So You Have An Art Show Coming Up?

so you have an art show coming up?

yes

what are you doing for it?

I'm illustrating some short stories I've written.

cool, what are they about?

um, they are revisionist historical accounts about how rocking chairs have affected the history of the world around the context of holidays. 

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marc johns

I love these colors

some stuff

I'm in my last semester of college, which means I get to do a senior thesis exhibit at the end of this semester. and that means I get to be a nervous wreck until everything is over. my exhibit opens april 30th. yes. I know the precise date. that is not terrifying at all.

I attend a small liberal arts school on the north shore of massachusetts. it is okay, I guess. I love the art department, but I do my best to separate myself from the rest of campus. the majority of students live on campus through all four matriculated years. I live off campus, and it is a wonderful thing. of course, there are times when I feel like I spend more time on campus/in the art building than I do in my own apartment, but the drive home away from everything is so great. if I am having a frustrating day in the studio, I can just drive away. 

in many ways I feel like I have already concluded my college career. I hardly know any current students other than my fellow art students, I only visit one building on campus, and most importantly, the only mail I get in my campus mailbox is a relentless array of fliers advertising the various campus events and activities. this slower transition to finishing college is preferable to just waking up and realizing that everything is going to change. I don't do well with change, so the more drawn out a transition, the better. May will still surely come as a shock, but maybe if I'm lucky I will hardly even notice.  

Update

things are progressing. I finally figured out what I was doing. now it is just a matter of getting together enough pieces to make a complete show. I have three so far. now that I have more confidence in what I am doing I should be able to work faster.

exciting news: I have my post card all designed and ready to be printed! here is the front.

I am really happy with the way it came out! the background is scrapbook paper that I scanned into my computer and then added an overlay of old paper for texture. I drew and painted the rocking chair and the title banner, cut them out, and scanned them into my computer as well. then I put it all together in Illustrator.

here's what the back will look like:

all the information! it's really happening!

I am feeling pretty good about everything today. the last few days have been really good. I've been motivating myself to go to my studio by watching season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer while I work. I'm keeping the season there in my studio so that I can't watch it when I'm not working. so far it's working.

printmaking fall semester 2010

intaglio, plexi glass

second state