#2 Where I tell you about an awesome book

My friend Steve put this book together:

 And on page 35 of the book, you'll find my awesome artwork (seen below)

Go buy it, and have fun.

Update #1: Lots is happening.

 The yearly Academy Auction will be taking place Saturday, November 12th at The Cannery in SF. It starts st 2pm. Yours truly will work at the auction, but I also have 3 prints in as well. Half the proceeds go to the artist, half go to the Fine Art Scholarship fund for the Spring Show. I won 1st place in Printmaking at the Spring Show my senior year, so I like to give back.

                                                   Work Etching, Monotype & Silkscreen

 

The Misconstruing Purport Etching, Monotype, Silkscreen

What's New?

I have a million opinions about stuff, and I troll the internet endlessly.
But when it comes to putting things out here?
Not so good at sharing.

New Posters I Made for Work

Thought I would share with you all a series of posters that I made for work.
The artwork is from students, poster design by me (these are screen shots), size is 11x17.
We hang them up in the buildings to entice students to enroll in specific classes.
 

Piece in a Show

I have this print up in the following show:

"Printing From Perception: Observing minute details and grand gestures," 

Adobe Art Center, 20395 San Miguel Avenue, Castro Valley, CA 94546, May 20 - June 26

Bike Parking

This week I've been using a new bike parking system
by  my train station. It's BikeLink (videos) and it is a little
metal cage that my bike is locked away in for the day. I have to say
though, that I had a harder time figure it all out the first time I
used it. The cages at my train station are "V" shaped and my
bike is not super-slender, so I have to make sure to load my bike
back wheel first.
In Japan, they have a much more hi-tech version of the bike parking system.

Colleen Atwood

Not necessarily a household name, Colleen Atwood is the costume designer

behindmost of Tim Burton's movies. She has worked on Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd and the new  Alice in Wonderland, as well as many other Tim and non-Tim movies,including Gattaca and Lemony Snicket's, A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Obviously, I love her attention to detail, use of colors and monochromatics,

sumptuous fabrics like velvets and silks and embracing of Victorian era looks, with modern twists.

Red Letter Day loves Fixed Orifice Press

I had the delight of being interviewed around Valentines Day
by Jennie of Red Letter Day blog. We talked about my newest
print, some of the other FOP products, and art and craft in general. Check it out!

Today

The power went off this morning for about an hour,
the sun was shining...so we decided to drive to Union
City for doughnuts. And hobby stores. We came across
the RC track below.
Eventually, we ended up at Talbot's and picked up a a Crystal
Growing kit and a Hex bug, which the cats seem to be excited about!

One Saturday

I visited the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland/Piedmont
to take some photographs.

Sometimes.....

I just like to hang out at home.

Valentine Print

"Fast Loves on Fancy" a 3 color Letterpress print
I made for Valentines Day.The background color
was just a flat, the pattern was created from a polymer
plate,and the heart and birds design was a linocut. Printed on a Vandercook.

Asian-style meal

On Sundays I like to run to the grocery store and make
something a little more special for dinner that night.

Fried tofu with assorted stir-fry vegetables. 

Second course, and star of the show,  was a 

"Stir-fried lotus root with sesame and green onions" salad.

We went to L.A.

to catch the Pee Wee Herman show (which was awesome, BTW).

post-holidays

There was an unfortunate accident with my new ornament.

Brussels Sprouts

We made a dish from the Veganomicon one night,

the Braised Seitan with Brussels, Kale and Sun-Dried Tomatoes. While I spot the sun-dried tomatoes in there, I can't recall if we added Kale or just happened to have a million brussels sprouts instead. I remember it was good.

Fixed Orifice Press

I have new notebooks from Fixed Orifice Press up in my Etsy shop
the first one comes with a matching bookmark:



The next set are 2 smaller notebooks:


And last up is a new item, a set of 5 postcards, made from
photographs that I took in Japan and Paris.

Happy 2010

Even if I am late!

It's Been A While

This is what I cooked for a holiday gathering:


Roasted Potatoes and Mushrooms from Martha;


and a butter leaf salad with pecans and goat cheese.

Dinner

Aka are you hungry yet?
Would you like a CMYK bite?
Perhaps later.

Look In To My Eyes

Look In To My Eyes Letterpress and Silkscreen

Flea and dog confront one another -
is the dog hypnotized?
Is one flea already a goner?

in the backyard

I saw this little one in the backyard and snapped a picture
before it flew away.

Actually, it was for a class that I am taking.

small works

There is a show currently up in San Francisco called
Small Works: printed images from the california society
of printmakers, at the Market Street gallery (1554 Market St, SF CA)
that runs through January 4, 2010.

My letterpress & silkscreen print, Look In To My Eyes, is on the card,
and available for viewing (or purchasing) at the show. More work
from CSP artists is available at the show, all for under $300.

Cat

Colored pencil drawing on toned printmaking paper

Owl

Three Color Silkscreen using PShop Threshold to create separations.
Based on my photograph.