Handmade Meaning

In December I installed this piece for a show called "Handmade Meaning - the value of craft in Victorian and contemporary culture" at the James Waltrous Gallery in Madison, WI. The show showcased many contemporary Wisconsin artists and crafters interspersed with Victorian arts and craft pieces. My piece was from the "Rat King" trypdych that I first installed in 2008 at Paper Boat Boutique and Gallery in Milwaukee.






The piece is a collage of relief printed cut-outs. The rats on the wall had to be re-printed for the installation. So much has changed in the past three years. In 2008, because of my studio circumstances the rats had to each be hand printed with a barren using water based inks. Now I get to use the facilities at RedLine- printing with a press with so many inks to choose from (I still had to use water-based to emulated the look of the original framed piece.)



The original Installation at Paper Boat:




Handmade Meaning runs until February 6th.

(Handmade Meaning photos by Monica Gorko)

New Blog!

The master plan is to use this space for my art, crafts and inspiration.

Here is the mural I did for the Temporary Mural Project at Sky High in Bayview this past Fall:




Relief print cut-outs and paste on wood.

Rats

From my show at Paper Boat Boutique and Gallery:



The show runs October 3- November 23rd
The reception will be October 17th (gallery night) 7-10pm

Hope to see you there!

Beautiful Window

This is a window display at Urban Outfitters in Milwaukee done by my friend Amy Soczka. Amy has a great blog (that she actually updates) and an etsy shop. I'm lucky enough to own one of her beautiful pillows.

My hands hurt just thinking about how much work she must have put into this. I love that UO are commissioning windows from local artists- and I hope they continue to do so! I've loved the ones I've seen so far.

Poketo/ Handmade Nation Art Auction

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