Michelle in Comix!

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The Artist As Storyteller came down last week, but the catalog for the exhibition lives on! Curator Alison Frost did a comic about each artist, in my case, incorporating text from this very blog.

Each artist was given several pages to create something unique for the catalog. You can see the series of drawings I did here.

The Compound Gallery still has catalogs for sale - visit here to get your copy.

"Voyage," a suite of drawings

Allison Frost, curator of the exhibition I'm a part of at the Compound Gallery, decided to take a different approach to the catalog that accompanies the show. Instead of just reproducing the work from the show, each artist was given a few pages to make art specifically for them. She also contributed some comics based on each artist - which were AMAZING, and I'll have a post on that later.

Below are the drawings I did for the catalog. It's a visual narrative of some images that were running through my mind, incorporating some handmade papers I had lying around that seemed perfect for this series.

I'll note here, I was doing these drawings around the time Maurice Sendak died, and the dog in the laundry image is a nod to Jennie, the dog in Higglety Pigglety Pop. In her travels, she came for a brief visit to this narrative, though prior to these drawings that was never recorded.

The Compound Gallery still has copies of the catalog for sale. To purchase, please contact them.

The Artist As Storyteller - Exhibition Photos

This past Saturday was the opening for "The Artist As Storyteller," at Oakland's Compound Gallery, which included my work. Here are some shots of it I took before it got too crowded.

I want to publicly thank the exhibition's curator, Allison OK Frost, for all her hard work putting the artists for the show together, installing the work, designing the BEST CATALOG EVER, and for just generally being awesome.

Also, thanks to friends and especially Robert for coming out to support me!

On a related note - NYC Friends - I am also part of this exhibition at the Center for Book Arts! Hope some of you get a chance to check it out!