#gallery work

So I learned something a while back that I’m surprised I didn’t learn earlier:

Pyrography fades considerably in even bright indoor lighting: specifically, gallery lighting. Doesn’t even need to be sunlight, I guess any intense sunlight within the span of a year will drastically lighten the burned in marks.

So this piece suffered after its time on display, and it was only today that I set about trying to remedy it by going back in and darkening the tones and deepening the outlines. The final resting place of this piece will have to be a more dimly lit wall or corner until I can think of some good archival method that won’t crack or discolor over time.

We finally made it!

The new picture series about that moment you sneak into that quiet freight train bedroom.

The last piece to my set for the Gallery Nucleus Line Weight V show

FIND THE REST OF THE GALLERY AT THE LINK BELOW!!! it was a great line up! (and then me) XD

This was taken by a gallery my work was shown in and I never got over how cool it was.

Stimming 2021

Everything’s getting wrapped up here nicely! Had two whole days of nonstop prep work (framing, matcutting, etc) which was interrupted only to go to doctors appointments. The prints showed up at the last minute before I had to leave, so that had me immensely relieved that I could bring them safely inside.

Speaking of the prints, they turned out great! (The lighting is terrible in these photos, oof.) Some prints are still a bit darker than I’d like, but on the whole it’s no issue. Very pleased with how close the owl duplicate print came to the original. Which is which?

Also threw together a plein air/sketchbook! I messed some things up in the construction process, but now I know how I want to do things next time. Pretty pleased regardless since it’s been 10+ years since I’d done any bookbinding.

Also a blast from the past, I’d found my old business cards from 10 years ago. (The new ones have the warblers!)