Linda Kelen's Artings at CrossRoads Coffeehouse

CrossRoads Coffeehouse, a good place to recharge,

is showing postcards from the Garden of Eden, which are part of my Ephemera of the Driftless Area artings...

along with some White-line wood prints...AND my SardineTins!

        

All of the show cards now have:

stamped on the backs.

White-Line wood prints in San Antonio show.

These three of my White-Line wood prints will be in the show Reliefs4Relief

A Juried Exhibition of Prints benefitting Japan Disaster Relief

Lyle Williams, McNay Museum Curator of Prints & Drawings was the Juror

at the Centro Cultural Aztlan Gallery

in San Antonio, Texas.

I was moving fast to get them framed, boxed and into the hands of FX,

so I didn't get the chance to take better photos of them in their fine frames before they left.

The Electric Companyis outfitted in a handmade frame.

The RedHerring Partywas awarded 3rd place!

and framed in a simple antique pine frame.

The Pondfit the most wonderful old frame I found in the basement.

I'll post more show information later.

Blacksmith class at Driftless Folk School.

 I took a one day blacksmith classat Driftless Folk School in Viroqua,  WI

with my interesting inventor friend,  Matt Erdman.

 This forge wouldn't stay lit,

so instructor Nick Smolenshowed us how to work at the big forge...

and how to begin a simple hook.

That was the morning...learning how to deal with coal,

working on our hooks, some went on to make BBQ forks in the afternoon.

I stuck to the hooks, making a second...

and nails with which to stick them to the wall.

whiteline print - Red Herring Party

Red Herring Party, artist print #1...on Nishinouchi paper.

11.5" wide x 15.5" high

Small show of Artings

I will be showing a small collection of fish related artings:

Artings can be seen through end of April.

White Line Woodprint in progress

"Party"
It's a White Line wood print in progress...cut into sugar pine...and it's looking really good.
Hope to finish it tomorrow.

Small Paintings

These two 6" square paintings, oil on linen, will be auctioned off sometime in January.



            

SardineTin #9, #17, & #18

It's in the show!

...so are SardineTins # 12, #13, #14, #16, #17, #18, #19, #23, #25, and # 26.

Yes, I've been really busy.

I did finally get back to the Anaba Tea Room/gallery

to photograph the latest sardine tins.

It wasn't the same as photographing them here, but I think they'll be ok.

The lighting is what was available in the gallery.....and I'm not really all that good at this part.

SardineTin #17

SardineTin#18

Linda Kelen's Solo Show

Linda Kelen's Solo Show, "Anything but Driftless".....

November 4 through January 2, 2011...

at the Anaba Tea Room

2107 E. Capitol Drive

Shorewood, Wisconsin  53211

(414) 963-9510

The woodblock prints of Booger's 40 Day and 40 Night disappearance are exhibited,

which are all true supposed events, worries and happenings...except those that are very real.

It's an eclectic sampling of my arting, including the newest SardineTins.

SALVAGE ART Show & Auction, Oct 1st - 29th

the Small Dog of Power...print #1... in the show.

Image is 10.6" wide by 16" tall on 12.75" by 18.25"  Japanese Nishinouchi paper.

has been SOLD. 

It is printed from an old pine barn board that was of the recycled barn wood

used in the construction of this original house 90 years ago.

The house was lost in a fire.

This board, and whatever wasn't completely burned up,

was saved for possible second lives.

You can see the woodblock just to the left:

The Small Dog of Power  is framed in a 21" x 26" solid oak frame which also survived the fire........................................

although the Grant Wood print did not.

These are larger pictures than I'd normally post,

due to some of the interested may not be able to attend in person. 

If you've any questions, just ask.

The auction is now over.

 

woodblock printing update

I've been cutting the last major block for the "Strong, Brave, & Handsome" set...

and printing 6-7 prints from each of the blocks,

I'm readying for a solo show in Shorewood, Wisconsin.

I used to hate printing,

never able to get all that I believed I had cut into a block,

and eventually wrote myself off as just a crappy printer.

Barbara Mason, a solarplate wizard I met at a Japanese printing bootcamp some years back,

and a couple others on the Baren Forum,

suggested I try the Japanese Kitakata.

Alex Prentis, of iMcClains Printmaking Supplies, supported the Kitakata choice,

and suggested I try the Gamblin Relief ink.

The combination of the two for my blocks changed everything.

I'm seeing a delicacy showing up that I knew was there, but couldn't get.

These now are unmistakeably WOOD prints....and they are wonderful.

Landscape- woodprint

Once it's flattened, I'll get a better photo of it,

and the correct dimensions...it's about 26 or 27 inches wide.

I Live Here...

Framed White-Line Print

I'm back to making my own frames.

This is of Red Oak, which grows here in Southwest Wisconsin

measuring 11.75" wide, 15.75" high, and is .75" thick.

That's the second print off the Patron Saint of Shrews woodblock,

printed on handmade Japanese Gampi paper.

White-Line woodblock prints II

Needing a block of wood to begin cutting the next in the 40 Day and 40 Night series,
I took a break and printed these:(coffee)

(Crooner)

First white-line woodblock prints

Complications prevented me from taking the printing workshop with Paul Yank in Cedarburg,
so now's time to give white-line woodblock printing another go.

6"x11", cut into Shina Plywood, printed on Kizuki Hanga (left), Nishinouchi (right), with watercolors.

4.5"x7" the Patron Saint of Shrews

LEFT: Print #1, on Kizuki Hanga (sold) RIGHT: Print #2, on Gampi (showing at WomanMadeGallery, July 9-August 26, 2010)

This is the one I just completed. I have to photograph the print, scanning just isn't working.

At least you can see where it's going.

Electric Company, print #1....Printed on Kizuki Hanga paper.

SOUP is about the same size as the Patron SaintThis is print #1.

This is MeMe...2.25"x7" image on Gampi small experiment...needed to try something.7.5"x8.5" ..... Bird Dog...print#1

Woodblock proof, work in progress

I am finally doing the last bit of cutting on this block.
I've cut more since this proof..................
I need to print again to see where I'm at.

The idea of having to clean up after proofing was too much for me yesterday...
so I slapped on the snow shoes and took off for the afternoon.

Burger Guy-Somersault test

I'll probably eventually post this over at LindaKelen-Freelance...
I just got started here.
The computer and connection is SO slow, I didn't want to get involved in moving it now...
that will happen later...
so for all you art fans who never knew I freelanced...
now you know.

I've got to give big credit to Peter of Blogger Tips and Tricks

where I found the instructions for posting a gif animation.

This BurgerGuy is one of my "crew" who I allowed to freelance for the Weber-Stephen Product company...you know, Weber Grill?
I used to do the drawings for their Grill Out Times Newsletters for years..
point of purchase ads, product drawings...and even watercolors for their restaurant....
which I've got scans of somewhere...
AND instructions on Grill Cleaning...staring the BurgerGuy.
One day Weber decided to change direction and moved into high-tech/internet/digital photography...
but, they are happy..
and I am busy...
I definately miss it though...it was so much fun.

I use Gif Construction Set.

Direct Link is:
http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/zz167/lindakelen-artings/gif%20animation/Burger-weber-kelen.gif

Milwaukee

I'm visiting friends in Milwaukee...
met Deborah Kern, owner of the Garden Room + Anaba Tea Room...
in Shorewood Wisconsin....
where I will be having a show of my artings in September of this year....(more about that later)....

I also met with Paul Yank
with whom I may be studying/working/learning about one whopper printing press this spring....
I've never seen a press this large in an artist studio...
ever................................(more about THIS later)......

I'm ALSO learning how to deal with a MacIntosh computer...
on a VERY snappy connection....
which makes me feel like I've temporarily left my cave....
I've updated...
FAST...OH, so fast...
my Freelance blog's posting
about the coffee labels I've drawn up for Convivio Coffee...
sold at a fine little shop in Spring Green Wisconsin.