Studio Still Life #2

Martha Pulls A Print

Several weeks ago I had the pleasure of teaching

a 2 day course in basic screen printing.

The best thing about this class was my student, Martha.

Artist, teacher, former screen printing company owner.

Martha, why am I teaching YOU? I asked.

Turns out she wanted to see its viability in the classroom.

But I think she was mostly just having a lot of fun.

And so was I.

We covered the cut stencil, painting directly on the screen

and photo emulsion methods of screen prep.
(Martha works quickly.)

Martha also brought in an old beautiful screen

which already had an image from the former company.

We printed on paper and fabric. 

Nary a wrong pull. 

Unfortunately I took no pictures until the end.

So, all these cool things I just talked about are not documented.

I did, however, catch the end, which I share below.

Martha positioning paper under the screen.

Getting ready to pull the print.

  

Pulling the print.

Checking it out.

And there you go!

Thanks Martha! A most excellent time!

Classes and Workshops

I will now be offering my class and workshop schedules

on the Classes and Workshops page of my website ginnypiechstreet.com

Studio Still Life #1

In The Studio

Working on a new collage.

This will be a long horizontal collage with a gelatin print foundation.

Looking forward to the end result.

Art is not for sissies!

A grueling day today!

I moved out of Studio 8 this week.

That means that I had to find space in Fish Head Press

for all that stuff!

Art Walk is tomorrow!

Too much to do, it seemed. 

But it's amazing what one can do with

the eye on the ball and the nose to the grindstone.

Haa!

Would you like a tour?

Here I go, filling the back hall with the stuff.

(Notice the popcorn machine in the background.

There will be popcorn at Art Walk!!)

A pile-up on the drawing table.

On a tip from my friend Skip,

I opened up the wall to reveal window access.

A simple thing, but amazing how it

makes things well, not really larger, but

lets say different. In a good way.

Ugh, the plywood. No time to paint before Art Walk.

Instead of pinched for time we'll call that eccentric.

Hanging the purple wall.

Some things never change.

Notice my finished sign?

Ok. Time to take a break from THAT.

Off to screen print the shirts for tomorrow.

Art is not for sissies! 

It really isn't!!

10 dallar.

Get em while they last!

White for the ladies & ash for the guys.

And the blade drop.

Ok. Now we're cooking. Finished wall.

Inside, Lee Whitridge's work hangs and looks beautiful, 

really dressing up the wall. 

Nice.

The finished (a relative term) studio.

Fish Head Press

Well, a few pieces of pvc pipe

and a chunk of plywood to put away.

A few details.

And last, a note on how everything in Fish Head Press is made.

So, come to Art Walk this Wednesday.

(7-9-14 from 5 to 8pm)

Fish Head Press is located in The Studios Back Under (in The Underground)

at the Orange Avenue Studios in Downtown Fort Pierce.

While you're there check out the Emerging Artist exhibit,

opening in Art Mundo's Underground Gallery.

Whoops, I've slipped into Wednesday.  See you later today!