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Lead Graffiti
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
On January 18, 2012 I went with several members of Kutztown’s Communication Design Department for a Letterpress Workshop. It was held at Lead Graffiti in Newark, Delaware run by Jill Cypher and Ray Nichols. Many thanks to the CD Department, as well as Ray and Jill, for their hospitality.
Please check out Lead Graffiti. http://leadgraffiti.com/
- Ray Nichols at Lead Graffiti
- Kevin and Kate at Lead Graffiti
- Linotype Machine — Very Cool
- Kevin at the Linotype Machine
- Ray and Evan at the Proofing Press
- Ray Photographing at Lead Graffiti
186th Annual National Academy of Design Opening
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
I went by Bieber Bus to the opening of the National Academy’s Annual on January 24, 2012. My new print “Beneath the Surface” was in the show. What’s better than that is they had the work transported by an art shipper to the National Academy and they’ll return it…at their expense. I don’t know many people in the Academy and have always felt a little uncomfortable about being an Academician. But it’s kind of cool too. There have been so many great artists who have been members. They even carved our names in the marble ceiling. It was a packed opening – I would estimate over 1000 people. The exhibition will be up until April 29, 2012.
Just getting to New York was nice. There was a lot of excitement and I took pictures of Naked Cowboy and Statue of Liberty Man. It was cold. I don’t know how Naked Cowboy does this.
- Naked Cowboy with Admirers
- Statue of Liberty Man
- Evan in Front of Beneath the Surface
- Inscription in the National Academy’s Ceiling
- View of the Guggenheim from the National Academy
Intaglio On Copper Demonstration
Monday, February 13th, 2012Watch a demonstration of the printmaking process using a copper plate…
For more information
visit: Copper in the Arts
(Part of Copper Development Association)
Bruce Waldman at KU
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
- Bruce in the Print Studio
- Studio Demonstration Nov, 14, 2011
- Torrey, Andrea and Bruce during monoprint demo
- At the press – Nov. 14, 2011
- Bruce Waldman with his monoprint on plexiglas
- Bruce at the American French Tool Press
Cesar Chavez — Visit to Kutztown University October 2011
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
- Showing some prints
- Cesar in the Print Studio with Alicia, Lauren and Elizabeth — That’s Jessie’s evil child in the background
- Evan and Cesar in the KU Printmaking Studio
- Katie, Cesar and Torrey in the Printmaking Studio
- Showing off Cesar’s new print
- Cesar’s new woodcut done at KU…NICE PRINT CESAR!!!
- Cesar, Kevin and Evan in Evan’s Studio
- Cesar working in the Printmaking Studio
CESAR CHAVEZ was a Visiting Artist at Kutztown University for two weeks in October 2011. Cesar is from Oaxaca, Mexico and is a specialist in woodcuts. His visit was arranged by Kevin McCloskey of the Communication Design Department, and I’m very appreciative of Kevin’s efforts. Cesar spent a lot of time in the Printmaking Studio and did 8 to 10 prints. Hopefully some of the students who complain about doing four in a semester took notice. He also made it over to the Ceramics Studio where he produced several plates. In addition he had an exhibition of his woodcuts in the Student Gallery.
Evan’s Birthday 9-26-2011
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Cake with Katie and Kelly in the KU Print Studio
Chinese Toad
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Drawing on Mylar of one of the toads I photographed in China
Just finished this Mylar drawing for a lithograph I’m working on with Tim Sheesley at Corridor Press.
Corridor Press in Otego, NY
Sunday, September 18th, 20119-17 to 9-18-2011 Visited Tim Sheesley, Owner and Master Printer at Corridor Press in Otego, NY. We’ve worked together before and shared a studio in Philadelphia. Planning a 4 color lithograph. Also made it to Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown.
- Evan Summer and Tim Sheesley at Corridor Press
- Ommegang and Duvel at Ommegang Brewery
- Tour at Ommegang Brewery
2011 K U Faculty Exhibition
Friday, September 9th, 2011
- At the opening
- Second House etching and drypoint 2011
- phattie shitta etching 2011
This opening was also the gallery dedication of the Marlin and Regina Miller Gallery. Thank you, Marlin and Ginger for your support! The first picture above was taken late in the opening so it doesn’t show the terrific attendance. In this photo are George Viener, Owner of the Outsider Folk Art Gallery in Reading, PA, Evan Summer and Bob Metzger, former Director of the Reading Museum. Taken in front of Evan’s prints, Second House and phattie shitta.
Toad
Monday, September 5th, 2011
I liked the pig, phattie shitta, so I decided to do another animal. This is done from a photo I took in China during the summer of 2010. These toads would come into the house where I lived at night and eat mosquitos. I photographed them in almost total darkness. This is the first state of the etching with a lot of pencil drawing and I had to title it phrauggie shitta.