CUSTOM SILKSCREENED CARDS

This is an edition of 70 hand silkscreened THANK YOU cards custom made with a half tone photographic image printed in black ink.

HOI AN, VIETNAM

In October/November 2009, Nance and I had the amazing opportunity to join our friends in a backpacking adventure through China and Vietnam for 23 days. I took about 2000 pictures total. The experience broadened my mind and humbled my soul in ways. I will be putting together a slideshow to share with friends and family. In the meantime, these are a few shots from our last stop in Hoi An, Vietnam.

US/UK PRINT EXCHANGE

Here are some pictures from Nov.2009 *Secrets* exhibition at the F Block Gallery in Bower Ashton, Bristol (courtesy of Helen Allsebrook). This exchange was curated by Helen Allsebrook of the UK, in collaboration with Sarah Noreen of the US. Each of the 15 artists involved created an edition of 16 prints. We will each receive a set to keep (in the beautiful custom box shown), and the one set will continue to be exhibited - up next at the University of Wisconsin.

POOP PIPES

This is a work in progress. I am photographing plumbing vent pipes (I like to call them poop pipes) on the rooftops throughout NYC. My goal is to exhibit the photographs in the spring of 2011 and have an auction with part of the proceeds going to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America.

KEYWAY

This is a new solar plate etching and chine colle of a couple on their wedding day. It is inspired by a portrait I took digitally of them in the wine cellar bar area before making their reception debut. The picture was taken through the large gated door keyhole. The overall print is 14 x 9.5 and the etching itself is 4.5 x 3. I like the intimacy and the vintage quality of this print. It's something that you have to walk up to, and peer into to see what's going on. A small treasure of a moment.

PUBLIC ART PROJECT

ART / Vanishing JOBS

LOCATION

This project took place in an old industrial area in Brooklyn. The neighborhood was given the acronym DUMBO in 1978 (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), thinking that the unattractive name would deter developers (thank you Wikipedia). It became a booming artist's community in the late 1970's and by the end of the 20th century, as property became more expensive in Manhattan, DUMBO became increasingly gentrified. It now has an interesting dynamic of artist's spaces and luxury residential condos.

PROJECT

The project is made up of 50 unique "ghost prints" that each represent one of the 50 states in the USA, with up to date statistics of that state's unemployment rate printed at the bottom. The image is of the Employment Guide newspaper containers found all over New York City.

The found "gallery wall" was a garage door of a local lighting business. The prints were hung in a grid using powerful magnets.

The prints are hand silkscreened on Stonehenge 100% cotton paper and are 15x22. I hand stamped the data (states and numbers) during the course of the day while engaging in dialogue with passerby's.

As an artist, who is currently on the unemployment list, I have created this project (this JOB) for myself. Proactive waiting.

Ideally I'd love to reinstall this piece in a public window or gallery space. Suggestions welcome.

ALBUMEN PRINTS

The pictures above are from a day of making albumen prints.

I've had the awesome opportunity to apprentice with Master Printer Anthony Accardi of Green Rhino / Brooklyn Print Works. His new studio in Bushwick has enabled him to experiment more with marrying digital imaging with handmade emulsions and craft. Right now I am participating in learning the process of creating albumen prints and platinum/palladium prints. They are both beautiful time-consuming processes that have the potential to yield amazing results.

To read more about albumen prints, go to: http://www.alternativephotography.com/process_albumen_paper.html

If you're interested in hiring a talented photographic printer go to:

http://www.greenrhinoinc.com/