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Showing posts with label printmaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label printmaking. Show all posts
Apr 11, 2011
Oct 27, 2010
the first of many...
i've been carving and printing all day! :)
for the passed several months, i've been thinking more and more about art and access... how to make collecting art more affordable and inclusive. i've been thinking about girls (and boys) like me who love art more than anything and seek opportunities to support artists however we can, but simply don't have a ton of money to do so. and i've been thinking about how often i wish i could purchase something from an artist i love but can't because i definitely cannot afford to buy a massive oil painting right now. and so i've been trying to come up with ways to make the acquisition of art a greater possibility for a greater number of people, because i know i am not in the minority when it comes to not having a lot of extra money every month. but i still want to collect art and i still want to show my support for artists and writers i admire, and i don't think i'm in the minority when it comes to that desire either. and also because i grew up pretty poor i feel compelled to at least try to make art more accessible for everyone. printmaking is the best form for getting art out in to the world and in to the hands of people who need it and keeping the cost down.
and so i started small... 11" x 7 1/2" small, to be exact. :)
this little doll is a hand-carved woodcut print, pulled by hand, printed in black water-soluble woodblock ink on Rives BFK. she is based on my favorite doll in my collection (yep, i collect creepy old dolls. ha!). the blush in her cheeks and her eye lashes are added by hand after the ink is dry. this is an untitled open edition (which keeps the cost way down) and each print is signed and dated on the front. and because they are all printed by hand, each doll comes out a little bit differently. :) beautiful.
$20 for the print and $5 to ship.
for the passed several months, i've been thinking more and more about art and access... how to make collecting art more affordable and inclusive. i've been thinking about girls (and boys) like me who love art more than anything and seek opportunities to support artists however we can, but simply don't have a ton of money to do so. and i've been thinking about how often i wish i could purchase something from an artist i love but can't because i definitely cannot afford to buy a massive oil painting right now. and so i've been trying to come up with ways to make the acquisition of art a greater possibility for a greater number of people, because i know i am not in the minority when it comes to not having a lot of extra money every month. but i still want to collect art and i still want to show my support for artists and writers i admire, and i don't think i'm in the minority when it comes to that desire either. and also because i grew up pretty poor i feel compelled to at least try to make art more accessible for everyone. printmaking is the best form for getting art out in to the world and in to the hands of people who need it and keeping the cost down.
and so i started small... 11" x 7 1/2" small, to be exact. :)
this little doll is a hand-carved woodcut print, pulled by hand, printed in black water-soluble woodblock ink on Rives BFK. she is based on my favorite doll in my collection (yep, i collect creepy old dolls. ha!). the blush in her cheeks and her eye lashes are added by hand after the ink is dry. this is an untitled open edition (which keeps the cost way down) and each print is signed and dated on the front. and because they are all printed by hand, each doll comes out a little bit differently. :) beautiful.
$20 for the print and $5 to ship.
Oct 26, 2010
Oct 12, 2010
YAY!
i spent the day yesterday teaching myself how to screen print and i had so much fun! i think i've got the hang of it now but it actually took totally ruining my screen to figure a few things out. so i'll have to buy the toxic chemicals necessary to reclaim the ruined screen and also buy another screen as one simply isn't enough. but, if all goes according to plan, i will be a TOTAL T-SHIRT WHORE soon! i mean, more so than i already am! hahaha!
Feb 23, 2010
sigh...
AOL tells me that it's 44 degrees and raining. i've got the curtains drawn all the way back so i can confirm the weather report. it is, in fact, raining. a grey and white day but there's enough light coming down from above the clouds to wrap everything in silver. lovely. and i just finished making the prints to ship off. yesterday was a crazy fiasco of finding an emergency plumber and taking my friend to the doctor to get her cast removed. all at once, all at the same time, frenzy frenzy frenzy. everything is fine now and back to normal but i am worn out. completely. i let myself sleep in this morning even though there's stuff to do and errands to run and drawings to make and drawings to finish and paintings to finish and paintings to begin and prints to send off to new homes. i'll send them off this afternoon when the rain lets up. i don't take paper outside in bad weather. nope. it just ain't worth the risk. especially when the print is made with water-soluble ink. and so i apologize for the hold-up. the insanity of yesterday was completely unanticipated and i had to barricade the bathroom with OUR CLOTHES so that the crazy black water did not flood out in to the hall and ruin the carpet. it was a wild adventure to say the least. and then the clean-up after the plumber fixed the problem - a root had grown in to the pipes - a normal occurrence for people who live on the edge of a forest, but i had never seen water-works like that in my whole life. i didn't know a toilet and shower drain could actually mimic a volcano. no fun. and yes, it was as gross at it sounds. but this morning, i woke to a clean, bright, fresh home and the drizzle coming down and the wonderful quiet and black ink and coffee.
Feb 18, 2010
something for free. because it matters.
thinking about Ana C. and the poems that are dying today.
thinking about how totally beautiful that is.
thinking about how much i appreciate all the poets who took part.
thinking about reproduction and repetition and rosaries.
thinking about valentines.
thinking that valentines are memento mori... or at least they should be... at least sometimes.
thinking about moths having 3 life-cycles.
thinking about print on demand.
what about "print as needed"
what about "break in case of emergency"
thinking about metaphors.
thinking about multiple readings, multiple experiences, multiple ways of seeing.
thinking about how, when, why (if) an artwork is activated.
thinking about printmaking as it pertains to all these things.
thinking if art could talk, what would it say?
thinking about 'death of the author'.
thinking about 'from work to text'
thinking about you and what you might need. or simply, what you might want.
thinking about myself.
thinking about having a good hard long laugh.
thinking about the difference between a promise, a threat, an oath, a charge, a call, a need, a dare, a mode, an ethic.
thinking about all these things as i was painting moths and cutting them out and i was thinking about poetry and how it's everywhere and how great that is.
thinking about definitions and how to make them bigger, wider, deeper, more inclusive, more better.
thinking about mortality.
thinking about what a short time we've got.
thinking about me and you.
thinking about me and you.
thinking about responsibility.
responsibility, pride, resilience, respect, and love.
thinking about bravery.
thinking about possibility.
valentine/subtitle/promise/retort
open edition, print on demand/need, wood cut
variable
angela simione, 2010
is this a broadside? is this a valentine? is this a subtitle? a promise, a threat, a challenge, a failure, a tribute, a code? is it a retort?
and if art, if poetry, is activated when it's being looked at, when it's being read... then it can't be dead. as long as you've got your eyes on it, it's alive. if it was dead, it's resurrected every single time it's paid any attention at all, every single time you even think about it.
and so...
link it all up, girl. 'print on demand' becomes 'print as needed'. wide open. an edition based on need. a nebulous thing. fun and wonderful and necessary. read it any way you want. read it any way you need. let the reading shift as you do. let the work be what it is, whatever it is.
and so...
based on need. the activation of art. the multiple readings underscored by the fact that this is printmaking, an art form dedicated to the multiple. print as needed is correct. you need one? send me an email. angelasimione (at) aol (dot) com . or use the gmail account up there to the right if you prefer. no matter. print as needed. print as wanted. read as needed. read as wanted. right now only one has been printed. the one i needed/wanted. i'll print as many as are needed/wanted. they will be signed and numbered with a question mark.
this is for free. for now. for today.
and i cannot guarantee that your mailman isn't a jerk and won't bend it either.
after that, i can guarantee safe delivery because it'll be for sale in my shop (for like 20 bucks or something since it's an open addition) and, since i'm a good business woman, i make sure my art-loving customers are happy.
until then (which is very soon) get it while you can, while it's hot, and while it's free.
p.s. tell your friends. they might need/want this.
thinking about how totally beautiful that is.
thinking about how much i appreciate all the poets who took part.
thinking about reproduction and repetition and rosaries.
thinking about valentines.
thinking that valentines are memento mori... or at least they should be... at least sometimes.
thinking about moths having 3 life-cycles.
thinking about print on demand.
what about "print as needed"
what about "break in case of emergency"
thinking about metaphors.
thinking about multiple readings, multiple experiences, multiple ways of seeing.
thinking about how, when, why (if) an artwork is activated.
thinking about printmaking as it pertains to all these things.
thinking if art could talk, what would it say?
thinking about 'death of the author'.
thinking about 'from work to text'
thinking about you and what you might need. or simply, what you might want.
thinking about myself.
thinking about having a good hard long laugh.
thinking about the difference between a promise, a threat, an oath, a charge, a call, a need, a dare, a mode, an ethic.
thinking about all these things as i was painting moths and cutting them out and i was thinking about poetry and how it's everywhere and how great that is.
thinking about definitions and how to make them bigger, wider, deeper, more inclusive, more better.
thinking about mortality.
thinking about what a short time we've got.
thinking about me and you.
thinking about me and you.
thinking about responsibility.
responsibility, pride, resilience, respect, and love.
thinking about bravery.
thinking about possibility.
valentine/subtitle/promise/retort
open edition, print on demand/need, wood cut
variable
angela simione, 2010
is this a broadside? is this a valentine? is this a subtitle? a promise, a threat, a challenge, a failure, a tribute, a code? is it a retort?
and if art, if poetry, is activated when it's being looked at, when it's being read... then it can't be dead. as long as you've got your eyes on it, it's alive. if it was dead, it's resurrected every single time it's paid any attention at all, every single time you even think about it.
and so...
link it all up, girl. 'print on demand' becomes 'print as needed'. wide open. an edition based on need. a nebulous thing. fun and wonderful and necessary. read it any way you want. read it any way you need. let the reading shift as you do. let the work be what it is, whatever it is.
and so...
based on need. the activation of art. the multiple readings underscored by the fact that this is printmaking, an art form dedicated to the multiple. print as needed is correct. you need one? send me an email. angelasimione (at) aol (dot) com . or use the gmail account up there to the right if you prefer. no matter. print as needed. print as wanted. read as needed. read as wanted. right now only one has been printed. the one i needed/wanted. i'll print as many as are needed/wanted. they will be signed and numbered with a question mark.
this is for free. for now. for today.
and i cannot guarantee that your mailman isn't a jerk and won't bend it either.
after that, i can guarantee safe delivery because it'll be for sale in my shop (for like 20 bucks or something since it's an open addition) and, since i'm a good business woman, i make sure my art-loving customers are happy.
until then (which is very soon) get it while you can, while it's hot, and while it's free.
p.s. tell your friends. they might need/want this.
Jun 2, 2009
grey dress...
took a little break from the "serious" painting and went to work on my mono prints from the other day at SFU. velvety matte, black gouache is one of my absolute favorite things in the whole world.
untitled
15" x 22"
mono print
angela simione 2009
and grey dresses too. :)
untitled
15" x 22"
mono print
angela simione 2009
and grey dresses too. :)
May 31, 2009
heaven...
oh, oh, OH! yesterday was a total apple of a day- crisp and sweet and jui--uuu-cy! it's been about a year and a half since i've had access to a print shop and, even though i've been able to do some printing of my own here at home, there's nothing like turning the wheel of a big french printing press. OH! NOTHING! i have so missed the SMELL of a print shop- the inks in the air, the paper, the soft sweat. and the whole space was given over to us 4. we spread out and made messes and worked, worked, worked and the day flew by so so fast.
jose areanas hard at work.
we were at san francisco university. the art program there is only 6 years old! not just the printmaking program, the ENTIRE art program. wow! i didn't know universities could go without the arts! nevertheless, the space was warm and friendly and, to me, there was no place better in the world to be yesterday.
my set up
i spent the first couple of hours making a painting on an aluminum mono printing plate...
my plate
and then the next few hours making lovely ghost prints that looked like lithographs(which i'll photograph once they're dry and we get some sun). i painted back in to one of the prints and then pulled a print from THAT- paper on paper! experimentation! YUM!
but this is the print i gave the institute-
i wanted to give them something graphic and that had more technical flourish than the more ghostly, conceptual prints i pulled. it's actually the very first print i made yesterday. ha! sometimes you hit the nail squarely on your first swing, i guess. :)
"Lineage"
22" x 15"
mono print
angela simione 2009
(image courtesy of The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art)
and i'd like to extend an extremely appreciative "THANK YOU" to Susan O'Malley who facilitated all this goodness. she swung through yesterday to check on us and make sure we had all the things we needed. she is such a warm and beautiful and happy person, i felt honored just to meet her. i had a wonderful time. there's no better way to spend a drizzly san francisco day. :)
jose areanas hard at work.
we were at san francisco university. the art program there is only 6 years old! not just the printmaking program, the ENTIRE art program. wow! i didn't know universities could go without the arts! nevertheless, the space was warm and friendly and, to me, there was no place better in the world to be yesterday.
my set up
i spent the first couple of hours making a painting on an aluminum mono printing plate...
my plate
and then the next few hours making lovely ghost prints that looked like lithographs(which i'll photograph once they're dry and we get some sun). i painted back in to one of the prints and then pulled a print from THAT- paper on paper! experimentation! YUM!
but this is the print i gave the institute-
i wanted to give them something graphic and that had more technical flourish than the more ghostly, conceptual prints i pulled. it's actually the very first print i made yesterday. ha! sometimes you hit the nail squarely on your first swing, i guess. :)
"Lineage"
22" x 15"
mono print
angela simione 2009
(image courtesy of The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art)
and i'd like to extend an extremely appreciative "THANK YOU" to Susan O'Malley who facilitated all this goodness. she swung through yesterday to check on us and make sure we had all the things we needed. she is such a warm and beautiful and happy person, i felt honored just to meet her. i had a wonderful time. there's no better way to spend a drizzly san francisco day. :)
May 30, 2009
yay!
i'm off to spend the day making work for the san jose institute of contemporary art's mono print marathon! :)
i can't wait to be in a print shop again. it's been about a year and a half since i've had access to a press and i am itching to get to work. i'm bringing my camera with me... here's to hoping i remember to snap some pictures while i'm there.
i can't wait to be in a print shop again. it's been about a year and a half since i've had access to a press and i am itching to get to work. i'm bringing my camera with me... here's to hoping i remember to snap some pictures while i'm there.
Jan 11, 2009
simple...
about two weeks ago, my buddy eddie suggested that i cut myself a little stamp of the fences so that i could play around with the image at a much faster pace. i ended up getting that done on new years eve and have been having quite a bit of fun. he was completely right. being able to work with this image at a much more accelerated pace has been so beneficial - figuring out a lot quicker what's working and what's not.
here's one of the prints i made a few days ago; one of the first pieces of 2009:
untitled
11" x 15"
one of a kind print
2009
detail
it's so simple but also such an iconic image. the humble approach to making this piece lends it an elegance and beauty that i was pretty surprised by. my love of minimalism is showing again but i don't care. sometimes what's simplest is best and i really like this piece. i just listed it in the shop, just in case you like it as much as i do.
here's one of the prints i made a few days ago; one of the first pieces of 2009:
untitled
11" x 15"
one of a kind print
2009
detail
it's so simple but also such an iconic image. the humble approach to making this piece lends it an elegance and beauty that i was pretty surprised by. my love of minimalism is showing again but i don't care. sometimes what's simplest is best and i really like this piece. i just listed it in the shop, just in case you like it as much as i do.
Dec 21, 2008
feeling froggy?
then jump on this! my buddy (and one of my most favorite artists ever) Marci Washington turned this painting in to a limited edition print of 25 - all signed, numbered and dated by the very talented Miss Washington herself.
pick it up at Little Paper Planes while you still can!
priced at only $60, these will go fast.
pick it up at Little Paper Planes while you still can!
priced at only $60, these will go fast.
Nov 25, 2008
finally!
remember the print edition i started weeks and weeks ago but never gave any updates about? well, that's because my lazy ass didn't finish it until today. ha! but after messing up quite a few, it's finally done and they all look so great. sadly, the edition isn't as large as i wanted it to be (i eliminated a whole slew off them that just weren't up to par - only 14 made the cut), but there's not one thing wrong with making a small edition. besides, working with glitter takes a lot more time than i realized...
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every print in this edition is different (which is my favorite thing about this collection). i printed the houses in water-soluble ink and then splattered water on them. after drying, the fences were applied one by one in glitter, painted by hand. the idea here is that fences don't really offer any sort of protection. they're simply decorative, offering a pretty false sense of safety.
breach
11" x 15"
edition of 14
ink and glitter on paper
angela simione 2008
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every print in this edition is different (which is my favorite thing about this collection). i printed the houses in water-soluble ink and then splattered water on them. after drying, the fences were applied one by one in glitter, painted by hand. the idea here is that fences don't really offer any sort of protection. they're simply decorative, offering a pretty false sense of safety.
breach
11" x 15"
edition of 14
ink and glitter on paper
angela simione 2008
Oct 10, 2008
getting girly with Redoute and Lynne Leegte...
giving in to my girly side more and more these days and having a ton of fun doing so...
untitled (redoute study)
30" x 22"
graphite, gouache, and acrylic on paper
2008
i've always loved the print work of Redoute and this piece was done very much as an homage. i love his work (especially the roses suite) and just wanted to honor him as an influence. besides, doing this kind of work every now and then is a welcome vacation from the ideas i'm normally involved in. it's good to take a step back sometimes... away from the dreary and toward the beauty in art (and life).
and i really love this color paint! i've loved it from the instant i saw it and actively seek reasons to use it: micaceous iron oxide (GOLDEN makes it). the paint is so infused with light and sparkle that the color shifts between so many different gorgeous hues of grey. paired with the velvet matte finish of gouache and graphite, it is absolutely beautiful. these pictures do almost no justice to the real thing.
and speaking of beautiful...
ophelia
2006
i stumbled across the work of lynne leegte the other day and it left me speechless. it is so thoughtful, so well executed and lovely that she became an instant hero. seriously, how gorgeous is this work! she's amazing. AND she does installation (sigh) which i adore beyond all reason.
and sadly, i ran out of the beautiful chocolate glitter i'm using on the print edition. right at the end, 3 more to go, and the project comes to a stand still. boo!
untitled (redoute study)
30" x 22"
graphite, gouache, and acrylic on paper
2008
i've always loved the print work of Redoute and this piece was done very much as an homage. i love his work (especially the roses suite) and just wanted to honor him as an influence. besides, doing this kind of work every now and then is a welcome vacation from the ideas i'm normally involved in. it's good to take a step back sometimes... away from the dreary and toward the beauty in art (and life).
and i really love this color paint! i've loved it from the instant i saw it and actively seek reasons to use it: micaceous iron oxide (GOLDEN makes it). the paint is so infused with light and sparkle that the color shifts between so many different gorgeous hues of grey. paired with the velvet matte finish of gouache and graphite, it is absolutely beautiful. these pictures do almost no justice to the real thing.
and speaking of beautiful...
ophelia
2006
i stumbled across the work of lynne leegte the other day and it left me speechless. it is so thoughtful, so well executed and lovely that she became an instant hero. seriously, how gorgeous is this work! she's amazing. AND she does installation (sigh) which i adore beyond all reason.
and sadly, i ran out of the beautiful chocolate glitter i'm using on the print edition. right at the end, 3 more to go, and the project comes to a stand still. boo!
Oct 4, 2008
sneak peak
still recovering from staying up all night printing, but coming away with some work i really like makes it worth being dead on my feet. i'm in the process of completing an edition i started that night. 15 so far but i'm thinking of letting the edition swell to at least 30. we'll see. in the meantime, here's a preview:
breach
11" x 15"
wood cut with hand-painted elements on paper
(ink, gouache, glitter)
2008
definitely the next incarnation in the 'Territories' series and i can't wait to finish the edition and lay them all out and see them together. i'm hoping i can get it finished up by monday but i'll be cutting it close.
breach
11" x 15"
wood cut with hand-painted elements on paper
(ink, gouache, glitter)
2008
definitely the next incarnation in the 'Territories' series and i can't wait to finish the edition and lay them all out and see them together. i'm hoping i can get it finished up by monday but i'll be cutting it close.
Oct 3, 2008
up all night making prints...
yes, it's true. i got on a roll and just couldn't stop. here's some of what i came up with:
this work is an extension of the 'black dresses' series i've been working on and, though it's sorta creepy, there's something about it i really love: the nostalgic air of the image, the violence i've done to it, and (my true love) black ink on white paper.
this last one is my favorite of the group so far. it is the largest, measuring 22" x 30" (the others are all 11" x 15"), and i am seriously considering keeping this one for my private collection.
these prints are completely printed and painted by hand. i cut the block of the paper doll the other night and used it here, repeated, across the page. they are printed with water-based ink and the hand painted elements are done with gouache. such a beautiful matte finish.
i've posted two of these at my shop. check it out! :)
this work is an extension of the 'black dresses' series i've been working on and, though it's sorta creepy, there's something about it i really love: the nostalgic air of the image, the violence i've done to it, and (my true love) black ink on white paper.
this last one is my favorite of the group so far. it is the largest, measuring 22" x 30" (the others are all 11" x 15"), and i am seriously considering keeping this one for my private collection.
these prints are completely printed and painted by hand. i cut the block of the paper doll the other night and used it here, repeated, across the page. they are printed with water-based ink and the hand painted elements are done with gouache. such a beautiful matte finish.
i've posted two of these at my shop. check it out! :)
Apr 26, 2007
little black dresses
thinking about conformity and advertising.
thinking about what it means to be seperate or individual.
thinking about expectations and ideals.
thinking about what it is to be female, and wondering about all the competition among us.
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