"I consider myself successful only
when I do something that resembles the lack of order I sense".- Robert Rauschenberg

Janet Champ's Neutrogena Hands

Janet Champ. Print/Neutrogena

Happy Birthday Robert Bunsen!

Robert Bunsen

Making Books (1947)

Making Books (1947)

gyotaku

gyotaku is an ancient form of print making, 'gyo' meaning fish, and 'taku' meaning printing, is where the practice got it's name. The practice originated as a way for fisherman to verify what they had caught before the age of photographic reproduction.

more book inspiration

And so you want to be a fisherman...
By Susan Jaworski-Stranc
Newbury, Massachusetts: Apple Cider Press, 2000. Edition of 10.

Susan Jaworski-Stranc: "A family crisis was this book's genesis, which took place a few years ago between mother & son. The writing of the poem was a means of working out complex feelings and emotions surrounding a universal parental issue – letting go. The book form is a metaphor for the poem. Through the use of prickly metal edges, sharp hooks, the act of untangling the fish from the netting as well as the unfolding of fish assists the reader to relate to the milestone on an intuitive-cognizant level. This deeply felt experience was made concrete through the book arts to share with others."

Autumn Ahn- Gertrude's Hands: closed 1"x2"|open 2"x4"

Quercus
By Rebecca Goodale
Portland, Maine: Rebecca Goodale, 2009. One-of-a-Kind.

20.5 x 14 x 3" closed; 10.5 x 14 x 96" extended. Silkscreen printed oak leaves attached to a 13 cotton strings, which are in turn attached to the bottom and top of the maroon cloth-covered box in which the work is housed.

The Chestnut Oak (quercus prinus) is listed as endangered in Maine's official List of Endangered and Threatened Plants.

Lift the cotton loop attached to the lid's exterior and watch streams of leaves rise on 13 strings like flags on a ship's halyards. Quite obviously meant for display, the lid can be hung from the cotton loop so that the leaves flutter delicately in the wind. Fully extended this homage to the Chestnut Oak rises to 8 feet.

Robert Rauschenberg, Shadow Play, 1967
Lithograph, 34 1/2 x 39 inches, 2004.11.2

Remed, Nue a Croup I, ink on paper

from the muted tones, that haunt my home

WHARTSCAPE ZOIO, Baltimore M.D.

"Dan Deacon asked several local poster artists to design a poster for Whartscape this year. I didn't have a lot of time, but I recently had this idea about the Third Eye Boner and I had drawn about 10 little doodles over it over a week, so it seemed to be calling out to appear on this poster. These are being screenprinted by Alex Dondero and will be sold at the festival." - Nolen

poster by Nolen Strals. for Whartscape ZIOI.

Space 1026
Quilt, 2010
Quilt made from the screenprinted fabric created for Space 1026's
Philagrafika 2010 yurt installation at The Print Center
60 x 55 inches
1 of 1

Dan Estabrook

check out more of Dan Estabrook's work here.

minizinemakin,lotsaartsandcrafts,andwaytomanyprints.

In honor of recent work, a little inspiration to keep me going.

NEW BOOK! DECAPITRON BY SUMI INK CLUB

Does anyone know who this is by?