While musicians played at Cupa Joe's, Zach, Eric & I began the demonstration stencil process.
We taped the stencil edges up with duct tape. Zach rolled little loops of tape and placed them behind the floppier edges. Surprisingly, the wind made the styrene flap around a bit.We masked the area around the stencil with paper. Nothing fancy, newspaper would work.
Zach and I sprayed several colors through the stencil. It was important to hold the sprayer away about 8 inches or so, to reduce over spray on the really rough stucco. When the stencil was removed, the design was pretty clear. I did not expect sharp edges.
We flipped the stencil over, and did another round of colors.
The bottom of the stencil was too hard an edge for my taste. So, Zach and I taped off an area and filled it in with the remaining green and purple paint.
Zachary Pearl was the artist who designed this first stencil for Corcoran Neighborhood. He gracefully agreed to help do this one. It was pretty easy. We spent maybe 2 or 2 1/2 hours including clean-up. It is helpful to have a friend help you tape the stencil to your surface. It is surprisingly heavy and floppy. Once it is up and masked, it is easy to paint.
another puzzle piece arrives. Will it ever fit together?
MARK EDWIN CARLSON: TAKE ANOTHER STEP
OPENING OCTOBER 3, 5-9PM
BE THERE!
Minnesota Center for Book Arts At Open Book 1011 Washington Ave S Ste 100 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Telephone: 612 215 2520 www.mnbookarts.org mcba@mnbookarts.org
MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS PRESENTS A WEEK FOR PEACE: REFLECTING ON WAR AND COMBAT THROUGH ART
Celebrating A Week for Peace Friday, September 25, 7pm; Open Book Target Performance Hall Join the artists of Combat Paper, the Warrior Writers Project and others for an evening celebrating A Week for Peace through a unique program of poetry, shared personal experiences and visual imagery.
HOW TO BUILD AN IGLOO, Friday, September 18, had a great party. There are just a few more days to see this wonderful show. It comes down on Saturday, September 26. Hurry to see it!
The ice melted long ago.The water dispersed and grew the grass green and lush in some areas. The implements are arranged. Come Friday, September 18, 7-9pm, to see the results.
The Combat Papermakers and Warrior Writers are on their way. September 21-28 at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. There are discussions, performances and workshops. Check it out.
One piece
a second piece
a third piece
The pieces will eventually fit together...Do not miss the opening of Mark Edwin Carlson's show. Lush oil paintings, technicolor almost, combining textures and realism in service of a cause. TAKE ANOTHER STEP Opening October 3, 5-9pm at Susan Hensel Gallery
I became aware of the Combat Paper Project and the Warrior Writers about a year ago through a contact at Minnesota Center for Book Arts. The email said they thought these artists were right up my alley. Subsequently, I showed a Combat Paper Portfolio, made of handmade paper from pulped uniforms, a catharsis for the group of vets who produced it, a catharsis for the vets who viewed it here at Susan Hensel Gallery. The Combat Paper Project in Residence at MCBA September 21–28, 2009
MCBA and Susan Hensel Gallery are proud to host The Combat Paper Project for a week-long residency in MCBA’s studios. Through papermaking workshops, local veterans are given the opportunity to use uniforms worn in combat to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into fiber and formed into sheets of paper. Later, text and imagery created by veterans are printed on the sheets. The public is welcome to visit MCBA’s studios and view the project in progress through the duration of the residency. Registration info at mnbookarts.org.
Please support this residency with your attendance, your donations, or your voice. Please tell others about this. It is far too important to ignore.
Full details are available at mnbookarts.org.
At this stage of her life, Baby the Dog is not noted for her keen perception (hence the diapers). In fact, she has never been noted for her brilliance, just her looks and her sweetness. But even she, beset by Alzheimer's though she is, noticed the real, moist sod on the gallery floor.
4:00pm The original ice shelf was over 40" long. It broke almost as soon as the performance began. After the performance, Andrea set up a newly constituted ice shelf: shorter pylons, narrower span to take a few pictures of how it might have been.
8:30pm It was just too interesting to take down.
As I write this the video camera is recording the slow melt.The reconstituted ice shelf still holds, but it is diminishing fast. Coming back after 4 1/2 hours the change is dramatic.
It looks like the High Tides of the Bay of Fundy have been swirling and cutting away the parts.
