Animal Show at Pterodactyl

 

My bison model was in the "Animal Show" at Pterodactyl in Philadelphia during July/August.  Unfortunately the opening was the night I was leaving for Poland so I wasn't able attend.  Originally, my full-sized bison was supposed to be in this show, but it was 1' too large in every direction to fit in their elevator.  It was convenient that their flier (which was made before I applied) had a picture of a bison on it. Pterodactyl is a beautiful gallery and is in the same building as Fireball Printing, which seems really awesome and who's name I only remember because they had a little bowl of fireball candies next to their business cards (which I approve of).

Positive/Negative Paper Cuts

I had an idea for these for a while and I could picture like this in my head before I even started.  I was hesitant to make them because I haven't done any serious xacto knife cutting in a while.  I also was unsure of how difficult it would be to cut thick watercolor paper.  I did a couple practices, and once I was sure they would turn out fine I jumped in and got 'er done. 

Positive/Negative, 26" x 40" (each), Arches watercolor paper, 2012.

During this process, I discovered Glue Dots, one of the best adhesive inventions on this planet.  They are achival quality double sided sticky dots that come on a roll.  They come in Regular, Mini, and Micro sizes, and I ended up using Regular and Mini in all my recent paper cuts.

my very first solo show!

Two weeks ago I set up my first solo show in the McLanahan Gallery at Penn State Altoona in Altoona, PA.  It's a part of the Ivyside Juried Art Exhibitions.  It runs from January 10 - March 3, 2013. I made a few new 2D pieces for the show recently.  Here are some not-the-best photos I took.  I'll take better ones when I go back to the gallery, probably a couple more times.

Here's a link about the show: http://www.altoona.psu.edu/now/news.php?value=4005