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On March 2nd, WVU Printmaking students held a semi-annual print sale. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help these students pay for travel to the 2012 SGC International Conference in New Orleans. I am glad to say that the sale was a huge success! There was a steady stream of people, the local... Continue Reading →
February is over, and I have completed the first month’s receipt blogs. Check out ALL of February’s receipts at the link below. http://daily-receipts.com/2012/02/
All proceeds will help my students travel to the 2012 SGCI Conference in New Orleans! Check it out!!!
From Feb. 16th to the 18th I was in Roanoke, Virginia to participate in the Marginal Arts Festival. Hollins University Porfessor Jennifer Anderson asked Alan Skees and myself to make some 8'x4' woodcuts and steamroll print them during the festival. We cut wood for about two days, with the help of some Hollins students, then... Continue Reading →
January is over, and I have completed the first month's receipt blogs. Check out ALL of January's receipts at the link below. http://dailyreceipts.wordpress.com/2012/01/
The WVU School of Art and Design is presenting a historical look at the WVU Art Museum's print collection in an exhibition titled: "From the Ground Up". The exhibition is located in two galleries in the Creative Arts Center and is split into two smaller themed shows. "Influential Prints from History" is being shown in... Continue Reading →
I have started a new receipt project. At the end of every day, I will post that day’s receipts. While I have been collecting and cataloging my receipts for 10 years now, this is the first time I will post them digitally. Over time, I hope to digitize the past 10 years of receipts too.... Continue Reading →
Below are examples of a long term project I am currently working on. All prints are to scale of the original comic pages. There will be one print for every page, 23 in all. All information has been removed, except for the dominant background color and the talk/thought bubbles, which are left blank. Like my... Continue Reading →
Below is my print for the "50 Places" national print portfolio organized by University of Colorado Boulder Professor of Printmaking Melanie Yazzie. There are 50 printmakers in the portfolio, one from each state; and they are ALL really great! The portfolio will be shown at various locations across the country and will be included in... Continue Reading →
As I was preparing my lecture for my trip to Georgia, I came across this image. This is the first receipt drawing I ever did while I was a grad student at UGA. While I don't know the exact date the drawing was made, I know it wasn't too long after I received the original... Continue Reading →
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