or there's that split second where you're not sure if you enjoyed that or not, but you certainly felt it.<br />
Right now, art making hurts. It's not the sensation itself, but the context. Being studio-less leaves me tripping over the little paintings scattered on my bedroom floor and bumping into wood panels tucked into makeshift cubbies. There's a need but no direction. No projects to fulfill, no classmates, teachers or clients to impress. I have the post-BFA blues.<br />
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Is there a cure? Yes, and it's probably along the lines of sucking it up, so that's been the plan. Being stubborn and hard on myself has lead me to tinker with the way I think about my relationship with the world, and the role of my artwork. How can I interact with people about my work within my aesthetic range? What is the most time consuming but minimal way to do this?<br />
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Business cards. Hand painted embossed business cards. An individual painting, waiting to be exchanged with a handshake. An impressive but understated gesture. <br />
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Hello first test-run cards. You were measured and cut from Arches 140lb cold press cotton paper, and a bit of bristol board just to see what would happen. Tenderly taped and exposing a brief little rectangle you waited to be painted. Then you had to dry overnight. The tape was carefully pulled back, the embosser positioned just so, imprinting my website domain into your blank edge. Hello my pretties. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I don't like to waste materials. A perk of making things yourself is that you can control the amount of waste. The tape from the painting process will be transformed into paintings after I carefully select and position it. It's exciting to have tangible potential. It makes my fingers want to scratch. I'm beginning to crave the sweet hurt of making. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrl8iAz7X4daWRigP4pRysUT84SKGkNl5Vl3ZJ3-g7X4B8dT4DDxiV47Wvw5LOaoemM82Don0vMGwMYp9cjAGtQzCK1zlhaaOfvFdMY4XyPVUqb9AITVb-1wupMLjUj6DNS1X1QYckG0w/s1600/DSCN0387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrl8iAz7X4daWRigP4pRysUT84SKGkNl5Vl3ZJ3-g7X4B8dT4DDxiV47Wvw5LOaoemM82Don0vMGwMYp9cjAGtQzCK1zlhaaOfvFdMY4XyPVUqb9AITVb-1wupMLjUj6DNS1X1QYckG0w/s320/DSCN0387.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-79360688892724034022010-04-16T15:17:00.000-07:002010-04-16T15:17:12.904-07:00Business card mock-up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8a9B8IN15ZJXPJlUVX0fgrI80YHP8FLq1da4zx-Hihk8DaI8zDfYY-g677x_3VrSqaebpRiQyqVtTc9yxEfsEt7KUzf91OVKgheMQWXK3zjAaq2J-G-tt-qtxPJdpQs6RVAdx22744RA/s1600/DSCN0365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8a9B8IN15ZJXPJlUVX0fgrI80YHP8FLq1da4zx-Hihk8DaI8zDfYY-g677x_3VrSqaebpRiQyqVtTc9yxEfsEt7KUzf91OVKgheMQWXK3zjAaq2J-G-tt-qtxPJdpQs6RVAdx22744RA/s320/DSCN0365.JPG" /></a></div><br />
The plan is that every card will be an individual painting with my website embossed on the lower part of the card. Minimal, time consuming and completely my aesthetic. <br />
What do you guys think?kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-84642150120579290992010-03-13T10:28:00.000-08:002010-03-13T10:28:18.987-08:00round 2 of postcards and minature portraits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSMsi8-zYEorO1gZQfv3QbSXWIMJl8LmnxFLZWe5nkjBEcojPkvxvK59jfIKduJMwhuZs2JMd2OjjMx59Z7_Eml-knQX_HgH8WCNUQiBL61m2l9BXhBP2DnhyRZ9Jogll43L0z3oEOBAr/s1600-h/DSCN0304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSMsi8-zYEorO1gZQfv3QbSXWIMJl8LmnxFLZWe5nkjBEcojPkvxvK59jfIKduJMwhuZs2JMd2OjjMx59Z7_Eml-knQX_HgH8WCNUQiBL61m2l9BXhBP2DnhyRZ9Jogll43L0z3oEOBAr/s320/DSCN0304.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4cYZ3W71s-34hOe56C7EnU1syybZOmYD6oZU-WsBS3XG9KpmK6A4sr4A7VV3aKsHiiaHZWeqeE79aQ9tzfPAemO0aZOYacT6XSSZ5G92NvmGFB7ceMqIoMf8G6N3dt4s8ZCLFHsfQdOY/s1600-h/DSCN0305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4cYZ3W71s-34hOe56C7EnU1syybZOmYD6oZU-WsBS3XG9KpmK6A4sr4A7VV3aKsHiiaHZWeqeE79aQ9tzfPAemO0aZOYacT6XSSZ5G92NvmGFB7ceMqIoMf8G6N3dt4s8ZCLFHsfQdOY/s320/DSCN0305.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZTA8bBkgKWyJHhpwXZTj7DDD3RbIzQtN0mCChzKJ87nnQkN3fTwVlUWMBJrmUbgnKoHRrZWGIP_NW80cnXEFTkaA-d7Bol8hohPx04SYFG7T8sRxeLMcjBrLSkrmV7_FEmT5LSVGaKUZ/s1600-h/DSCN0303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZTA8bBkgKWyJHhpwXZTj7DDD3RbIzQtN0mCChzKJ87nnQkN3fTwVlUWMBJrmUbgnKoHRrZWGIP_NW80cnXEFTkaA-d7Bol8hohPx04SYFG7T8sRxeLMcjBrLSkrmV7_FEmT5LSVGaKUZ/s320/DSCN0303.JPG" /></a></div>I've been slow to post these postcards because I wanted to send them out first. It seems that all the postcards share a theme of animals jumping/ popping out of somewhere else which is something I'll work on more deliberately now that I've recognized the pattern. I think the 3rd one is the most humorous yet.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenGbhhtSUl5uKoAWnODen2yAXVAjV17bjjpHXSEpI1DPhjl0LX7gH-UHPVxBk9JAzaxInBPjo4uRi9sDtm9eNVPAkNqLd_aPAgjinE7SX-5sJlvcI3HJZ_-_wJNzUwIDgZvJrLpuHBLH2/s1600-h/DSCN0308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenGbhhtSUl5uKoAWnODen2yAXVAjV17bjjpHXSEpI1DPhjl0LX7gH-UHPVxBk9JAzaxInBPjo4uRi9sDtm9eNVPAkNqLd_aPAgjinE7SX-5sJlvcI3HJZ_-_wJNzUwIDgZvJrLpuHBLH2/s320/DSCN0308.JPG" /></a></div>On a slightly more serious note, I've been working on a pen and watercolor drawing that's 3.5 x 5 inches and photo based. I want to describe the limbs a little more and the clothing, but otherwise I like the direction it is heading in. <br />
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I've been feeling a little weary lately so I haven't been making anything. I did go to the library and pick up a couple of books by Aimee Bender. Her writing is vivid and has elements of magical realism- the kind of writing that kick starts ideas- I'm looking for a dose of inspiration.kierhuhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983787202907222740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347735921939809403.post-40845853249900888392010-03-05T11:35:00.000-08:002010-03-05T11:35:04.987-08:00to see <noscript>&amp;amp;amp;lt;img src="/assets/elements/topnav.gif" width="588" height="36" border="0" align="top" alt="" usemap="#topnav_Map" /&amp;amp;amp;gt; </noscript> <div class="leftMeasure" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="leftMeasure"><span class="workDescription"> </span> </div></div><div class="leftMeasure" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michael Borremans</span>, http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists.htm for his surface quality and paint application (yum)<br />
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