Cricketts Inky Art Blot

I like this as one of Lady Penelope Pinkerton-Smythe's suitcases. I took the photo on vacation, but I am not sure which final effect to work with.

I have said it before and I will say it again, that little Revolver map is awesome! Seeing all the little flags of visitors from all over the world is beyond cool, it is inspiring to me. As I work on the collection of prints involving Lady Penelope Pinkerton-Smythe, I think about all the places she may have visited. The little flags on the blog map have me daydreaming of her travels. I am going to tie the thread of the prints to the book Around The World In Eighty Days by Jules Verne. The prints I have completed (and still working on) are named from phrases or chapter headings from that book. The main character of my work is of course Lady Penelope and not Phileas Fogg! I am having fun playing on the titles or using some of references from the book. Each print stands alone as having some significance to a part of my life or an experience of my travels, but strung together, they carry the narrative of the lighthearted, fast-moving journey of Lady Penelope. Like Fogg, the journey tak...

The name of the printmaking studio will be Oxbow Press. Right now work is going on to clean and build a working non-toxic workshop. I did not get the loft space, but I do have a downstairs studio space waiting to be made into something exciting. And here it is! OK, so you can't see much yet, but I will keep posting developments. Here is Candace in part of the soon to be work area.

I spent some time painting at Oxbow Press today, but not the creative type of painting... I do have some more photos though:

After a fab trip to Mexico, I am home and messing around with my photos. I probably had too many margaritas for anything outstanding, but I did grab some images I liked with my camera. here are a few from my trip that I have worked on already: I am thinking of working some drawings and prints from these sometime. More tomorrow :-)

I am in Disneyland with the kids today. I am trying NOT to think about printmaking but,,, -- Post From My iPhone I did think those were kinda cool! An old friend of mine, Shrunken Ned, was hanging out near the Jungle Cruise.

The lease was signed today by my print master Candace for the community print shop. I still have to sign my tennant lease, but the studio will be ready for moving in after my trip. Way cool! I am already in LA so there won't be any printmaking for a week or so. After moving into the print shop, I can print my merry little heart out :) Checking out my loft with Printmaking Conspiracy member Carol Brown