Backyard Art Show

Site of the magic

I know it doesn't look like much but this one part of our surprising large backyard.  There's a whole other part with a garden and weeds and one California Poppy, but this the part of interest right now.  You see, when we moved in so many months ago, we alternately fretted about rent and what we could do with this space.  A combination half-pipe chicken coop has not been totally abandoned but first we realized that we have a great outdoor space for an art show.  So here it is.

 Ben and I are both printmakers so of course it is a print show. And this way we can sell prints, sliding scale, to benefit a worthy cause.  Like the Beagle Freedom Project who rescues beagles from animal testing and rehabilitates them and finds them a home.  So if you don't buy a print at the show, you'll have to adopt a beagle.  The theme of the show is PRINCE which I like mostly for the possiblities of wordplay, which Andy and I have been working on for my print.

The show isn't until June 7th which will give us time to cut the grass and woo the garden into glory.  But I am telling you about it now because WE WANT YOU TO PARTICIPATE.  I know you are busy with school or the Nationa Stationary Show and sitting in the sun, but we want to you make a print.  Design something , print five of them and send them to us.   Ok?

And then, if you live in the Bay Area or if you want to take a little vacation, c'mon over to our place in Oakland June 7th.  Andy will be tending bar, also to benefit the Beagle Freedom Project and you could have the opportunity to make a print your self in our shop.  I will find a purple dress for it while I sell prints.  Come help us make the most of this crumbly backyard and make it awesome!

write to gutwrenchpress@gmail.com for details about how to participate

Bits and Pieces

Ha! I don't even feel close to being on top of upcoming deadlines and then more appear like magic. So these photos are from a few days ago. First, a late night session with the C & P treadle-driven platen press at Blackbird Letterpress. Andy and coffee kept company while I printed the first layer of my show card, a shiny thin lilac layer that does not photograph well.



Sunday I went to school to build more for the army of handmade paper hot balloons. This paper always looks so nice lined up along the windows outside the shop. When they are dry, I cut them off the frames and add them to the balloons. But you will have to come to my show to see them, Saturday December 3rd at the Ephemeral Gallery, Baton Rouge.

Do. Not. Miss.

Seriously. Especially if you are about to miss the Des Ark/Pygmy Lush/ Screaming Females/ Thou show this afternoon in New Orleans (Euclid Records, 2 pm). Eric came all the way from Puerto Rico for it. Sort of. He's here at least and he'll be at the show. Des Ark, Pygmy Lush and the Lovey Dovies from New Orleans all the Perkind Road Parlour. Seven pm. Five bucks. What else could you be doing (except there is that Body show in New Orleans, but shows in Baton Rouge are more fun).