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Throwback to good times at the cabin
A throwback to life, not so long ago, but before social distancing: printmaking at the log cabin print shop with Purdue University’s Black Cultural Center. Thank you Rene Thomas, for the photo, and Regina Lang for bringing the students to our community! Hope we can “flatten the curve” and see each other in person soon!
Printing Garden Bunny at the Cabin – LIVE
I left my tripod at home, but im going to try to share a little bit of one handed printing in the studio. Hope you all are social distancing and enjoying the spring weekend!
Settling into a new routine
Today is my 14 day quarantineadversary! I’m finally settling into a new routine, which includes Nicholas Denhams 1pm sing along! Today I sat on the porch, carved a woodcut while listening. im Grateful to live in a small town with so many creative people!
Categories: printmaking, studio life
Carving a woodcut on the porch LIVE
Im enjoying the front porch with buddy and lulubelle. Going to start a new woodcut, am also trying something new. Watching comments from my ipad. If it works, i can see and answer your comments as they come in.
Clay Handbuilding Live Video
Going to try a live video demo from my clay studio. Im still learning (hope to always be that way). Ill share what i know, and try to answer any questions, feel free to chime in if you have more clay experience and want to share any tips.
Short LIVE tour of my clay studio
Good morning everybody! Im doing a streaming experiment with my dad. If you want to watch a short tour of my clay studio, feel free to join in.
Count Your Blessings – Rainbow Roll
A collection of facebook and Instagram “stories” while creating the rainbow roll
Today, i stayed busy by printing at the cabin. I tried a new technique, called the ‘rainbow roll’ it’s when you use more than one ink on the same roller. It’s a little bit like juggling-trying to keep the correct consistency of all 3 inks at the same time. it took some getting the hang of, but I did it!
This was also my first experience printing with process colors (yellow, magenta, cyan). I’m used to painter colors, like: ultramarine blue, burnt umber, viridian, etc. CMYK process colors are different – id say mixing them feels more scientific than artist colors.
adjusting to a new way of life
As an artist, I like to think the work I do is essential. If nothing else, during this time of high anxiety, making art has helped me ‘keep calm and carry on’. The COVID 19 pandemic has brought a lot of our non essential economy to a halt.
I’m self employed, which means I don’t have the safety net of unemployment insurance, but IM OK: I have plenty of art supplies, food and toilet paper. I’m paid up on all my bills. I don’t have children to provide for. I’ve already started this year’s vegetable garden- sweet peas are in the ground!This global emergency isn’t the right time for me try to sell art. I don’t have to be pushy and beg my friends and patrons to support my work right now. IM OK. Take care of yourself, and your family, check on the elderly and at risk people in your community, support someone whose business is in free fall…I am going to keep making, and I’ll sell you something really pretty and big and expensive once life gets back to normal.
Most of my business is ‘in real life’ sales. A lot of us have had to move their work online, and I’m going to try to do the same. I have been making some charming (6×8″) woodcuts printed on 8×10 heavyweight paper. If your financial situation is secure, and you’d like to have one, they are for sale at $20 each. You can use the purchase buttons above, or visit my online gallery to view other work for sale. The sale will help, but don’t feel any pressure to buy. IM GOING TO BE OK.
Keep an eye on this space. I’m going to keep making art, and will share online in hopes of providing cheer and inspiration for you all. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES AND EACH OTHER
-Ken
