These are a couple of my favorite photogs that I have encountered in the History of Photography class. The picture frame lady is by Louis Pierson and the print freak is by Man Ray. The more interesting elements in the Man Ray photo are actually in the lower part with the press wheel, but the full photo was to big to upload.

Koi fish, looks better in person

Essence of Mulberry

This is another Frankenthaler woodcut, called
Essence of Mulberry. It is the first one that
she made in conjunction with master printmaker
Kenneth Tyler. The dark purple color is actual
mulberry juice from the Mulberry tree outside
of Tyler's shop.

First Snow of the Season

A Day of Doom has Come and Gone

It is not uncommon on Wednesdays (art criticism days) to come up to the MFA painting hallway and find about a third if not half of the class discussing the readings and preparing for Art Criticism. Well, yesterday was our final exam for this class. Lesser classes were skipped in favor of being part of this community and panicing together instead of by ourselves. All I can say is that oranges were stabbed and snowflakes were made, and then we went to take the test. It wasn't nearly as bad as imagined; I am pleased with how I did, whether Dr. Partridge will be is up for debate. Oh and the blogtard beast finally figured out how to add links!

Reductive Woodblock

It took me awhile to get around to scanning this one; for this one I tried hammering some wire mesh into my block and then ripping it back out (kind of like a soft ground). It produced a pretty good texture I think.