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new ways to think about art

Posted in Art, art on paper, block print, laelia e. mitchell, printmaking, rice paper, work on paper with tags Art, laelia e. mitchell, paper, printmaking on October 17, 2011 by laelia e. mitchell

i’ve been able to spend a fair amount of time in the studio this past week and what has been organically emerging is a distinct move towards other ways of expressing myself besides photography. while making images using light (the camera) will always form the foundation of HOW i see, how i EXPRESS what i see is shifting. the fun of exploring block printing with my “networks we love” series or my obsessively relaxing dots using sumi ink of japanese rice paper …these activities seem to provide a much needed re-jiggering to my studio practice. now, WHERE this is going is unimportant. i decided that the “studio practice” is what i’ll focus on instead of the hustle to show, however, the need to have a direction will emerge. WHEN … i don’t know, and HOW this will take shape … i have not the faintest idea. all i know is … i keep making dots, printing words using inks on paper wondering wtf it’s all about.

below is the 7th in the series “networks we love” a collection of wifi networks names gathered from my travels and from asking twitter, google+ and facebook connections. block prints : image is 4×6 printed on 9×12″rice paper. edition 5

post irene : pre studio move

Posted in Art, art on paper, block print, laelia e. mitchell, printmaking on August 29, 2011 by laelia e. mitchell

well, this past week was full one …the first part spent visiting my new studio (i receive keys sept.1) and chatting with studio mate as to how we were going to build some wall stuff. the second part of the week i worked for money (thankfully) and the weekend was spent preparing for the storm. this entailed a day trip to vermont to put stuff in the barn and talking with neighbors up there about the impending potential disaster. vermont has been hit badly with flooding recently and irene could potentially be disastrous for many folks up there. mama nature has a mind of her own. * update: vermont was hit hard. many towns under water lots of devastation and a couple of deaths. irene took a path unexpected and left destruction in her wake.

i did, however, buy some art supplies to start lino cut printing. it’s such a basic form of the print, that exploring it is relatively easy. i’m anticipating having some samples for next weeks post. for now, here’s a picture of the current state of my desk along with the new supplies. be well