You Bet I Put A Bird Or Two On It.

School is nearing an end.  While I've been trying to get everything together for my thesis show, I've also been learning my way through the screen print process.  I find this to be the most addictive of printmaking processes.  Layer and after you watch your image build up.  In my case, I started drawing birds.  I would do ten or more layers of hand drawn color separations until I was happy with my little friends.  When I pack up for the summer in a week or so, I'll be antsy to get back to screen printing.  It's funny, I put off taking this class because I was so focused on other mediums.  Who knew I'd love it so much?

Draw Draw Draw

 I've been back in the States for a week and have resorted to the drawing pad to relive memories from France.  I'll be putting some drawings up as I go in a little pop-up shop too!  Each pencil drawing will start off on sale for $25.  The one I was working on above is already up in the shop here.  Hopefully I will get more and more drawings up there and my little French sketches can be spread out in people's homes all over.  Surely I can't be the only francophile, right?  If so, I am happy to wallpaper my own walls with images from my French adventure.

Sketchbook Peek

While I've been here in France I've been taking a travel portfolio drawing class.  Once or twice a week we grab our sketchbooks and go on an adventure.  We've seen ruins, forests, architecture, and lots of other interesting aspects of this area.  Here are a few pages out of my sketchbook.  I've been doing my quick sketches with Sharpie.