in the studio

Oh, these in the studio posts have been absent for the last month because it's been a lot of admin and behind the scenes work. Lots of things are happening but not lots of artmaking.
Although I did manage 40 ATC collages between the end of last week and the beginning of this week. (Here are a few of them.)

So what's been keeping me so busy?

Landscape's Language A large selection of the work I completed at last fall's papermaking residency is heading to the Towle Theater in Hammond for the next couple for months. Seven large pieces at the framers, but I framed the fourteen smaller pieces at home. Still to do this week: make labels. The install is this Friday! The artist reception is May 1st, and there will be an artist talk April 1st at Paul Henry's during the South Lake Artist Co-Op April meeting.

ATC Challenge 39 I've joined Susan Henshaw's ATC Challenge. I previously was part of an ATC trade she organized a few years ago. This round she has upped the challenge a bit. There will be 30 cards to trade with 30 artists, but there will also be 9 additional pieces made which will be matted and offered for sale at Nido Bianco in Three Oaks, Michigan.

And speaking of Nido Bianco, I am very pleased to announce that I have joined Nido Bianco's family of artists! I am delivering work tomorrow and will have eight printmaking/paintings and a dozen monotypes and linocuts available. Nido's is a beautiful, brand new gallery which opens on Friday!

10% for autism April is Autism Awareness Month and for the last couple of years I have been donating 10% of my sales through the month of April to the local chapter of the National Autism Association. This is a charity near and dear to me because my older son is on the spectrum. This year, I will be donating at least 10%. (So, yes, sometimes I will be donating more than 10%)  I'm working out a studio sale to coincide with this, because I would like to clear through some of the overabundance of work I have. Stay tuned for that.

Throwback Thursday

Some of my printmaking (from 2013's #printoctober) is getting a second chance. I'm framing a number of linocuts to be taken to Nido Bianco in Three Oaks, Michigan. This prairie piece is one that will be there. They open later this month on the 27th.

postcardswap #4 (part 5)

This is the final post for this round of the postcardswap! I'm so thankful to all the artists who participated. What a great selection of work we had. Please search these artists out and see what else they have to offer! As always, the artists' names are links.

Tony Lipka

Robin Kalinich

Lori Hutton

Nadia Korths

To see the rest of the work in this round, please see part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4.

The postcardswap will return this summer...

Throwback Thursday

This week's throwback is belonging, from the History Repeats series, 2011. I'm unframing them to reuse the frames for the papermaking work. 

postcardswap #4 (part 4)

YAY! for more postcardswap! There will be one more post next week, to wrap up. What a great response I got this round. If you want to see the rest of this varied artwork, check out part 1, part 2 and part 3. Each artist has a link where you can connect with them. Please do! Please take a look at the rest of the artwork they make and find them on various social media platforms and follow them.

James Kalin

Dawn Diamantopoulos

Mary Schons

Cathal Lindsay

Two from Cathal because he's an overachiever.

Throwback Thursday

A recent throwback... to last fall's residency at Hook Pottery Paper. This morning I confirmed the installation will happen on the 27th at the Towle Theater. I am so excited to see these pieces framed and hung! I'm still working through titles of work (so surmount, below, might not stick). And for that matter, a title for the show. The phase My Love is a River popped into my head earlier this afternoon, and I think it may need to be used somewhere.

surmount, pulp painting 30" x 22"

postcardswap #4 (part 3: birds)

One of the things I like most about the postcard swap is the variety of work that shows up. I never know what I'm going to see, even when I know the artist's work. It's interesting also to work on curating (so to speak) these posts, fitting work together that doesn't go together, but this post was easy. 

Jennifer Billig

Gladys Cook

Carol Estes

Melissa Washburn

As always, the artist names are links, please go see the rest of their work. You can see more work from this swap here and here.