happy singles awareness day.

that’s right . . . it’s valentine’s day! not very exciting.

anyhow- it’s been a long week. i’ve been shooting for completing a print a week in preparation for my senior show, but week one has set me behind schedule despite spending every night in the studio until around 2am at least. however, it has been worth it- yesterday i finished all thirteen colors and it looks beautiful! i’ve included a photo of the original drawing- the print will be unveiled at my senior exhibition and i don’t want to spoil the surprise!

i’m really proud of this piece- i’m working to develop more dynamic and detailed pieces for my show. i’m also focusing more on my style- extreme art nouveau-esque curves and bold colors. this piece in particular is inspired by one of my favorite artists Alphonse Mucha. I had never known much about him until I traveled to Prague during my study in Italy- they have a fantastic museum there dedicated to his life’s work.

last night i threw together a piece for my friend’s boyfriend’s birthday coming up this weekend- he’s a big fan of helicopters, both real real ones and toys. (and he’s 24! scary haha)

one of the things i love about screenprinting- it’s so versatile. i can make enormously complicated pieces, or simple functional works. the above photo shows the progression of the print- when coming up with imagery, you have to think in terms of separate colors.

last thursday, i took a break from printing and went to “Rowan After Hours” with Liz and Big Jason.

i had never been and wanted to check it out- it’s new this semester. basically, it’s a drinking alternative hosted on thursday nights at the student center. they have all sorts of activities: dancing, weekly performances, free food, crafts and activities, video games, etc. it ended up being a lot of fun! we watched a fellow student perform a fake talk show, played rock band, and dominated wii tennis. it was a really nice break from westby!

this week Big Jason has his installation show in the “black room”, one of the gallery spaces at westby.

he’s been collecting printer paper from all over campus for months now in anticipation. when rowan decided to close bosshart hall, we went in and raided it of all their paper. it definitely came in handy and the show came out great!

it just goes to show that although rowan claims to recycle, it might never be enough.