The Two Gypsies

This is my Henri Rousseau and Frida Kahlo mash-up.  Where Frida Kahlo is both the lion and the sleeping gypsy.  I hope it went over well.

Dada Poem - on holographic paper

I almost ruined the original for this piece when I tried gluing it.  I like this print on transparency on top of holographic paper then coated with epoxy resin.  I've been working this technique on smaller, 8 x 10" pieces.  This is the first time I've tried doing a 16 x 20" piece.

Key Change

This is one of the color pencil pieces that I got to mount to the wood successfully.  I did not know that gluing paper to wood could be, hard.  I ended up with three color pencil pieces coated in epoxy resin.  The resin had its own set of problems.  All in all I learned a lot from this show, by face planting. A lot.

A Palindrome in the Heart of Pascal's Triangle

I ruined the original of this while getting ready for the show.  The paper the color pencil piece was on did not like glue.  When I tried to glue it to the wood the piece bubbled and warped like crazy.  I tried to move it to flatten it out and the piece ripped right down the center.  That was pretty frustrating.  Luckily I had enough time to make it into a giclee piece and show it that way. 

More pictures from Expo '13

Some work from the show.  These are all over-sized giclee prints, mounted to wood and coated in epoxy resin.  A few people told me that you can get rid of the bubbles in epoxy resin by breathing on the resin as it dries.  I tried to do that on a few of these large scale pieces.  That's how I poisoned myself.

The Cornish '13 Expo

I'm so glad to have this show over with.  I usually don't create artwork for a show.  I usually just create work all the time and then when a show comes up pick from the work I've already done.  I like that a whole lot better. 

Show prep

It's been too long since I updated this blog. There's been too much to do. I went half crazy prepping for this show. I poisoned myself twice, once pretty bad. It was the first time I called poison control. They're pretty helpful.

Working with epoxy resin

I was kicked out of my studio for working with harmful chemicals. Wussies. Whatever. I found another, smaller work space.