Heartwork is a project designed to raise money for art supplies at Target House—this wonderful home-away-from-home for the families of children facing long-term treatment at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Great artists like Julia Rothman, Aesthetic Apparatus, Jessica Hische, Lab Partners, and more were selected to create a series of 11″ x 14″ giclee prints with a specified theme, this year being the word ‘HOPE’. Each edition is limited to only 10 pieces and signed/numbered by the artist.
Hope was a tough topic, but after thinking about growth and exploration my piece Feather-Finder (seen above) was born. Pick up some of these lovely prints today and help support a great cause!
An old piece (was that last year?) I did for Cloudy Collection, though it wasn’t in this colorway. Forgot how much I liked it this way so I wanted to show it again! I really need to keep experimenting with holding back on color/texture. More with less! Looking at my good pal Ping Zhu’s Swan Lake concertina really inspired me, as did my experiences at TCAF and seeing my friends work. Still so inspired.
Couple random things:
- Comment on here if there’s any pieces of mine you’d like seen turned into a giclee print. (Within reason. I’m not sure about former screenprints, though I could do a limited Zelda run if the demand is high). I may place an order for some in the near future, but I want to get things that people like!
- I’m batting about some narrative ideas. Not sure when I’ll get to them, but I’m kind of excited.
- Since I’m done with teaching until fall (not counting awesome workshop! which I’m going to be taking the train back to Portland from! and try my hand at archery!), I’m thinking about doing something start to finish on Mondays (though maybe updated Tuesdays). I’m thinking about patterns, but it may just be portfolio pieces. I think I’ll start this week, so keep your eyes peeled!
Annette Marnat is one of my favorite artists, guys, I am always in awe of her work. Be sure to check out all her beautiful illos— the vast majority are on her old blog here but she just started a new one here!
