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My little red bike made it to the mnartists homepage :: oh happy day!

Prints from the Past

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I was digging through my portfolio the other day and thought I would share with you a print I did before beginning this blog. This print is one of the lithographs I did while I was a post-baccalaureate student at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy from 2007-2008. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to experience such a completely different printmaking process than what I currently do! In the print shown above, I used gouache and litho crayon, as well as colored wire which I sewed into my print to create an interesting texture. I was pretty happy with how it turned out, although the subject was extremely different from anything I had ever done before.

I also posted some pictures below of the lithography studio at SACI.

:: view of the 200+ yr. old litho press ::

:: you can see some of the litho stones in the foreground ::

Fun Fact :: Palazzo dei Cartelloni, SACI's home, was remodeled as a residence in the 17th century for the mathematician Vincenzo Viviani, who had been a pupil of the astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei....I miss living in a place steeped in SO much history! 

Inspirational Artists :: Whimsy

Swedish artist Johan Thörnqvist adds super detailed illustrations on top of otherwise normal photographs. The results are utterly magical and imaginative! 

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via WeLoveArt&Design

pics taken by artist

Words to Pause By

pic taken by me in Soberanes Canyon 

Fresh Ink :: Pedal, Path, Pavement, Pristine

I really enjoyed doing another bike print, though it did take me a bit longer since it's twice the size of the other prints I've done since beginning this blog. You can see my first bike print here. Hope you have a happy week!    

Great MN Biking Resources

bikeMN :: Cycle Twin Cities :: Nice Ride MN :: MPLS Bike Love

Twin Cities Bicycle Bars

Epic Grind :: One on One :: Angry Catfish :: Cranky's :: & a bicycle that IS a bar Pedal Pub


:: Don't forget to check out my Etsy shop for more prints ::

Ring My Bell

My next print is taking a while to carve. It'll be my largest print so far since I started this blog (8 x 10"), and I've had difficulty finding time to really sit down and carve this week. My goal is to finish this block by tomorrow and hopefully print it either this weekend or Monday. 

Happy Friday! 

National Chocolate Day

 

Happy National Chocolate Day! I encourage you to go indulge in a little cocoa today...I know I did  :)

Love Story for the Tech Age

Winner of the Nokia Shorts Competition 2011. This split-screen love story follows a boy and a girl on their parallel journeys in New York and Paris, hoping for sparks to fly when they meet in London. Let it pull on those hump-day heartstrings of yours.  :)

via REFINERY29

Happy Trails

I. Am. Tired. This past weekend was a busy one! After early mornings, touring Iowa (gravel roads and all!) a family reunion, and a 26 mile bike ride with friends followed by fireworks...rolling out of bed this morning was kinda rough. It was a packed weekend but fun! What did you do to celebrate the Fourth of July? 
After all that pedaling yesterday...I think it's only appropriate that I do another bike print. :) Here's how it's coming along so far.

Have a Fun Holiday Weekend!

I hope you have a wonderful Fourth of July weekend! Enjoy!!

pic taken by me of the historic Wayzata train depot on Lake Minnetonka