tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62807925018466836862024-03-14T08:29:20.790-04:00Rocinante PressRocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.comBlogger238125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-40147208376655202772018-03-01T00:16:00.000-05:002018-03-01T00:16:49.339-05:00Waterlines installation at Works Gallery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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I have a new installation up at <a href="https://workssanjose.org/">Works Gallery</a> in San Jose, as part of Eco Echo: Unnatural Selection. See the press release <a href="http://rhinocerosproject.tumblr.com/post/170818765026/eco-echos-unnatural-selection">here</a>. Here's a sneak peek! Click on the pictures for a larger view.Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-9326753067991018562017-04-17T16:18:00.003-04:002017-04-17T16:18:52.241-04:00Prayer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Last week, my San Jose State students started printing on our new Vandercook (we're calling her Hermes). The same day of the first student to use the press, I also had students from the Mills College Book Arts Program visit my studio to learn about papermaking.<br />
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Also on that same day: the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-white-house-drops-mother-of-all-bombs-1492102824-htmlstory.html">United States dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb on Afghanistan</a>. <br />
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I tried to say something like this that day, but it came out garbled: papermaking and printmaking have a long legacy of being part of resistance movements. It was not lost to me that on the same day a bomb was dropped, I introduced these processes to a new generation. I can only hope that by continued teaching of this craft, this legacy, and the fight therein, will continue. <br />
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This isn't just a blog post; it's a prayer.<br />
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Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-66806771486262074272017-02-19T15:08:00.000-05:002017-02-19T15:08:27.382-05:00Equilibrium - new artist book<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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While working on all my <i><a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2016/12/more-autonomy.html">Autonomous Drying</a></i> experiments this past fall, I was also working on a new artist book, which was just released this past month at the <a href="http://www.codexfoundation.org/book-fair-and-symposium/codex-2017">Codex Book Fair</a>. It was funny how many artists commented at that event that Codex has become a deadline for new books. <br />
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This book is a bit more personal that anything I've worked on in a while. Titled <i>Equilibrium</i>, it's a tunnel book made up of some personal symbolism and story. The idea for this book came from a suggestion <a href="http://enriquechagoya.com/">Enrique</a> made to Robert while they were talking about his condition. Robert had mentioned that when he was riding his bike, his pain dissipated. Once the ride was over, it came back, and the results could not be duplicated on a stationary bike. Enrique suggested that maybe it wasn't the exercise, but the balancing. <br />
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As someone who constantly is constantly juggling work, art, home, friends, health, you name it, the idea of balance is frequently such an elusive one, and is even more complicated for those who suffer chronic pain and illness. <br />
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Interestingly enough, a gentleman came up to my table during the fair, who was coincidentally also named Robert. Without reading the colophon, he started asking me about the book, mostly regarding bike riding. As I started to explain, I came to the part where I was saying,"It's not the exercise..." in which Robert snapped his fingers and interjected before I could, "It's the balancing!"<br />
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He went on to explain that it's the same for his condition (Parkinson's), and that stationary bikes also don't have the same affect. <br />
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I'm not sure what to determine from this anecdata. The idea of balance as form of healing both literally and metaphorically is something to think about. <br />
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As for right now, I'm gearing up for the new few months. March is has some big events coming up - <a href="http://www.bookbombs.net/">Book Bombs</a> will be at the <a href="http://centerforbookarts.org/">Center for Book Arts</a> for our <a href="http://centerforbookarts.org/event/keeping-fire-alive-collaborative-pulp-printing-discussion/">Keeping the Fire Alive </a>workshop on March 4 - which, crazily enough, we proposed to do <i>waaaay </i>before the election. <a href="http://rhinocerosproject.tumblr.com/">The Rhinoceros Project</a> will be part of the 100 Days of Action and Print Public at the <a href="http://www.kala.org/">Kala Art Institute</a> on March 11 from 12-4, and then traveling to the Sierra Nevada Steamroller Print Festival on April 22. <br />
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So...while all this is going on, keeping in balance is tricky, but I try.Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-86117730106807559752016-12-22T15:17:00.000-05:002016-12-22T15:17:20.225-05:00More autonomy <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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The autonomous drying experiments continue. (Previously <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2016/12/autonomous-progression.html">here</a> and <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2016/11/autonomous-drying-experiments.html">here</a>). Just documented this new set, although I'm still sorting through the photos - there are more works than I'm posting here. Click on the images for a larger view.<br />
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In other news - the <a href="http://rhinocerosproject.tumblr.com/">Rhinoceros Project</a> continues! And check out <a href="http://arttalksagain.libsyn.com/4-michelle-wilson-on-paper">this interview</a> with yours truly on <i>Art Talks Again</i>. As an avid podcast junky, it's so thrilling!<br />
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My <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2016/11/autonomous-drying-experiments.html">autonomous drying experiments</a> continue - here's a few shots of the progression of one piece, not exactly from start to finish, but it gives an idea of the dramatic changes that happen as the piece dries. <br />
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Many of the artists at <a href="http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com/">SVP</a> who see me working on these are completely surprised at how they end up, so I wanted to show that yes, they do start out flat. It's the fiber that warps them into their form. The finished pieces really should be viewed in the round; they look like completely different pieces from one side to another. <br />
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I'll be sharing this process, and other sculptural paper techniques in my <a href="http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com/paper-sculpture">upcoming class</a> in January! <br />
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In other news, the <a href="http://rhinocerosproject.tumblr.com/">Rhinoceros Project</a> continues! Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-87273198573971962292016-11-18T13:49:00.001-05:002016-11-18T13:49:43.302-05:00The Rhinoceros Project at Ramon's Tailor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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The <a href="http://www.ramonstailor.com/">Ramon's Tailor</a> installation is up! Visit <a href="http://rhinocerosproject.tumblr.com/post/153351154866/sneak-peak-of-the-installation-at-ramons-tailor">here</a> to see a sneak peek!<br />
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Our opening reception is tomorrow, November 19, from 3-6 PM. Join us at 628 Jones Street for sewing circles, rhinoceros cookies, and rhino ephemera! <br />
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We will be in residence on Saturdays and Sundays, 12-4, till January 8. Visit us to take a break from the holiday craziness and sit, sew, and share! <br />
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During my residency at the <a href="http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com/">School of Visual Philosophy</a>, I've been experimenting with paper sculpture. For the past year, I've been examining my personal studio practice, and how I plan and plan and plan and then execute said plan, and then feel a certain exhaustion. And again and again I remember the idea, <i>listen to the process</i>. Which is a bit scary for me; unpredictability and always a struggle for time creates an environment that encourages planning and discourages experimentation and risk taking.<br />
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This came to a head for me, privately, when I was mentoring a student who was trying to do the same thing: plan out her project in its entirety from the start, because she's juggling work and school and has very little time. And, while I understand this, I was counseling her to remember to take a step back, to observe and question. Then I realized how little I do that myself. <br />
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As a installation, print and book artist, some planning and project management is necessary. Yet I realize that I wasn't doing much experimentation, that I wasn't discovering the unexpected. I was checking things off a list. <br />
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So when this opportunity was offered to me, I pushed myself to step outside of my comfort zone, and try things in which results were not guaranteed. I started with small tests like <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BKl78B8hA16/?taken-by=michellewilsonprojects&hl=en">these</a>, and, building on the tests I discussed <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2016/02/dipped-versus-wrapped.html">here</a>, I pulled out some reeds I had left over from <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2011/06/life-voyages-my-2010-new-courtland.html">this project</a> to build some armature tests. <br />
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Again, it was scary, I didn't know what to expect. I'm not sure what these mean in the greater vision of typically narrative-driven work, and if the question of having one's vision adapt and grow is even scarier than the original risk. <br />
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As for what I've determined so far: all of these armatures started out relatively flat, the shapes they formed is just from the flax warping as it dried. I'm starting to notice patterns of what causes it to warp a certain way, but nothing reliable yet. I'm also still working on how I can integrate this technique into my greater body of work, and how can differentiate myself from the amazing <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/05/delicate-paper-sculptures-suspended-in-mid-air-by-peter-gentenaar/">Peter Gentenaar</a>. <br />
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However, if you're interested in trying some of this yourself, and learning a few other things, join me for <a href="http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com/paper-sculpture">this workshop in 2017 in San Jose</a>!<br />
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So many tidbits to share!<br />
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<i>Chacaltaya<a href="http://www.michellewilsonprojects.com/chacaltaya"></a></i> and <i>The Last Color<a href="http://www.michellewilsonprojects.com/the-last-color"></a></i> are currently on display at the <a href="http://www.galvestonartscenter.org/">Galveston Arts Center</a> in Galveston, TX. <br />
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<i>The Last Color</i> is also part of <i><a href="https://www.cca.edu/calendar/2016/local-resource-community-exhibition">Local Resource</a></i>, where it is representing the <a href="https://www.sfcb.org/">San Francisco Center for the Book</a>. Some photos of the work and the show can be seen <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BLPnhpjjzDm/?taken-by=michellewilsonprojects&hl=en">here</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BLPnOf6jMVk/?taken-by=michellewilsonprojects&hl=en">here</a>. <br />
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Finally, <i>Going Up, Climate Change in Philadelphia</i>, was reviewed <a href="http://www.broadstreetreview.com/wnwn/art-in-a-warming-world-going-up-at-the-schuylkill-center">here</a>! And then, inspired by my project, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BLRmEWFDY0b/?taken-by=schuylkillcenter&hl=en">eight staff members at the Schuylkill Center are eating vegan for a week to save 280 lbs of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.</a> Which almost brought me to happy tears. <br />
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Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-75357212695327870912016-09-22T16:24:00.000-04:002016-09-22T16:24:30.276-04:00Papermaking at the School of Visual Philosophy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Last June I taught a Japanese Style papermaking workshop at the School of Visual Philosophy, and then, as usual, was swept up in everything and didn't blog about it. But this fall I was invited back, this time as two roles, <a href="http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com/paper-sculpture">to co-teach a multi-week paper sculpture class with Yori Seeger</a>, and to develop the class curriculum was also being an artist-in-residence in the space.<br />
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So, in honor of my upcoming class, I thought I'd post some photos. The upcoming class is their first experiment with this model, focusing both on technique as well as developing content, and I'm very excited. <br />
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We held the Japanese-Style papermaking class in the print shop - if you look around the photo above, the vats were on a table between the litho presses. Below, you can see the workspace.<br />
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It was a PACKED class, I think we ended up with fourteen. <br />
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The printshop at SVP not only has litho, but screenprinting, letterpress and etching.<br />
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(Some folks might recognize the white press above as the one that used to be at the San Jose ICA Print Center, which is, alas, no more).<br />
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The craziness of my late summer and early fall was the launch of my collaboration with <a href="http://annebeckprojects.com/">Anne Beck</a>, our <a href="http://rhinocerosproject.tumblr.com/">Rhinoceros Project</a>. It took off at this weekend's Roadworks event - follow the link to the blog for photos! We will be taking over <a href="http://www.ramonstailor.com/">Ramon's Tailor </a>November 19-January 7. Folks are welcome to stop by and sew with us! Hope I see some of you either during the <a href="http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com/paper-sculpture">class</a> or at the gallery! Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-16731555291590489252016-07-29T15:18:00.004-04:002016-07-30T12:43:07.801-04:00Papermaking again in Half Moon Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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A few weekends ago, I returned to Half Moon Bay again for a workshop at <a href="http://www.judyshintani.com/">Judy</a>'s <a href="http://www.judykitsunestudio.com/">space</a>. (See previous years <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2015/03/return-to-half-moon-bay.html">here</a> and <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2014/08/workshop-in-half-moon-bay.html">here</a>). This time we did Japanese Style Papermaking. Above, you can see the participants trying out beating the fiber (with my lovely hammer from <a href="https://hookpotterypaper.com/">Andrea</a>!)<br />
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Above, <a href="http://www.logosgraphics.net/">John</a> and Robert practice the <i>nagashizuki </i>shake, while <a href="https://motoscribendi.com/">Nicky</a> looks on. Nicky took some great photos and video from the day, check them out on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/motoscribendi/?hl=en">here</a>. <br />
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After lunch, I talked about inclusions, and people went wild. Below is Nicky's, and I love how he manages to make something feel calligraphic, even with thread.<br />
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Despite being exhausted from the workshop, and <a href="http://www.arts4all.org/attend/mohr-comingsoon.htm">installing a show the day before</a> (images to come), I had heard from Judy about the humpback whales that were feeding at Miramar, and didn't want to pass up the chance to see them close up - or, as close as you can get from shore. They were tricky to photograph, but mind-blowing to see. There were also several hundred pelicans. <br />
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I'm given to understand that due to the changes caused by global warming, whales are venturing closer and closer to shore to find food sources, so there was a tinge of sadness in seeing this pod. However, at the same time, it was a magical end to the day. <br />
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Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-26577094625474101592016-06-28T14:48:00.001-04:002016-06-29T11:52:27.097-04:00Upcoming Papermaking Workshops - San Jose and Half Moon Bay for July!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<b><b>Japanese Style Papermaking</b><br />
<a href="http://www.judykitsunestudio.com/">Kitsune Arts Studio</a></b><br />
415 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay, CA<br />
Sunday, July 17, 10 AM - 4 PM<br />
Cost: $80<br />
For more information, or to register for the class, please email me <a href="http://www.michellewilsonprojects.com/contact/">here</a>. <br />
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<b>Japanese-Style Papermaking<br />
School of Visual Philosophy</b><br />
425 Auzerais Ave. San Jose, CA<br />
Saturday, July 23, 10 AM - 4 PM<br />
Cost: $85, plus $15 for materials.<br />
For more information, or to register for this class, please visit <a href="http://www.schoolofvisualphilosophy.com/#!japanese-papermaking/cl8m">here</a>.<br />
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In these workshops, students will be introduced to the process of making Japanese paper. Japanese paper, often incorrectly referred to as rice paper, is known for its great strength while appearing delicate and gossamer-thin. Students will learn the basics of preparing their own fiber, hand beating, and forming sheets in the traditional <i><a href="http://www.awagami.com/basics.html#tamenagashi">nagashizuki</a></i> method. Students will take home wet sheets to dry at home with instructions. Please note – this technique involves a lot of water, and students will get wet. Please wear shoes and clothing that can get wet. Participants should also bring a roll of paper towels to carry this wet sheets home on.Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-67232905754386555342016-06-26T13:36:00.001-04:002016-06-26T13:36:37.602-04:00The Weekend Paper<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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The title of this post is a nod to Helen Hiebert's <i>Sunday Paper</i> <a href="http://helenhiebertstudio.com/mitsumata/">posts</a>, which are of course a nod to printed newspaper traditions. With the closing of my school year and two solo shows and some fall projects coming up (stay tuned!), I've been metaphorically juggling and spinning plates and walking a tightrope all at once, so, as usual, this post is a bit belated.<br />
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The first weekend of June was the opening at <a href="http://wolfmanhomerepair.com/home-om">E.M. Wolfman</a> for <a href="http://www.subsetsalon.com/">Sub Set</a>, a collective of papermakers <a href="http://www.rebeccaredman.com/">Rebecca Redman</a>, <a href="http://www.gutwrenchpress.com/">Hope Amico</a>, <a href="http://alyssacasey.com/">Alyssa Casey</a>, and <a href="http://elizabethboyne.com/home.html">Elizabeth Boyne</a>. <br />
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Sub Set has been working collaboratively, getting together as a group and trading materials and unfinished projects, exchanging them between as a collective "what if?" On the night of the opening, I recall asking one of the artists who made one of the pieces, and the answer was that someone made the paper and then another person drew on it and then another person....etc. To be more clear, authorship of the show was a collaborative whole. <br />
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Which gave the show an incredible energy. The artists are exploring the concept of<a href="http://www.arts.ucsb.edu/faculty/reese/classes/artistsbooks/davidpye019.pdf"> workmanship of risk</a>, the only limitations are the materials they had in front of them at the time. As someone who collaborates frequently myself, I can see how these experiments are opening these artists up and building a momentum for future possibilities. <br />
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The artists will be running a fundraising campaign later this year to raise money to purchase a Hollander beater - stayed tuned to their <a href="http://www.subsetsalon.com/">website</a> to find out how you can contribute. <br />
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The following day was one of the <a href="http://www.proartsgallery.org/ebos/">ProArts Open Studios</a> weekends, and I swung by <a href="http://jagoodman.com/">Julia Goodman</a>'s to see some of her new large cast paper works in person. <br />
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(That's the floor in the bottom right corner of the photo above; these pieces are about five feet tall). <br />
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These pieces are rugged and topographical; she allows snippets of the bed sheets and clothing she uses to appear as reminders of her origin material. All her colors are from the clothing she uses, no added pigment or dyes. <br />
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Some of them, particularly her smaller pieces like this one, are almost a cross between pulp painting and casting.<br />
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I couldn't help thinking how Julia references the origins of her materials. They feel intimately connected to the earth, via the plants that grew her fibers, the soil that nourished the plants. Recently I've been told that the Bay Area has an enormous amount of waste clothing choking our landfills, with the additions of nylon and other petroleum-based fibers into our wearables, they aren't breaking down like they will if they were solely natural materials. Julia's work interrupts this cycle, turning waste fiber into art. <br />
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Some of her beet papyrus pieces were also on display:<br />
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Reflecting on these two exhibitions, first and foremost, I'm excited by the directions my papermaking community is exploring. Further, I was also struck by how much of what my fellow papermakers do is informed by community and collaboration (Sub Set, Julia's work with <a href="http://www.creativityexplored.org/blog/blog/collaborating-with-julia-goodman-artist-in-residence">Creative Explored</a>), and how coming together with others is such a catalytic force in this medium. The same fibers that make up paper also bring papermakers, new ideas, and new energies together. Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-30901672001647906892016-05-20T13:39:00.001-04:002016-05-20T13:39:39.420-04:00More new prints<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2016/04/pigeons.html">This series</a> continues. I'm calling the entire series Division, named for <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/City-begins-sweeping-out-homeless-encampment-on-6862853.php">Division Street</a>. The series is becoming about the contrast between gentrification and impoverishment.<br />
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Some new pieces recently completed. Woodcuts on Sekishu, chine colle'd onto found wallpaper. Click on the images for enlarged view. Inspired in part by my <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2016/02/win-win-4-at-niad.html">recent pieces</a> for NIAD. <br />
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To see some of the making of these prints, check out my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michellewilsonprojects/">Instagram page</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://niadart.org/">NIAD Art Center</a> has a benefit to support their programs every year, called <i>Win Win</i>. <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2013/04/win-win-at-niad.html">Since they started four years ago, I've donated every year.</a> Not only is it a great cause to support, the chance to do these little experiments each spring always really opens up some ideas that find ways into my current work in progress. This year was no exception. <br />
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Actually, I think I like these more than any other year. The pieces are called <i>Distance I-III</i>, with <i>I</i> above and <i>II</i> and <i>III</i> in descending order below. Click on the images for a larger viewing size.<br />
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<a href="http://niadart.org/art_gallery/upcoming/">NIAD has some great exhibitions coming up</a> - including <a href="http://niadart.org/feature/variations/">a show curated by Robert in March</a>, and a solo show by yours truly in their Annex Gallery in June! Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-86377046540589393182016-02-13T22:25:00.001-05:002016-02-13T22:25:55.410-05:00Dipped versus Wrapped<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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In papermaking, there is a type of paper sculpture that uses "overbeaten" abaca. This term, which some say should really mean that the fiber is beaten "just enough," refers to the fibers spending a long time in the beater, sometimes as long as 6-8 hours. This long beating allows the fibers to absorb a great deal of water, and when draped over an armature made of wire or reeds, the fibers shrink dramatically. I swoon over sculptures like this. Papermakers like <a href="http://rhiannonalpers.com/">Rhiannon</a>, <a href="http://www.megansingleton.com/">Megan</a>, and <a href="http://helenhiebertstudio.com/">Helen</a> are amazing at using this technique their work. <br />
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<a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2012/09/sculptural-papermaking-workshop-photos.html">Despite assisting Rhiannon when she has taught this technique</a>, I haven't explored it that much in my own work. I've been more a <a href="http://www.michellewilsonprojects.com/upstream">cast paper</a> person myself. Rhiannon usually has students start by making small armatures to use, before working up to something larger. During one of our workshops, she mentioned when she started exploring this technique that she made a whole series of little forms to see what high-shrinkage abaca could do. I decided to try this myself. <br />
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Two techniques for working with armatures and high shrinkage abaca are dipping and wrapping. When dipping, an armature is made, then dipped in the vat and fiber is allowed to collect over the structure. When formation aid is added to the vat, the paper sculptor can dip multiple times to build up more fiber. <br />
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Wraping requires a papermaker to pull sheets first, then press them. The pressing gives the handmade paper almost a "wet-noodle" quality, so it's easily handled while draping over an armature. Wire and reeds will give different affects, and there is a whole variety of gauges and reeds to select from that will also vary the end result. <br />
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I decided to make pairs of similar forms to try both dipping and wrapping, and see which I liked better. I wasn't too exacting, so there are some differences in the forms, but they were close enough for my purposes. The armatures are made from 24 gauge wire from <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-armature-and-sculpture-wire/">Dick Blick</a>. I chose that wire because I had it around, and after seeing the results, I think they might have been more interesting with something finer. <br />
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I also realized that I failed to photograph these with something for scale. The pieces below are all around the size of the palm of my hand, so not that big. For the four photos below, the wrapping is on the left, and the dipped is on the right. For the fifth, my tired brain confused this order, so the wrapped is on the right. Click on the images to see them larger.<br />
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A few I dipped and immediately didn't like the results, so just ended up wrapping them, like these:<br />
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While playing with the wire, I ended up coming up with this form, which after the experiments above I chose to wrap. I'm not sure what I think of it right now, or even if it's a finished piece or a study for something larger, not sure. <br />
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These forms were inspired in part by <a href="http://namiyamamotoart.com/artwork/1006149_Miniature_Garden.html">Nami Yamamoto</a> and <a href="http://www.allisonsmithstudio.com/p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s/pitcher-collection/1">Allison Smith</a>. The cut paper projects linked seem to me about how the act of isolating an object transforms it into a specimen, a representative, or a fetish object. Yet, it's out of context. So much of my work is always about site, location, <i>hereness</i>, considering the opposite direction is raising some interesting questions that I find myself thinking about. <br />
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I've been working on an article for the upcoming issue of <i><a href="http://www.caprintmakers.org/publications/">The California Printmaker</a></i>. The issue has a focus on collaboration, and I'm writing about <a href="http://www.bookbombs.net/">Book Bombs</a>! <br />
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Collaboration is such an important part of my work. Not only have I collaborated with <a href="http://www.citizenhydra.net/">Mary</a>, I also have collaborated several times with <a href="http://www.marieelcin.com/">Marie Elcin</a>, and am currently working on a collaborative project with <a href="http://annebeckprojects.com/">Anne Beck</a>. And I can't forget <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2015/11/new-print-and-collaboration-about-pluto.html">my recent collaboration with Robert</a>! The image above is from one of Anne's and my tests. In fact, <a href="https://know.freelibrary.org/Record/1682763">one of the first artist books I ever made</a>, which convinced me what I really wanted to do was <i>make books</i>, was a collaboration between sixteen artists. <br />
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As I was writing about Book Bombs, I was trying to capture the essence of what a collaboration really is. It's more than just working with others to make art in some way. As I was brainstorming, I ended up with the following list, which I decided to share here. <br />
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<i>Collaboration is working together<br />
Collaboration is an environment for growth<br />
Collaboration is a loss of ego<br />
Collaboration is exciting<br />
Collaboration is a form of evolution<br />
Collaboration is learning to listen<br />
Collaboration is embracing the process<br />
Collaboration is opening up<br />
Collaboration is new insights<br />
Collaboration is unexpected turns<br />
Collaboration is a form of giving<br />
Collaboration is a form of receiving<br />
Collaboration is a form of gratitude<br />
Collaboration is an act of love</i><br />
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I've been enjoying my holiday break, catching up on some studio projects and starting a few new ones. The piece above is an in-process shot of the center panel of a print triptych I'm working on, based on my experience at <a href="https://www.banffcentre.ca/">Banff</a> for the <a href="http://www.friendsofdardhunter.org/conference.html">Dard Hunter Conference</a>. The final piece will be a series of reduction linoleum blocks on handmade paper with pulp paint - the blue in the image above is actually a pulp paint stencil.<br />
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As the print progresses, I find myself remembering not only the mountains there, but the studios as well, and the integration between inside and outside as an artist's space. <br />
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All the studios at Banff either have skylights or large windows that look out towards the mountains. Even the studios for individual artists. It was so bright that the view from the windows in this pictures is overexposed, but the mountains are there.<br />
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The print shop is divided into multiple rooms. Below, the screen print area:<br />
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The screen print area is part of a long room that also houses the etching area, divided by some enclosed rooms for screen exposure and for acid. Along one side are windows that bring the light and mountains in.<br />
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I loved this guide to their ink colors:<br />
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A door in the etching area leads to the litho room:<br />
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Passing through the litho room leads to letterpress:<br />
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Next to letterpress is a clean room that can serve as a bindery or print curating space, which I neglected to photograph. Off of that room is the digital printshop - please excuse the slight blurriness. <br />
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The paper studio is in the basement. <a href="http://radhapandey.blogspot.com/">Radha Pandey</a> was doing an Islamic papermaking demo during the tour, I'll dedicate a post to that soon.<br />
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The beater room. <br />
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The studio building is built into the side of the mountain. In the paper studio, there is still one wall of windows, but on the other side of the room, the mountain literally comes into the studio.<br />
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Raw fibers, half stuff, linters, and odds and ends on the wall of the paper studio:<br />
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The print and paper studios are coordinated by <a href="http://www.wendytokaryk.com/index.html">Wendy Tokaryk</a>, whose work I was fortunate to see while in Banff. <br />
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This is just the studios I saw. The entire three days was so full of energy and revelation, it would be too long a post, so I will have to share the rest in other posts. <br />
Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-32649561187934819872015-12-07T22:46:00.001-05:002015-12-07T22:53:09.627-05:00Surviving the Final Critique<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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With the semester winding down and critiques heating up, I've been thinking about how to advise students on handling a final critique. One of my <a href="http://www.yokotahara.com/">recent mentees</a> recently went through her Post-Bac thesis critique, (with flying colors!) but beforehand, I realized I needed to put something together to teach students to prepare for the actual event so as to get the most out of it. After putting the question out to several artists and educators, I've gathered the following. Some readers may find parts of this advice contradictory - there wasn't a consensus on how much a student should speak about the work. From which I'd conclude: it depends on you as the person being critiqued. Do you have a lot to say about the work that you feel is a necessary component of understanding the work? Do you feel the work stands on its own? Consider your specific questions regarding your work and find ways to ask them during the crit. <br />
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In addition to all the advice below, I'd add two things. First, if the crits are open, and time permits, take the opportunity to watch others. You will learn much more about art making and also gain some insight into your critics. And secondly, try to avoid being the person critiqued right before lunch. <br />
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<a href="http://www.ellenmowens.com/">Ellen Owens</a><br />
I'd ask them to try to look at their work using the perspectives of 3 other, actual people - maybe one is an art professor, one is a person that knows nothing about what they are doing (an aunt?), and one that's part of an audience that would connect with the topic. What questions would each person have? How would you explain the work differently to each one? And what are their perceived strengths and weaknesses about the work? If they can answer these, then they should be well-prepped.<br />
Also, I'd tell them to bring tissues.<br />
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<a href="http://www.marieelcin.com/">Marie Elcin</a><br />
Don't be a victim of bad critique! If you just stand there and let people say things it hurts. Take charge of the critique. Be able to explain your intentions and have specific questions of things you want to have help on. Like I was trying to say this but I'm not sure that's how it comes across to the viewer? Or I've been struggling with this technique. What could I do differently? Or I'm not sure if I have the best resources for working out this concept, where should I look next? For notes have someone else take them and record what you say and what others say. Especially since your adrenaline gets worked up, you won't remember anything.<br />
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<a href="http://wofflehouse.com/">Jenifer Wofford</a><br />
Yes, own it. If you (the general "you") go in with the understanding that the purpose of critique is to help work grow, it can be easier to be proactive in soliciting and recording feedback that will help you do this. This will make even the harder comments a bit easier to take, and will prevent you from feeling victimized. Also, have a trusted friend grill you first. As far as talking about the work yourself, have a grab bag of active, specific words that really matter to you when you think about your work. You can't (and shouldn't) memorize a monologue to define your work, but you CAN have key words that you can anchor and organize your thoughts around.<br />
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<a href="jilliansokso.com">Jillian Contreni Sosko</a><br />
My advice to students is to try to identify what they want from the crit, and to know their work and process well enough to direct the experience and get what they need. I always ask my upper level students to write about their work anytime they make a serious investment of time in the studio (after every session of work)- and to read those notes consistently+ try to distill information prior to having a review with other folks.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mrsdalloways.com/">Lucy Childs</a><br />
If you're really nervous, it helps to know the audience's eyes are on what you're presenting and not on you. So, if a student can direct the group to look at the art as they talk that will help them relax. Also to anticipate what questions may be asked, write down the answers to think of pertinent details, and then rehearse the answers to prevent becoming tongue-tied. [Students ahould] think about [their] feet -- this helps to feel grounded, literally. And lastly, find something in the room that is soothing to look at (the view out the window, a picture on the wall, etc.) to look at when feeling stressed. PS. It's one experience in [their lives], not a defining one.<br />
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<a href="http://www.melissajaycraig.com/">Melissa Jay Craig</a><br />
Figure out what you really want / need feedback on, and ask for it. Run the meeting: you are chair. (Hopefully by now - a final critique - you have also read and are familiar with <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Critique-Handbook-Students-Sourcebook/dp/0205708110">The Critique Handbook</a></i>.)<br />
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<a href="http://www.emilybicht.com/">Emily Bicht</a><br />
I actually think it best to keep your comments to yourself unless asked directly - you may find yourself in the terrible position of defending something you have said and not talking about the work. It happens all the time. Don't enter the critique with verbal information. You've given them the work and probably a statement - that should be enough. Let the audience lead the conversation and if you don't like the direction ask questions. But be wary of making declarative statements of the conversation stops referencing the work - which ideally speaks for itself.<br />
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<a href="http://printmakersopenforum.org/">Shelley Thorstensen</a><br />
Control the crit if it starts to go south. Two specific things: if you don't like the way conversation is going between the people critting and a certain work, jump in and ask them about a different work. Maybe someone else will have something to say about something else. Some people just like to hear themselves speak. Second, if you are talking and you feel uncomfortable or whatever, maybe you feel you are not making sense, stop. You can stop even in mid-sentence. Usually people won't even know you did it. Just continue on with something else. A lot of times, especially if it is a large group, they are more busy thinking of their next thing to say.<br />
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Louise Philips Richborn<br />
[Remember] you are never a victim, you want something from these people- you are a sales person! Sell them, and you can only sell by being positive, receptive and accepting of different opinions, remember everyone comes from a different up bringing and culture. If someone tells you that your work is a piece of shit- ask them why? How? Never be negative- and have a big bottle of wine or bowl of ice cream waiting for you at home.<br />
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<a href="http://karapetraglia.com/home.html">Kara Petraglia</a><br />
Have a friend/colleague take notes if at all possible, otherwise try to record the conversation. I agree with Shelley in trying to control the conversation - if it's moving in a useless direction, try ask questions to clarify points or to move the conversation along. Others are providing the feedback, but it's ok to move things along that aren't helpful or have been beaten into the ground. Come in with specific questions about how things work or read to help prompt the others to provide helpful feedback. <br />
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<a href="http://www.megescude.com/">Meg Escude</a><br />
Never apologize. Never talk about what you were gonna do...the direction it didn't take. Just commit to what it is.<br />
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<a href="http://www.miriamschaer.com/">Miriam Schear</a><br />
Listen, try not to be reactive and remember-this is a conversation. So-also have questions YOU have for your audience that you would like feedback on. Don't talk about work you are going to make: that is what I call an 'air crit'. Definitely record the session-use your phone if necessary and have someone take notes if possible. Sometimes things that sound harsh or super critical in the moment are just simply questions. Consider it a barometer about how people are perceiving your work.<br />
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More Advice:<br />
<a href="http://www.aiga.org/how-to-survive-a-critique/">How To Survive a Critique: A Guide to Giving and Receiving Feedback</a><br />
<a href="http://myclubmylife.com/how-to-survive-an-art-critique/">How to Survive an Art Critique</a><br />
<a href="http://faso.com/fineartviews/18528/how-to-survive-an-art-critique">Fine Art Views: How To Survive an Art Critique</a><br />
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Also, for educators, critics, or visiting artists, on giving criticism, I recommend:<br />
<a href="http://captainawkward.com/2015/03/17/679-dealing-with-unhelpful-and-unsolicited-critiques-of-your-creative-work/">Dealing With Unhelpful and Unsolicited Critiques of Creative Work</a><br />
<a href="http://www.lizlerman.com/crpLL.html">Liz Lerman Critical Response Process</a><br />
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For other artists' advice in this series, visit <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/search?q=artist+advice">here</a>.<br />
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Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-20654517806523921612015-11-22T11:29:00.001-05:002015-11-22T11:29:41.722-05:00Collected thoughts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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I have two solo shows coming up next summer, and I've slowly been gathering thoughts and trying to make connections between them as to how they will take form in my work. No resolutions yet, but what I'm considering, in no particular order:<br />
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1) Last month the school I teach at was on lockdown for almost two hours due to an active shooter threat. We were slowly evacuated room-by-room. As I was lying on the floor, staring at the ceiling tiles, the responsibility of keeping 35 lives from getting shot descended on me. Thankfully, no one was hurt, all students remained safe, threat was neutralized. But I can't shake that feeling.<br />
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2) Saw <a href="https://fraenkelgallery.com/exhibitions/sophie-calle-2">Sophie Calle</a> speak last week. Her talk can be summed up in this statement she made towards the end, "Absence is motivation." <br />
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3) Refugee crisis in Syria, and how it is creating its own absence. <a href="http://www.upworthy.com/trying-to-follow-what-is-going-on-in-syria-and-why-this-comic-will-get-you-there-in-5-minutes">Evidence suggests the crisis is directly related to global warming. </a><br />
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4) Does global warming cause other violence, albeit, possibly, indirectly? Is there a link between school violence and global warming? Perhaps in the form of anxiety and poverty?<br />
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5) <a href="http://bigthink.com/in-their-own-words/theory-of-mind-why-art-evokes-empathy">Viewing art leads to an increase in empathy.</a><br />
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6) <a href="http://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/original-container-ships">Shipwrecks, the economy, global exchange</a>. <br />
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7) I think violence in any form indicates a lack of connection, to other people, to a community, to nature, to spirituality. <br />
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8) How can an artist create connection, or interconnection, between people?<br />
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9) One form of connection is stories, but does that build a deep enough connection? Could some form of social practice interaction build on stories to create connections?Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-78171038028370134932015-11-01T14:05:00.004-05:002015-11-01T14:05:59.689-05:00New Print and collaboration about Pluto!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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As a usual gap in blogging indicates, a whirlwind of activities happened. I need to sit down and really do a couple of posts about the time at <a href="http://www.friendsofdardhunter.org/conference.html">Banff</a>, but because it was just SO MUCH I need to process a bit.<br />
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So to get back into the rhythm of blogging, I'm writing today about my recently finished print for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1612897935655851/">Pluto Print Exchange</a> that <a href="http://www.tinyrevolutionarypress.com/">Mandy</a> organized. Robert and I ended up collaborating on our piece, and we didn't end up killing each other! (I find it odd that as frequently as I collaborate with others - <a href="http://www.marieelcin.com/">Marie</a>, <a href="http://www.citizenhydra.net/">Mary</a>, <a href="http://annebeckprojects.com/">Anne</a> - this was my first time with my husband). <br />
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With all the new images of <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/images/index.html">Pluto from New Horizons</a>, I started looking at images of Pluto from mythology, particularly in printed matter. Robert and I both ended up being drawn to <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/343584">this image</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Goltzius">Hendrick Goltzius</a>. <br />
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Our original intent was to combine the historic and the most recent scientific, perhaps in a sort of like <a href="http://leonardodavinci.stanford.edu/submissions/clabaugh/history/leonardo.html">Vitruvian Man</a>. However, the idea developed through our love and respect for papercutting to incorporate that technique. We were also inspired by Allison Smith's <i><a href="http://www.allisonsmithstudio.com/p-r-o-j-e-c-t-s/pitcher-collection/1">Pitcher Collection</a></i>, and how isolating an image from context makes it both more playful and yet gives it a certain presence. <br />
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Using some of the leftover <a href="http://store.hiromipaper.com/hp-58sekishunatural.aspx">Sekishu</a> from my <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-last-color-new-artist-book.html">Small Plates</a> residency (thanks <a href="https://sfcb.org/">SFCB</a>!) we digitally printed (with archival inks) some images of Pluto's surface. I carved a block based on Goltzius's Pluto (above, inked) which was then printed onto the Sekishu.<br />
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The prints were then cut out of the Sekishu. <br />
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(I have to confess, the whole time I was cutting these, I kept thinking about <a href="http://the-toast.net/2015/09/09/men-wearing-a-military-helmet-and-nothing-else-in-western-art-history/">this post from <i>The Toast</a></i>, and the line, <i>GET THIS ARSE</i>.) <br />
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Finally, the cut out images were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chine-coll%C3%A9">chine colle'd</a> to Rives BFK.<br />
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The print needs to be properly documented, still. Next spring, the entire portfolio will be exhibited at <a href="http://www.uarts.edu/about/printmaking-gallery">UArts in the Printmaking Gallery</a>. Artists from Oakland (me), Seattle, Iowa, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia participated. I've yet to see the rest of the portfolio, but have heard good things about the other pieces - trying to be patient but very excited!<br />
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Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-42119672172453377732015-09-22T15:31:00.000-04:002015-09-22T15:33:21.501-04:00Paper in Nature<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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This past weekend I was part of the <i><a href="http://www.samavesha.org/productions/art-in-nature-festival/">Art In Nature</a></i> festival in <a href="http://www.ebparks.org/parks/redwood">Redwood Regional Park</a>. Redwood Regional Park, which is about fifteen minutes away from where I live, is one of the places I go walking. <a href="http://www.judyshintani.com/">Judy</a> had mentioned something about being part of last year's festival and how much she enjoyed it, and so I applied and was accepted to make a piece, as a chance to honor a place that fulfills me so much. The work I exhibited was developed in the <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2015/08/blue-on-street.html">cast paper street art</a> I did recently. <br />
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The park is notable for Redwood Creek; its native rainbow trout have been cross-bred with other struggling trout populations throughout the US. Redwood Creek's trout are a genetically pure population that is under critical study in order to reveal new understandings about trout populations. With California's extreme drought the creek appears to be dried up completely; I'm not sure what this means for the population. This idea was the basis for this work I'm calling <i>Upstream</i>. <br />
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It was an insanely hot day, and yet they clocked around 5000 visitors to the event. For me, the best part was to sit (or lay) near my piece, and listen to the musicians play, and let their songs become a soundtrack of sorts. I didn't get to photograph many of the other works and performances, but here's a few!<br />
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Last Sunday, I was part of the <a href="http://www.sundaystreetssf.com/excelsior-81615/">Sunday Streets </a>festival in the Excelsior, which for non-San Francisco people is one of the last working-class neighborhoods in San Fran. I was invited by the <a href="http://youthartexchange.org/">Youth Art Exchange</a> to do a short-term installation and activity. <br />
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I've had cast paper on the brain, since I'm building an installation with it for the <a href="http://www.samavesha.org/productions/art-in-nature-festival/">Art and Nature Festival</a> in September. So I decided to experiment, and ended up with cast paper street art. <br />
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The work is up for the next few weeks near the intersection of Mission and Russia. Click on the images for larger pictures. <br />
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For a street-based art-making activity, I proposed to do <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyotaku">Gyotaku</a> prints. I wanted something that connected to the installation. Since the street was closed, I originally started out in the street itself. For those unfamiliar with the Excelsior, typically it's one of San Francisco's foggy and chilly neighborhoods. Not last week - the sun was out in full force. In the street, ink was drying before we could print, and my crayons literally began to melt. So ended up moving onto the sidewalk, sharing shade with the Youth Art Exchange and their partner on another project, <a href="http://greenartworkshop.org/">Green Art Workshops</a>. <br />
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A gentleman by the name of Melxin Whartnaby came by during the event. He was documenting it for the <a href="http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0100000601">Friends of the Excelsior Public Library</a>, and shared his photos with me. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5in_cqotqZlICRlAxd3Z_K8O_86kviu_M2Mkq4lbBgeBY88FvYQiq10UvpVhaHkPXqqDSvBjFRUqGug3BbTSB09lAF4lQmV8OPJhKKO0fknvQ37bs-P7vgQBy45MTz6EEWYTwbCTFyiLI/s1600/2015_ExcelsiorStreetFair-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5in_cqotqZlICRlAxd3Z_K8O_86kviu_M2Mkq4lbBgeBY88FvYQiq10UvpVhaHkPXqqDSvBjFRUqGug3BbTSB09lAF4lQmV8OPJhKKO0fknvQ37bs-P7vgQBy45MTz6EEWYTwbCTFyiLI/s320/2015_ExcelsiorStreetFair-23.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-5bgLJHts_iNTkKSNm27D7M9N8Pj-TpvfwIPbo-PTNGxuWv_DtVS4f1brDHq71lcRw8VevMx80FXeHapT7GoTspf1IvilggFhQKAq6Oa4jL6RyKFRPJDliGPxTgoceY9Eq8nRta_iXvj/s1600/2015_ExcelsiorStreetFair-26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-5bgLJHts_iNTkKSNm27D7M9N8Pj-TpvfwIPbo-PTNGxuWv_DtVS4f1brDHq71lcRw8VevMx80FXeHapT7GoTspf1IvilggFhQKAq6Oa4jL6RyKFRPJDliGPxTgoceY9Eq8nRta_iXvj/s320/2015_ExcelsiorStreetFair-26.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLcwmn1vUPjoT4JTOUGXamkyH-7D2O-N6XDBLvf4y9Ll1f09OlKTHv4co6_Lw2oDyCbtHpErjWd61gFJf1I7f_jF7gwaMuA9DCoybnaEgM__Kn1lU0IBmotnCSC4ah_DLBCSF7otezNql/s1600/2015_ExcelsiorStreetFair-39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLcwmn1vUPjoT4JTOUGXamkyH-7D2O-N6XDBLvf4y9Ll1f09OlKTHv4co6_Lw2oDyCbtHpErjWd61gFJf1I7f_jF7gwaMuA9DCoybnaEgM__Kn1lU0IBmotnCSC4ah_DLBCSF7otezNql/s320/2015_ExcelsiorStreetFair-39.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcNsE3ZyOWs8O7WzefRsyjKQnjiko6xieFpErWexG_E3r0oxReLhU3A3FJqdwAxf4Aad-eNhsEP1AHTxstlvbrdqafOfJI4ig3N8HT_hmrhXwYuxjBb_xuFvkhzOdzJOss99d7SGhAbqy/s1600/20150816_145742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcNsE3ZyOWs8O7WzefRsyjKQnjiko6xieFpErWexG_E3r0oxReLhU3A3FJqdwAxf4Aad-eNhsEP1AHTxstlvbrdqafOfJI4ig3N8HT_hmrhXwYuxjBb_xuFvkhzOdzJOss99d7SGhAbqy/s320/20150816_145742.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJRuO2rIAOsXbqjpc543Z1w1OjCp2VTr-y4yVMK_tko3r26PfaAVHDQ0Kkn1DOTnD9tBvRS-DIZlA_lnBHPzdz6kiB74NNoB3fxAtvWHOVlVECdMGEJVZ3ctg8DhdpW3OSOAn4Uwa87hW/s1600/2015_ExcelsiorStreetFair-27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJRuO2rIAOsXbqjpc543Z1w1OjCp2VTr-y4yVMK_tko3r26PfaAVHDQ0Kkn1DOTnD9tBvRS-DIZlA_lnBHPzdz6kiB74NNoB3fxAtvWHOVlVECdMGEJVZ3ctg8DhdpW3OSOAn4Uwa87hW/s320/2015_ExcelsiorStreetFair-27.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Due to the heat, the day was fairly low-key, compared to say, some of my <a href="http://bookbombing.blogspot.com/2009/10/book-bombs-shelter.html">past projects</a> in which there was a constant stream of people. However, it reminded me of how energizing it is to make art on the street, with the public. More importantly, it affirms how much there is a need for such projects. <br />
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Green Art Workshops was also doing a participatory project. Using some silver mat board donated from <a href="http://www.scrap-sf.org/">SCRAP</a> and the laser cutter from the Youth Art Exchange, they made a series of water droplets. The public was invited to write ways to save water on the drops, which were then hammered into the wall loosely. When the wind blew, the entire installation swayed. This piece will also be up for a few weeks, and is right next to mine.<br />
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Some of the suggestions were pretty intricate, as this drawing of a de-salination system. <br />
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Some tried for humor.<br />
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I owe a debt of gratitude for this experience to the Youth Art Exchange, particularly <a href="http://youthartexchange.org/about/who/staff/">Reed Davaz McGowen</a>.<br />
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The sun and heat took a lot out of me that day, but the event gave me a renewed energy for the studio. Since completing <i><a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-last-color-new-artist-book.html">The Last Color</a></i>, I'd been a little postpartum. That day I realized how much I've missed doing street art and public interventions. Now, with this renewed energy, I'm returning to the studio to try some experiments. As John Cage would say, <i>I welcome what happens next.</i> <br />
Rocinante Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107355805135579497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6280792501846683686.post-19839099992914728602015-08-06T17:08:00.002-04:002015-08-06T17:08:52.490-04:00The Last Color, a new artist book<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Finally some good documentation of my <a href="http://rocinantepress.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-making-of-small-plate.html">Small Plate</a> book, <i>The Last Color</i>. This book was inspired by my interest in the history of color, particularly by listening to <a href=".">this</a>. For larger pictures, just click on the images.<br />
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Due to the brevity of the residency, I didn't have time to make the paper. So I decided to pass on the good fortune, and support other papermakers. The book includes <a href="http://www.sekishu.jp/en/history/index.html">Sekishu Washi</a> and <a href="http://cavepaper.bigcartel.com/product/day-multi-dipped-indigo-paper-gelatin-sized-flax">Multi-dipped Indigo Cave Paper</a>. The imagery was printed from two-color reduction woodblocks. <br />
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The book is a variation on the <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Flag-Book/">flag book structure</a> invented by <a href="https://vimeo.com/33930502">Hedi Kyle</a>. In the front of the book is a short pamphlet with the text, printed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garamond">Garamond</a> from hand-set type. <br />
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To purchase a copy, contact Malgosia Kostecka, Program Coordinator for the <a href="https://sfcb.org/imprint/small-plates">San Francisco Center for the Book</a>, at (415)-565-0545, or visit the center. Copies are also available from <a href="http://www.mrsdalloways.com/">Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore</a> at 2904 College Avenue in Berkeley, or by calling them at 510-704-8222. And if those don't work, a small number are available from me directly, shoot me at email at michelle(at)michellewilsonprojects(dot)com to inquire.<br />
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My book, along with the other Small Plates editions, is currently on display at the Center in one of their beautiful new display cases!<br />
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