Mosh

Single plate color intaglio 5"x7"
The goal of this print was to use many different techniques to make a relatively abstract image depicting the energy an intensity of being in a crowd at a concert. Using many of the techniques I have learned combined with some experimentation (including putting paint thinner in my dreads for some intaglio headbanging...bad idea) i came up with this image.

As Close As I Get

16"x12" woodcut print

This is the first woodcut print I have done over this winter break. Subjectively I thought this would fit the medium quite well. If you don't know, I am very into nordic skiing, and I find it to be an important part of who I am. This print was an attempt to depict the peace and beauty I find in nordic skiing. Overall, I am happy with the print. The only problem I run into is an inability to quickly get the dark value i would like from the print. As I print these by hand, it takes about 45 minutes of strictly pressing to get close to the value I would like. Short of buying a press, does anyone have any recommendations on how to print them quicker?

Calm Consumes Me

Multi-plate color intaglio
4.5"x8"

This was my first multi plate print after coming back from Italy. I used it as a sort of way to experiment with the techniques learned there and how they could transfer to the processes used in La Crosse. Subjectively this print touches on misunderstood personalities, and to a lesser extent multi-faceted relationships. I was trying to illustrate the focus and instinct of an owl in their apparently "stoic" pose. While owls are most certainly beautiful and impressive creatures, I feel like they get misrepresented in the media. Being portrayed as cute and cuddly in any way is pretty ridiculous as owls are essentially killing machines. Maybe you haven't thought about this yet, but owls are completely silent, have razor sharp claws and astounding hearing and vision, basically they could kill you at any time. So be nice to owls, cause they're nice enough to let us live.

What's One Worth?

Multi-plate color intaglio.

5.5"x7.5"

This print is the first multi-plate color print i made, it is from my trip to Italy! This print is meant to illustrate the personality and importance of individual people through the personification of a neuron. While one neuron doesn't make the personality, each neuron plays an important role and has a specific role. What is one person worth? or even more simplistic, what is one of your neurons worth?

Ewen Cameron

Lithograph
13"x16.5"


This Lithograph is a portrait of Ewen Cameron. Ewen Cameron was a psychologist who performed experiments on brainwashing for the MK-Ultra project for the CIA. You can look up details but all in all not really a very good dude, definitely wouldn't have had his experiments approved by any IRBs. I wanted to display this monstrous personality while still making it a realistic. There's more symbolism involved in the choice of the background as well, but won't add too much to the understanding of the piece.

Custom Skin...for cheaters

So I got jealous of some super awesome skins for laptops i've seen. I wanted to make a custom one but didn't want to pay to have it made. Solution? two pieces of clear contact paper and a sharpie. I wanted to showcase something im interested in (parkour/free running) and utilize that glowing mac symbol. This is what i came up with. And here's the free running video if you've never seen it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocHrYVF4uLk

Should have a new one out soon too!

Wood Cult! (print untitled)

This is my only moderately successful woodcut from this summer. I definitely struggled with the first few. The process took a while to get used to and it's really hard to work and be accurate. However, from a recent trip to the Center for Book Arts I have some new ideas on how to get some wicked detail. Also, pretty excited because Cam lent me his Roto-zip for another way to make marks....real fast and pretty accurate. Basically this piece was a way for me to conceptualize a drawing I did as a substitute for a guestbook at my sisters wedding this summer.