This is my studio set up this summer. A small, quiet place to print, draw, and write.
I have been experimenting with some UV proof markers, creating a new screen print with them soon. I’ve also been thinking more about the idea of art and objects, inspired by this quote from artist Charles Gaines “In order to be interested in making art, you have to be interested in making objects. Weather they are material or conceptual, you have to become interested in objects that are understood as images, something to contemplate or think about”.
This idea has been critical for me, because much of my practice has been spent making images, with the smallest body possible while still existing physically. I was never drawn to sculpture because the objects seemed a pain to deal with, something taking up space, rather than a unique piece of this world, to be considered and thought over.
With this frame work in mind, I am attempting to push the “object” side of my work, away from strictly imagery and towards objects with images. Much of this will still be prints on paper, but I am curious in putting more reverence into the object itself. I often find myself struggling to get prints all the way finished, sometimes not signing work or framing it until years after I make it. This comes from the fact that the imagery is done, so without regard to the object I am finished with my work. Putting emphasis on each piece being an object changes that perspective.
I want to make objects which are unique, honest, and full of the grounded landscapes that I am drawn to time and time again.