i eat paper

Not so good at keeping secrets.

2009-11-14T10:52:00.002-05:00

So I am bad at keeping secrets. This is a drawing I did for Artworks: Secret Artworks show/fundraiser. It is okay. I don't really know how to draw. I stole the image from their site, as they are better at scanning than I am.

New Work

2009-09-18T20:30:00.004-05:00

So my knee is messed up. With one less distraction, I have been making a bit of art. I don't know if I really have an objective. If I like them, or hate them. I will keep making them until someone tells me to stop or I get bored.

SPIN

2009-05-07T20:07:00.007-05:00

Some first round freelance work that I don't have the timeline to actually finish.

2009-04-23T22:13:00.008-05:00

Table Tennis Tournament

2009-03-04T22:22:00.011-05:00

original poster by Joe Napier

About a year ago I started playing ping pong with a group of friends from work. We play just about every day during lunch. Shortly after we started playing, we decided to inflict our coworkers with a singles tournament. It was a big success, as everyone was/is looking for a way to have fun at work. So roughly a year has passed and after too much discussion and not enough action (organizing anything is a pain in the ass), we initiated a doubles tournament. Joe Napier took it upon himself to design a poster for the event, titling it "doubles death match". The poster consists of a skull and crossbones made out of a paddle, and handles. Joe went on vacation and the rest of us made posters, with the original as inspiration. I will try to gather everyone else's posters, but this is most of mine, and Joe's OG.

Notes: The cake was baked and decorated by my mom. Natalie shaved the skull into the back of my head.

New Stuff

2009-02-25T23:57:00.006-05:00

So, I have not been posting much recently. I am not going to lie and say it is going to change. I am however trying to make more work in my free time. This is two recent pieces spray paint on birch ply. Stencil poster for Table Tennis Tournament at work.

old work

2008-07-08T21:52:00.013-05:00

I have been kind of lazy finishing up a number of paintings. More frustrated than lazy. Dumb technical problems are the some of the hardest things to get through, for me. I just don't want to figure it out, too much figuring things out during the work day.

This is some older work. Wow, I need to start making new stuff. I was a bit all over the place.

other work

2008-05-14T21:38:00.005-05:00

nku alumni show

2008-05-14T21:13:00.007-05:00

I recently submitted some work to an nku alumni show.

New Work

2008-04-20T13:18:00.004-05:00

I started a new series (hopefully) of work dedicated to my aunt. For those of you who know me well, know that my aunt has lived with my family since my grandparents died when I was just a baby. My aunt is blind, deaf (mostly), and as of a few years back diabetic. She is very difficult to communicate with as what few words she can say seems like a foreign language. She has obviously lead a fairly sheltered and isolated life, although she generally seems to be in find spirits. Vanessa generally roams around the house fairly unnoticed. It is difficult to believe that I have forgotten she was there as she is such a part of the environment. This work is among a number of things a way of giving her a presence.

Van was not born blind. She was born premature. From what I was told, she was put into an incubator, at the time, they didn't realize they had to cover the babies eyes from the pure oxygen. Her sight was taken away from her. This painting consists of two levels. The first level is a completed painting (generally colorful) of anything I want to paint. This layer is covered white with then a textural level. The only remains of the underlying painting is from memory (and a photograph which I will explain).

I photograph the lower level painting. The only person who I will share this photo with is the eventual owner of the painting. Once the painting is handed to them, they will have the option to view the first level of the painting. The photograph will then be destroyed by me. The idea is that Vanessa's vision was taken from her, all that could possibly remain is the memory of sight. All that will remain of the lower level is the viewer's and my memory of that level.

scribbles

2008-04-09T21:13:00.003-05:00

I get bored. I scribble/doodle. This time I tried to make something out of it. Kind of fun.

spray paint on paper

2008-03-05T22:14:00.009-05:00

Some new work. I never thought I would be interested in spray paint, but here is the proof. Evan thinks they suck, but I am into them. Evan eats his own feces for those that didn't know.

paper encouragement

2008-02-18T22:47:00.004-05:00

My friend Joel has had some design confidence problems lately. This was intended to cheer him up as well as provide encouragement.

Sorry about the shit photo.

Boredom

2008-02-13T23:35:00.004-05:00

Stock Image Fun. I am bored—give me a break.

I stumbled and fell on Memory Ln.

2008-02-04T22:13:00.001-05:00

I was going through a never ending stack of paper and random prints only to come across some postcards I made for art/design shows. The first postcard was for Jessica Fisher. For her senior show she painted candy from the vending machine at school. (note: I lived off of Pop Tarts from the vending machine) She couldn't come up with a name she liked for the show, so I had her make a list of potential titles. We settled with “senior exhibition” and the list became the background of the card. The vending machine on front is from a t-shirt she painted with puffy paint.

The type became the model for anyone else asking me to create their senior exhibition cards. I used that type lockup at least 3 times. I was graduating too, I didn't have time for everyone, and it worked.

This was the show card for my senior exhibition. They were screen-printed. I think I could print them much better now.

Sustainability

2008-01-21T16:10:00.001-05:00

seasons greetings

2007-12-24T21:28:00.001-05:00

new poster

2007-11-04T23:09:00.000-05:00

I had some screens coated, so I figured I would make a random poster. My laser printer needs toner, so i cut the positive out of a screen (plastic screen for a screen door) I picked up at lowes.

“hi”

mailart

2007-08-07T23:04:00.001-05:00

Since I started my internship, I began creating postcards when I have spare time (lunch or at night after work). I have been somewhat lazy, but have created about 7 or so. 3 or 4 of which went to Jenny Ross in Philly. She sent me some kickass mailart last summer. I was amazingly lazy and didn't begin to return the favor until recently. She set the bar very high with her drawing. This is the most recent postcard I sent out today. I don't know that I can ever be even, so I may continue to send Jenny random postcards until I eventually pass away or lose a limb.

threads update

2007-04-11T16:46:00.000-05:00

So this is the updated threads logo. I am still trying to figure out the typography. I have a few okay solutions, but nothing I am excited about. I will keep at it.

Yeah, I like that color green for some reason.

hello?

2007-03-19T12:45:00.000-05:00

Is anyone looking at this?

oneinchpress

2007-03-08T15:12:00.000-05:00

I just finished designing and screen printing a poster for one inch press. What is one inch press? One inch press is a 1" button project that Natalie and a few friends from school started to raise money for their study abroad to the Netherlands.
Of course they have a myspace account: http://www.myspace.com/oneinchpress

You can own this hand screen printed poster for only $5 (plus shipping if you need to have it shipped). Not only are you getting a cool poster, but you are helping out some cool people.

One inch press is having an opening reception where you can buy these posters and/or some sweet 1" buttons.
Tuesday | March 13th | 6pm | Fishbowl Gallery (Northern Kentucky University fine arts building)

Note: the color is much more tennis ball green than these photos let on. (sweet!)

threads

2007-02-18T04:04:00.000-05:00

I started to do something that I have never really done before. I started to rework an old project. I was never really satisfied with what people saw as the strongest mark of the many variations. This mark (still sketching) actually combines two of the ideas (I don't care to explain at this time) into one. I am hoping that Oen will be able to give me some good feedback when he gets back from NY.

vacuum table Take 2

2007-01-29T23:00:00.000-05:00

Above is my second completed vacuum table. Why do I have two? Because I have two different size screens. The larger size is a bit difficult for Natalie to print. I well eventually make a different stand for this one, but have limited space right now. The design has also improved. The holes are drilled on a diagonal, which is a little nicer as far as the edges of the paper always landing on or within 3/8 of an inch of a hole. I also have a love hate relationship with the Speedball hinge/clamps. Mostly, I love them, but there is one problem I have found with them. The hinge is so thick that the screen sits up about a quarter inch where it clamps in. For myself that isn't much of a problem because of my size, unless I am going to the edge of the possible printing area. For Natalie, it is a big problem. With this vacuum table, the hinges are actually sunk in about 1/8". It prints easily and works exactly how I had hoped. Natalie had absolutely no problem printing a large solid shape.

This is what my messy screen printing studio looks like.

Squaresville

2007-01-22T22:06:00.001-05:00

Natalie took this photo of the Squaresville sign. I wonder if Tom Davie knows he has a long lost brother in Tampa?

project 1

2007-01-22T22:00:00.000-05:00

Well, I finally got to use the tabletop press. I was thinking of my friend Jenny from Philly, whom I have neglected to send promised mail art to. I decided to make some postcards to buy me a little bit of time. I feel like a jerk, and really need to do said promised mail art.

letterpress

2007-01-08T21:37:00.000-05:00

I finally got my very own letterpress. I guess I have to share it with Natalie, but she could never move it, so it will have to stay with me. It is a small table top press, but as soon as I can make space and move it, I will have a Chandler and Price. In a perfect world, I would be getting a Vandercook, but they are expensive and these are FREE.

vacuum table

2006-12-21T01:09:00.000-05:00

I spent a good part of my day making a vacuum table. If you are unfamiliar, it is used for screen printing. It works really fucking good, but loud as shit. I think I will probably put the vacuum in the closet of the room behind my work area.

photos

2006-12-19T17:01:00.000-05:00

i have been playing with an old camera. shooting a digital camera through this old camera's viewfinder?

One Hour Project

2006-12-12T00:49:00.000-05:00

Since graduation, I have become somewhat design lazy. I need some motivation. It seems like I work on my portfolio, or sample book, but don't get to make anything new or fun. I have wanted to do a series of one hour projects for a while. With a one hour project, I have to work fast, and have little time to over think what I am doing. My hope is that it will allow me to come up with interesting solutions and allow me to accept the fact that each project can't be a portfolio piece. If I can continue to do them, this might be a great location to show them.

This project took 00:45:53 to complete.

Hopefully this won't be the last one, as Natalie and I would like to create a book (for ourselves) of experiments. Possibly this project will be included in that book.

yep

2006-12-12T00:44:00.001-05:00

i guess i have a blog