Impossible Objects

Pair of prints I made at Penland last month. They were exercises, to make abstract images using only the wood and metal type and furniture I could find in the letterpress studio. They both will be available in my shop soon.

:: impossible objects 1 ::

:: impossible objects 2 ::

Studios

I've been working on a presentation about the role of studios in artists' lives and collecting images. Each space is so different and reflects the personality of its user. Here are a few of my favorites.

:: tricia treacy ::

:: amy tavern ::

:: denyse schmidt ::

:: kreh mellick ::

:: george nakashima ::

:: unknown ::

:: unknown ::

The Thrift Store Dream

I have a recurring dream about the thrift store. I go to a thrift store I've never been to before. I look around. I rummage. And I find the most incredible, beautiful things! Old photographs, wood type, old ledgers and journal, a small press maybe. And I take it home, and then I wake up and hope, hope, hope that they'll be there. Well, maybe someday I'll find that cache of wood type in the sky.

Color

:: from my collection of found slides ::

:: from the Produkin-Gorskii collection ::

:: from the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection ::

Two Things

I've been looking through ffffound, which is a fascinating image bookmarking website I discovered through tokketok's blogging. And this is what I found today.

:: slime molds! ::

These images give me so many ideas for drawings.

:: the infinite library ::

A project where old books are altered, spliced together, and rebound. Also very inspiring. I'd love to see one of these in person.

Two Photographers

Two photographers, Shane Darwent and Julianna Foster who incorporate media such as sculpture and installation into their work and create a heightened, portentous sense of reality.

:: Shane Darwent ::

:: Shane Darwent ::

:: Julianna Foster ::

:: Julianna Foster ::

Everything has been tagged. You're it.

Last night, I spent a couple of hours tagging all blog posts in an effort to make searching for previous posts a little easier for you all. So if you scroll down and look on the right, you'll now see a list of labels organized alphabetically. This way, you can read all posts pertaining to such scholarly topics as the david continuum, my obsession with graph paper, and the studio, while browsing through a selection of cats . Enjoy.

On a sadder note, my beloved 99 Subaru Outback was recently totaled by an uninsured motorist. I was fine, the car was not. Since I normally drive to the studio, due to documented (yes, this happened) old man hatchet fights at the nearest subway stop, I won't be going there very much for the next few weeks or until I find a new car. If you know of any reliable station wagons or sedans for not very much money in the Philadelphia region, let me know.


This was my first car. A mint condition 83 Toyota Corolla that belonged to my grandparents. I called it The Roach, because of it's distinctive color and survival skills. I had only one tape in that car. Bill Cosby "Himself". Ah memories.