Updates from July, 2012

• CPC's 6th Annual $20 Cash 'N Carry Sale

  11:31 pm on May 12, 2013 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  

  Next Saturday! The 6th Annual $20 Print Sale at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative!

  Great way to get some highly affordable, locally-made prints, posters, tees, and other fun stuff. I will have some things in the show for sale too. There’s always so much good stuff to take in and enjoy, so come as early as you can!

  Opening Reception:

  Saturday, May 18th, 2013
  12-6 pm
  Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
  4642 N. Western Ave, Chicago IL

  Show runs through June 8th
  Gallery hours: Fri & Sat, 12-5 pm (and by appointment)
  
  

   

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• Upcoming Class: Fundamentals of Relief Printmaking

  9:53 am on May 10, 2013 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  I’ve got some exciting news!

  Starting next month, Duffy O’Connor and I will be co-teaching the relief printmaking class at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. Duffy is full-time faculty at Harrington College of Design, where he teaches drawing, design fundamentals, and relief printmaking. He has been working with this process a lot longer than I have, so it is a real honor to teach alongside him.

  For this class, we will be covering everything from single to multi-color relief prints on wood and linoleum, printing by both hand and press, transferring images, and much more. Here are the details:

  Fundamentals of Relief Printmaking
  Mondays, June 3 – July 22, 2013
  8 weeks, 6 – 9pm
  For more info, sign up/share, visit: CPC Class Schedule
  
  Here we are working on a woodcut for the poster, which we designed and carved ourselves. We even printed some of the posters using handmade ink!
  
  
  
  
  
  Final woodcut poster, 11″ x 17″ (click for larger):
  
  
  
  
  The ink-mixing process: The pigment is thoroughly mixed with Burnt Plate Oil No. 3 to create rich and smooth printing ink.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

   

• Cover Illustration for "The Book of Destruction"

  5:32 pm on September 12, 2012 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  I was excited to receive my comp copies of the recently published “The Book of Destruction” by Anand.

  This is the first cover illustration I’ve done for Penguin Group and I’m very pleased with how it came out! The illustration is based on one of the stories in the book, The Tailor, in which elaborate outfits escape from a tailor’s shop and take over bodies, in a macabre, magical-realism sort of way.
  
  
  
  
  
  The original illustration:
  
  
  
  
  

   

• Art in Print Journal Review

  7:12 pm on July 26, 2012 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  The latest issue of Art in Print, a journal focusing history and culture of art and print, featured an article that kindly mentions Struwwelpeter! Written by Courtney R. Thompson, the article covers the recent “Pulled, Pressed, Printed” exhibition at Expo 72 in Chicago. The show included various Chicago printmakers and shops, including Spudnik Press, where I completed Struwwelpeter in 2010 and which had one of the books on display. I’m very honored that Thompson chose to mention the book and feature some of the images as part of her review.
  
  
  
  
  

   

• Thanks + Images

  9:38 pm on July 23, 2012 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  Many thanks to everyone who came out to the opening last Saturday! It was lovely to see so many great friends and meet new ones. I am so grateful for the lovely and warm reception.

  The exhibition will run through September 1st, at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative (CPC), located at 4642 N Western Ave in Lincoln Square. The gallery hours are NOON – 5 PM on Fridays and Saturdays, or by appointment (see above link for contact info). Hope you can check it out if you have a chance!

  Below are some of the prints on display. More photos from the actual opening coming soon…
  
  
  
  “Strange Mad Song”, 2012, Screenprint and Woodcut, 15 in x 22 in
  
  
  
  “Hollow Feeder”, 2012, Screenprint, 11.5 in x 17.5 in
  
  

  This is the completed narrative woodcut series I’ve been working on. The cover and story are printed on the front and back of the belly band, which runs around the entire print suite.
  
  
  
  “Man Is Not A Bird”, 2012, Print Suite of Ten Woodcut Prints, 11 in x 15 in
  
  
  
  “In The Forest”, from Man Is Not A Bird, Woodcut, 11 in x 15 in
  
  
  
  “The Kill And The Departure”, from Man Is Not A Bird, Woodcut, 11 in x 15 in
  
  
  
  “Man Is Not A Bird”, Front and Back views with band
  
  

   

• Upcoming! Solo Exhibition at CPC, Saturday July 14th

  4:06 pm on July 3, 2012 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  For the past few months, I have been working on some new prints at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative (CPC). This includes a series of ten woodblock prints based on a story I wrote, as well as a collection of new screenprints, and a mix of both…

  It has been really exciting working at CPC, since part of the time I spent there I pushed myself to explore media I was not as familiar or comfortable with – such as writing and working in relief printmaking. I learned a great deal though I’m also aware I only tapped the surface of the possibilities… so much more to explore!

  The exhibit will run through September 1st… Here is the info on the show, please save the date!
  
  
  
  
  

   

• Struwwelpeter on Flavorwire Books

  7:13 am on June 9, 2012 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  Struwwelpeter, the Artist Book I created during the printmaking residency in 2010 at Spudnik Press, has been featured on Flavorwire as part of their “10 of the Most Terrifying Children’s Books From Around the World”

   

• 'GRAPHIC CANON' Book Launch: May 23rd @ The Rubin Museum

  11:09 am on May 19, 2012 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  
  
  Next week, I will be on a panel with some incredibly talented folks for the launch of “Graphic Canon: Volume 1″, to which I contributed my adaptation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. The event is being held on Wednesday, May 23rd at The Rubin Museum of Art in New York. I’m very excited for the release of this incredible 3-volume anthology.

  Below is information on the event. I should also mention that back in April, I contributed a piece to ‘The Wheel of Life’ project, as part of the exhibition “Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics” at The Rubin Museum. Come earlier and you can see the completed Wheel, the full comics exhibit, and stay for the book launch and signing!
  
  Wednesday, May 23rd at 7 pm
  Price: $12 (members $10.80)
  150 W. 17 St., The Rubin Museum of Art
  
  5pm-7pm: Himalayan Happy Hour in the café
  6:00pm: Pre-program book signing with Graphic Canon contributors
  6:15pm: Pre-program tour of the comics exhibition Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics
  7:00pm: Book Launch in the theater
  8:30pm: Book signing with artists and editor.
  
  Come early for Himalayan Happy Hour and join Graphic Canon contributors Peter Kuper, Valerie Schrag, Shawn Cheng, Fred van Lent, Rebecca Migdal, Sandy Jimenez, and Brendan Leach for a pre-program book signing in the café followed by a presentation and discussion of The Graphic Canon in the theater with artists Molly Crabapple, Sanya Glisic and Gareth Hinds and editor Russ Kick.

  Ticket includes pre-program tour of the comics exhibition Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics and a book signing with the editor and artists after the program.

  Artists Molly Crabapple, Sanya Glisic and Gareth Hinds join Editor Russ Kick for the launch of The Graphic Canon, a gorgeous, one-of-a-kind trilogy that brings classic literatures of the world together with legendary graphic artists and illustrators. Called the “graphic publishing literary event of the year” (Publishers Weekly) Volume 1: From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons takes us on a visual tour from the earliest literature through the end of the 1700s. It features, The Tibetan Book of the Dead reimagined by Sanya Glisic, Molly Crabapple’s version of Dangerous Liaisons, Gareth Hinds’ watercolor telling of The Odyssey, as well as Hamlet, The Divine Comedy, The Arabian Nights, Tale of Genji, The Canterbury Tales, The Tao te Ching, Gulliver’s Travels, Don Quixote, Candide, an Incan play, a Native American folktale, works by renowned artists Will Eisner and Robert Crumb and much, much more.

  Edited by Russ Kick, The Graphic Canon is an extraordinary collection that will continue with Volume 2: Kubla Khan to the Bronte Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray (August 2012), and Volume 3: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (October 2012). The entire trilogy features over 189 works of literature visualized by more than 130 illustrators and artists. Most of the works are specially commissioned for this book; some rarely seen before.
  
  MORE INFORMATION ON EVERYTHING:

  http://www.graphiccanon.com
  http://www.sevenstories.com
  
  

   

• Wheel of Life at the Rubin Museum of Art

  12:10 am on April 2, 2012 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  I’m happy to announce that I’ve been invited to participate in the “Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics” exhibit currently on display at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York. The exhibit features an extensive collection of comics related to Tibet, ranging from 1940’s through present day.

  In conjunction with the exhibition is a series called Karma-Con, for which eight artists and illustrators have been invited to visually interpret different segments of the Tibetan Wheel of Life. This is the part of the exhibit that I am participating in. The final wheel will be constructed from parts submitted by each artist, and ‘unveiled’ at the museum April 18th.

  The Wheel of Life is a representation of Buddhist beliefs about life, death, rebirth… Beings are trapped in this cyclic existence, moving through with energy of past actions (karma).

  Basically, life is a giant cracker consumed by a crazed mountain man:
  
  
  
  
  
  I’ve been working on the Three Spiritual Poisons and The Dark and Light Path, at the center of the wheel… at the center of human suffering!!

  Other participating artists include Molly Crabapple, Ben Granoff, Rodney Greenblat, Steven Guarnaccia, Michael Kupperman, Josh Neufeld and Katie Skelly.

  Visit the museum’s Karma-Con page to learn more about this project. Should be a fun time!

  I’m still working on the final, but here are a couple ’sneak peeks’:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• 22nd Annual International Small Print Show at CPC

  7:36 pm on November 17, 2011 | 0 Comments Permalink | Reply
  

  
  
  
  Here’s a fun way to get some presents together and support a local print shop!
  I have a few things in the show for sale, and there’s always tons of stuff to look at and take in. There’s snacks too.

  Opening: Saturday and Sunday, Dec 3 – 4, from 11 am – 7 pm
  At Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, located at 4642 N. Western Ave, Chicago IL
  The show will be up through January 28th, 2012