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Get in Line

I am a linear guy. There. I said it. The majority of my artwork is linear and gridded in style. Perhaps this is my attempt to make order out of a chaotic world. Perhaps not. In the past I have tried to change this, attempting to become more "loose" with my approach. But I am who I am and have happily come to accept that. 

This style is evident in my newest piece Radiation.

It began with decorative paper in shades of sepia, rust, brown, beige and white. I used the Squares 2 set of dies from the Spellbinders Media Mixage line to create a bunch of squares in 3 distinct sizes.

I glued these on a cradled wood board without much thought or pre-planning of design.

The I went into action. Using pens, rubber stamps and ink pads, I added interest and complexity to the surface of the squares. 

Happy with the background, I began to gather a series of found objects and metal embellishments.

Sticking with the circular theme, to contrast with the background grid, I also created two rings from black card stock using Spellbinders Standard Circles dies.

The final touch for the focal point of this piece was one of my many vintage tintypes. I have been saving this one for just the right moment.

Assembling the pieces and seeing it all come together is my favorite part.

Radiation

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Supply List

Spellbinders Paper Art Supplies:

MMM-001 Spellbinders^TM Artisan X-plorer

S5-203 Spellbinders^TM Media Mixage Squares Two

S4-114 Spellbinders^TM Nestabilities® Standard Circles Large

S4-116 Spellbinders^TM Nestabilities® Standard Circles Small

Preferred Promotional Partners: Tsukineko VersaMark StazOn stamp pad,  Tsukineko Encore stamp pad, Tsukineko Delicata stamp pad

Other: cradled wood panel, adhesive, decorative paper, card stock, scissors, rubber stamps, pens, metal embellishments, vintage tintype

The Fantastic Four

I spent this past weekend at The Ink Pad in NYC at a collaborative workshop called Mastering Stencils: Urban Journal Style taught by an all-star crew: Andrew Borloz, Mary Beth Shaw, Pam Carriker and Michelle Ward. Rumor has it this class sold out in just a few hours!

The Fantastic Four...

Day one started with Mary Beth Shaw who taught us techniques to create layered journal pages using stencils and several different paints, including Golden Matte Fluid Acrylics and Matisse Background Colors. I could have done this for the entire weekend!

My Pages...

I just couldn't stop...

In the afternoon of Day 1, Andrew Borloz took over and together we bound our pages and made our own books. I can never get enough book binding so this was a lot of fun!

A signature of pages...

The bound book spread open...

On Day 2, Pam Carriker and Michelle Ward took over and shared their secrets for adding further layers to the pages...with acrylic paint, spray paint, liquid graphite, paper, and more. 

I took my time in this workshop. Not having a deadline as I often do allowed me to work at a leisurely and comfortable pace. On the second day, I made headway on my cover..

from this...

to this...

...with still more to go.

I completed one spread in the book...

from this...

to this...

I plan to linger over these pages and in time, I will post pics of my completed journal. For now, I leave you with some shots of this wonderful weekend...

Contemporary Art Fair - Online

I was happy to be a part of the Contemporary Art Fair NYC that ran from 10/25 to 10/27 at the Jacob Javits Center. I was one of more than 180 artists that exhibited in this show. Thanks to all of you who came out and stopped by my booth. For those of you who could not be there...here is a bit of the Contemporary Art Fair - online!

Jacob Javits Center in NYC - New York's Convention Center

North Hall on the morning of set up

My booth and my neighbors

Thanks to Marjie Kemper for the photo

17 works of art

Right before opening

Just browsing

Great space for an exhibition

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I sold 5 pieces from the exhibition (marked below as sold). The remaining 12 works are available for purchase. I will be posting a page with additional details on my blog soon where the work can be purchased through PayPal with one click. In the mean time, please email me at shap97@gmail if you are interested in purchasing the available pieces below. Thanks!

CAPTURED (sold)

TIME AFTER TIME (sold)

WORLD TO THE WISE

ROTARY CLUB

DISARMED

MIDNIGHT BLUE

HAND SHAKE

CERTAIN

POINT OF VIEW (sold)

ALTITUDE

CONCENTRIC

MAGNITUDE

OFF-CENTER OF GRAVITY

PERSPECTIVE

RADIUS

CONSTELLATION I (sold)

CONSTELLATION II (sold)