tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74052551007120422132024-02-19T10:43:09.518-05:00Elana Goren PrintmakingPrintmaking and Animal RightsElana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-39418103452179346782018-02-20T18:24:00.000-05:002018-02-20T18:26:08.851-05:00Solo Show opening in March in Beacon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Solo show, Prints and Ghosts, from March 10–April 8 at <a href="http://www.theoganzstudio.com/">Theo Ganz Studio</a> in Beacon. The opening reception will be on March 10 from 6–8 PM.<br />
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This exhibition will feature mixed-media monotype explorations of animals. The show includes an exciting new series which deals with variations on single themes and how they both relate to and diverge from one another.<br />
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Many of the prints were created using similar watercolor monotype techniques described on this blog <a href="http://spiderink.blogspot.com/2013/01/watercolor-monotype-further-discussion.html">here</a>.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-52019746703562656392017-03-18T15:37:00.002-04:002017-03-18T15:41:34.801-04:00Monoprint, Monotype, Strappo E-Zine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">My work was included in the latest issue of <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1254976?__r=689901" target="_blank">MM&S e-zine</a> along with some truly great printmakers. I feel privileged to have work in the same publication as these talented artists. </span></div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-70875716471554449482017-01-22T17:46:00.001-05:002017-01-22T18:21:14.898-05:00Monotype Print at Sacred Gallery Show<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sacredgallerynyc" target="_blank">Trumpocolypse: What Now? at the Sacred Gallery in NYC</a> has extended their show until the end of January. The opening was on Jan 20 as a counter-event to the Inauguration in DC. I have a couple of pieces in this show, one of which, a monotype, is shown above. Please visit this really great show of political art from very talented artists.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-59243964263546834242017-01-15T17:43:00.001-05:002017-01-15T17:46:33.292-05:00Protest Posters - Free Downloads<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This protest poster, among others, has been made available for free download on my website at <a href="http://elanagoren.com/downloads.html">http://elanagoren.com/downloads.html. </a>Please feel free to use this if you need a sign and plan to protest at the Women's March in DC (or other city/town) on January 21. Here's another available for free download that was popular on facebook:<br />
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-22838141950129104822016-12-24T10:56:00.000-05:002017-01-22T19:09:34.642-05:00Protest Posters--UPDATED<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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UPDATE: This is what the final linocut looks like. I omitted the oil pipeline from Orange Julius' head since I thought it was too weird and distracting. The linocut is on display at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sacredgallerynyc" target="_blank">Trumpocolypse: What Now? at the Sacred Gallery in NYC</a> and there is a high-res, downloadable, digital version at <a href="http://elanagoren.com/downloads.html">elanagoren.com</a>. Thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jenny.blond.7" target="_blank">Blond Jenny</a> who posted some shots of the opening on the Sacred Gallery facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacred-Gallery/126499077405905">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacred-Gallery/126499077405905</a></div>
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This is the initial plan for a 18" x 24" woodcut poster that I may be carrying at the <a href="https://www.womensmarch.com/" target="_blank">Women's March</a> on January 21, 2017. I'm also working on a more woman-oriented one that might be more appropriate. I can save this one for a more general and/or environmental protest. I'll be working on this for the next couple of weeks. This will be one side of the poster.<br />
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Silkscreened on foam core. Two very different styles, I know, but without access to silkscreen facilities for the next few weeks, I opted to do a woodcut which I can print in my studio.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-7060964921940481402016-02-13T17:03:00.002-05:002016-02-13T17:04:04.424-05:00Solo Show at the Paramount in Peekskill, NY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was asked on Tuesday to exhibit my work at the <a href="http://paramounthudsonvalley.com/" target="_blank">Paramount Hudson Valley</a> theater gallery. The thing is, they wanted the show up by today. So, basically, I pulled together a solo show, designed the posters and helped hang the show in two days. The framed work was packed, delivered and hung by late Friday afternoon and the posters were also printed by then. I have honestly never pulled a show together this fast. Whew!</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-59425534840336885642016-01-18T14:20:00.001-05:002016-01-19T13:20:59.081-05:00Quote from MLK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been helping <a href="http://www.farmsanctuary.org/" target="_blank">Farm Sanctuary</a>, creating graphics for them to use on social media. This great Martin Luther King quote was posted today on Facebook by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeneBaurofFarmSanctuary/" target="_blank">Gene Baur</a> who is the founder of<a href="http://www.farmsanctuary.org/" target="_blank"></a> Farm Sanctuary:</div>
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Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeneBaurofFarmSanctuary/">Gene Baur</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeneBaurofFarmSanctuary/posts/945347392217806:0">Monday, January 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-64000458973979293512015-10-27T09:41:00.001-04:002015-10-27T09:45:52.827-04:00Tracey and Jon Stewart and Farm Animal Rescue<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was at an event last Saturday where <a href="http://www.farmsanctuary.org/media/2015-press-releases/its-a-boy-for-jon-and-tracey-stewart/">Tracey and Jon Stewart</a> were being honored for opening up a new sanctuary for rescued farm animals. The new sanctuary will be an extension of the <a href="http://www.farmsanctuary.org/">Farm Sanctuary</a> in Watkins Glen, NY.<br />
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The video below says far more than I can about the extraordinary work that the <a href="http://action.farmsanctuary.org/site/MessageViewer?current=true&em_id=40658.2">Farm Sanctuary</a> and other NY sanctuaries (ie, <a href="http://woodstocksanctuary.org/">Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary</a>). Warning: the video below shows the horrid conditions that these 200 animals were rescued from.<br />
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-44792786675309330922015-09-26T11:03:00.001-04:002015-09-26T11:17:47.219-04:00Gallery talk this Thursday, Oct 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I will be giving an artist talk with fellow artist, Jackie Skrzynski, at the <a href="http://www.theoganzstudio.com/exhibitions.html" target="_blank">Theo Ganz Gallery</a> in Beacon, NY from 7 – 8 pm. We will be discussing our work in the show that is up in the gallery now. Above is one of my etchings in the show.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-48753644078894838672015-03-20T12:12:00.000-04:002015-03-20T12:13:01.369-04:00White Ground Plate/Print Comparison<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: zinc etching plate with white ground applied. <br />
Right: etching print, 1st state. <i><br />Jacob Sheep</i>,<i> </i>etching © 2015, Elana Goren.</td></tr>
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I have reviewed white ground etching techniques previously <a href="http://spiderink.blogspot.com/2011/01/experimenting-with-white-ground-etching.html">here</a> and <a href="http://spiderink.blogspot.com/2011/10/white-ground-experiment.html">here</a>. You should be able to get a good idea of the white ground process from the these links (previous posts), especially the first one.<br />
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I am always fascinated with the way a plate looks when prepared for etching versus the actual etching print from the same etched plate. This especially holds true for white ground etching techniques since the white ground mimics the white areas of the final print and more clearly resembles the actual light to dark areas in the image than other etching techniques do. This is because the thicker the white ground is on the plate, the whiter that area will be since the acid has more difficulty reaching the plate in those thicker areas. The acid discriminately etches the plate depending on how thick the white ground coverage is on any particular place on the plate. So, in the thinner areas, you see less white on the plate (a darker tone within the ground coverage) and the acid has a better chance to reach the plate for the etch.<br />
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The interesting thing is that as much as you can know that thicker is whiter and thinner is darker, you can never really know how the plate will etch, and surprises reveal themselves all the time. There will be areas that seem well protected and will therefore be lighter and other areas that seem less protected and should be darker. But as said before, surprises abound.<br />
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When I worked on the plate pictured above, I expected the sheep in the background as well as the area around it in the deep background to be darker than they actually turned out to be. The foreground sheep's darker areas (especially in the face) served up some unexpected lighter areas as were also seen on it's back.<br />
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After I took the photo of the 1st state of the etching (print seen above), I decided to go back and etch the plate again to tone back the background more. I used a combination of white ground and hard ground, since the former better blends with the similar effects from the 1st state and latter completely protects the areas that I don't want to be etched at all. The result (2nd state) is seen below. I still want to darken the background areas further. So I will either try to achieve it that while inking the plate and leaving more ink in the darker areas (wiping less there) or I will go back for a third state etch and try to get desired results that way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jacob Sheep,</i> white ground etching, 2nd State.<br />
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-24319861267383843532015-03-05T16:10:00.000-05:002015-03-05T16:15:16.414-05:00William Hogarth and his "Four Stages of Cruelty"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is a great post up over at <a href="http://www.ourhenhouse.org/2015/03/four-stages-of-cruelty-2/" target="_blank">Our Hen House</a> about William Hogarth's prints (engravings) as protest against cruelty. His series, <i><a href="http://www.graphicwitness.org/coe/cruel.htm" target="_blank">Four Stages of Cruelty</a>, </i>depicts the connection of cruelty towards non-humans to cruelty towards fellow humans in societal problems and norms.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ourhenhouse.org/2015/03/four-stages-of-cruelty-2/" target="_blank">The post</a> considers activism within the artistic community both historically and contemporarily. This interests me greatly as I am guided by my own morals and activism when creating my artwork, as returning visitors to this blog must surely know.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-54904749984660949162015-01-02T17:43:00.000-05:002015-01-02T17:45:09.410-05:00Mixed Media Monotypes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>'Hit' </i>mixed media and ink monotype.<br />
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I've been doing alot of drawing on top of some of my water-media monotypes. The one pictured above used the monotype technique described <a href="http://spiderink.blogspot.com/2012/02/watercolor-montoypes.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://spiderink.blogspot.com/2013/01/watercolor-monotype-further-discussion.html" target="_blank">here</a> as well as <a href="http://spiderink.blogspot.com/2012/03/another-watercolor-monotype-experiment.html" target="_blank">here</a>, but I used a non-waterproof calligraphy ink instead of watercolor and pigments.<br />
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Conte crayons, charcoal and pastels work really well as drawing mediums on top of monotypes whether they are oil or water-based. Using these mediums adds another dimension to your print and allows the flexibility to enhance or change the initial drawing that is part of the monotype.</div>
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-73973065193647224602014-11-29T15:07:00.000-05:002014-12-15T14:47:15.013-05:00Show at the Mehu Gallery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-57527666961127906952014-11-02T11:57:00.000-05:002014-11-02T12:20:36.721-05:00Not My Usual Post<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is completely unrelated to printmaking but something I wanted to share just the same...<br />
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I am not the most experienced or accomplished gardener, but this year I had some successes with seeds planted last March, indoors on a make-shift, grow-light shelving unit that I set up for seed starting. The frost-free dates in my area are in mid-May and if I wait that long to plant seeds, it will be frosty again before I see alot of the plants mature.<br />
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The photos shown are of cup and saucer vines planted from seed, indoors in March. Even with their early starts this year, they didn't flower until early October. This may be because my gardening skills are lacking or maybe it's normal for the plant to take so long to mature enough to flower, but when it did finally flower, it did so spectacularly. And it nicely covers my deck railing bringing a natural softness to the straight lines of the wood slats. I planted it as a hummingbird plant but since the flowers bloomed after the hummingbirds were long gone, it ended up being a mid-Fall late bloomer after all the other (perennial) plants were way past their blooming times.<br />
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The other annual plants that I have for the hummingbirds are still flowering: <a href="http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/cigar-plant/growing-cigar-plants.htm" target="_blank">C</a><a href="http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/cigar-plant/growing-cigar-plants.htm" target="_blank">igar plant</a>, <a href="http://agrilife.org/harrishort/2014/01/29/trial-results-2013-pentas/#.VFZkp_TF-sg" target="_blank">Butterfly Deep Pink Pentas</a> and a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/3point141/8928066533/" target="_blank">Bahama Firebush</a>. These were all potted and brought inside with hopes of successfully overwintering them indoors while the snow falls outside. While they were outside living on my deck and in my side garden, they fed the hummingbirds so well, that the birds were fighting over the garden on a daily basis.<br />
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Here are a couple of more photos (below) of my Cup and Saucer Vine. I shot these yesterday, worried that if I waited any longer, the impending freeze that will visit us any day now will kill the plant before I have a photographic record of it's beauty.<br />
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-91839598616699473012014-10-13T09:17:00.000-04:002014-10-13T09:19:55.416-04:00Upcoming shows<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Aquatint Etching, © Elana Goren</td></tr>
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My etchings will be in a couple of upcoming shows in October and November:<br />
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<b>October 26 - November 8, 2014</b><br />
<b>NY Society of Etchers</b><br />
<b>Intaglio Prints New York/Melbourne</b><br />
Reception: October 30, 6-8 PM<br />
National Arts Club<br />
15 Gramercy Park South<br />
New York, NY<br />
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<b>October 29 - December 10, 2014</b><br />
<b>SIPMA Juried Exhibition</b><br />
<b>"I Live Here"</b><br />
Reception: October 29, 4:30-7:30 pm<br />
Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery<br />
New Jersey City University, NJ<br />
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-7730547513410065002014-10-07T16:39:00.000-04:002014-10-07T16:48:23.654-04:00Big Steamroller Printing Day on Sunday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This past Sunday, October 5, was the day that the steamroller project came to its ultimate conclusion—the printing of the huge woodcut blocks with a steamroller. It was a beautiful day in Garrison, NY and we had a great turnout. There are some really wonderful (and nicer than seen here) photos of the event on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GarrisonArtCenter" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Garrison Art Center Facebook page</span></a> and a really nice photo essay on <span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2014/10/printmaking-monday-im-steamroller-baby.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">this blog</span></a><a href="http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2014/10/printmaking-monday-im-steamroller-baby.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"> (link)</span></a></span>.</span><br />
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My plates went first and there were logistics that had to be worked out after mine and another set of plates were printed unevenly. After that, they rotated the direction of plates in relation to the steamroller drum which yielded better results. So, they very generously offered to print my plates again at the end of the session so that my 2nd print would benefit from the kinks having been worked out after the first printings.<br />
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Below is a step-by-step photo sequence that explains how the printing was done:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweeping the dust and dirt from the roller drum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Driving over the boards to print the plate sandwiched<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Head Trap, </i>Woodcut, 96" x 48" (8' x 4')<br />
The second print had better ink coverage. Some areas were over-inked but overall it was pretty cool having a print this size.</td></tr>
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-22524210657212791372014-09-17T11:46:00.000-04:002014-10-07T16:48:43.410-04:00Steamroller Project Work-In-Progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been working away on the woodcut project for <a href="http://garrisonartcenter.org/Steamroller.pdf" target="_blank">Garrison Art Center's Rolling on the River</a> event. Above you can see the initial sketches that I was working with to create the composition that I am using for reference to carve the images.<br />
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I have three 32" x 48" panels which will form a 4' x 8' triptych print. The composition was designed so that each panel could stand alone as well as work in combination with the other panels to form a larger unified image. This was done partially for logistical reasons (fitting the panels in my car as well as easing the ability to hand-print later on—if I wish to—when I won't have a steam roller on hand).<br />
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Below, are images of the middle and left panels on the floor with my sketch reference handy to guide me as I carve the image into the wood. The wood that I am using is 1/2" birch plywood.</div>
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The bottom pic is of the right panel with ink applied so I could see the image more clearly and add details and refinements with more clarity. I'm still working on this but it gives me an idea of how the other panels will look and where I need to modify my approach as the image comes together.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch reference on top of middle and left panel. Carving in-progress.</td></tr>
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-49287999324717958822014-08-12T18:42:00.000-04:002014-08-12T18:42:20.389-04:00Steamroller Printmaking<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Though I realize that this blog has been very quiet of late, relying on old posts about watercolor monotypes and other intriguing techniques to satisfy visitors' need for information, I am now trying to get back to a (semi) regular posting schedule.<br />
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I have some news about a new woodcut project and I hope to document my experience and post this on the blog in the next month. I have been asked to participate in the <a href="http://www.garrisonartcenter.org/events_special.cfm" target="_blank">Garrison Art Center's Rollin' on the River event</a> where large-scale woodcuts will be printed using a steamroller. While this is certainly not a new thing in the printmaking world, it is something that is new to me as I have never worked on this scale before. I am working on a plywood plate that is about 4 feet x 8 feet which will then be printed on the <a href="http://www.garrisonartcenter.org/events_special.cfm" target="_blank">event day</a>, October 5, via steamroller. This event will help celebrate the Garrison Art Center's 50th anniversary.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-85269310360459748992014-01-14T15:26:00.001-05:002014-01-29T19:52:46.322-05:00More on Watercolor Monotypes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: <i>BP's Legacy</i>, mixed media monotype © 2014 Elana Goren<br />
Right: Two examples of watercolor monotype plates with pigment reactions</td></tr>
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I've discussed watercolor monotypes using pigments on this blog <a href="http://spiderink.blogspot.com/2012/10/expressive-watercolor.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://spiderink.blogspot.com/2013/01/watercolor-monotype-further-discussion.html" target="_blank">here</a>. This post is a continuation of the discussion I started on my previous posts. And I would like to add to these previous discussions that if you would like to experiment with watercolor monotypes, you should use a new piece of plexiglass and not one that has been used previously for traditional oil-based monotypes. This is because any residual oil from an old plate will repel your attempts at applying watercolor/water media to your plate. I strongly suggest that once you have supplied yourself with a new watercolor plate, label it as such and reuse it only for watercolor/water-based media monotypes.<br />
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As for my work, I have been doing alot of experimentation with the abstract qualities of watercolor reactions on a plexiglass plate especially while working with the way pigments react to each other. I've noticed that blue pigments seem to like to repel others and this makes for interesting patterns that emerge on a plexiglass while the watercolor dries. But as I mentioned in a previous post, you need to experiment with different pigments and see for yourself what kind of results you can come with.</div>
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I have increasingly been interested in layering my color and using the watercolor abstractions as a base or (underpainting) for adding layers of color to create depth and atmosphere. It is difficult (not impossible) to layer watercolor monotypes over previously printed watercolor since you need to wet the paper before you print and this can destroy or very much weaken the image that was first printed on it. So, I decided to start printing oil-based monotypes over the watercolor base and layer my color that way. For oil-based monotypes, you do not have to wet the paper in order to print (though if you are doing an oil-based monotype on a fresh sheet of paper, wetting it will make it print better). </div>
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Printing over watercolor on dry paper is tricky. You do not want your ink to be too stiff or tacky or it will not print cleanly and might even take some of the top layer of paper off in the dryer areas. I have been using a mixture of pigment, etching ink and block printing ink (trans base) to create my oil-based colors; a mixture that has been working pretty well. I had started by using litho inks but these are really too stiff for this layering process since they work best with damp paper.</div>
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The print on the left at the top of this post, was created with a base layer from a watercolor monotype that was a bright blue mixed with some rust colors similar to the plates shown to the right of it. I started to layer oil-based colors using some of the same pigments but obviously using reds and yellows more heavily. The fish skeleton is a linocut (relief) print. What I found interesting is that the blue pigment in the watercolor underlayer came through all of my consecutive print layers as shown in the two details below.<br />
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-54276770084649227302013-12-07T14:40:00.004-05:002013-12-07T14:41:42.309-05:00Carrier Pigeon Show in Chelsea (NYC)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My work is in a group show at the <a href="http://emoaspace.com/portfolio/pistol-packing-print/" target="_blank">EMOA Space</a> in Chelsea on 530 w. 25th street, NYC. Please stop by if you are in the NY area. It's a great show featuring the talented artists who have contributed to <a href="http://www.carrierpigeonmag.com/" target="_blank">Carrier Pigeon Magazine</a>. The show runs until December 14, 2013.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-34877111167965637782013-11-04T11:36:00.000-05:002013-11-04T11:36:13.665-05:00Etching Show at the National Arts Club in NYC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am honored to have been asked to participate in the <a href="http://www.nysetchers.org/events_131103_chicago_and_directors.php" target="_blank">New York Society of Etchers Directors show</a> which is being exhibited this week at the <a href="http://www.nationalartsclub.org/" target="_blank">National Arts Club</a> at 15 Gramercy Park South in NYC. The opening reception for the show is on Wednesday, November 6 from 6:30-8:30 pm. This is a really strong show and runs from November 3 until November 8—this week only.<br />
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The show will later travel to Chicago as work from the <a href="http://www.chicagoprintmakers.com/" target="_blank">Chicago Printmakers Collaborative</a> is also represented in the exhibition this week.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-4601543687397365052013-11-03T17:34:00.001-05:002013-11-05T19:22:00.311-05:00New Linocut for a Cause<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My sister is <a href="https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/FriendsofWestchesterCounty/PCDogPark.html" target="_blank">raising funds to bring a much-needed dog park</a> to her town of Port Chester. I had originally created a logo for her group (shown below) which was silkscreened onto t-shirts and made available for sale at all <a href="http://portchesterdogpark.com/" target="_blank">Port Chester Dog Park (PCDP)</a> fundraising events, but we needed something a little more. There was a <a href="http://portchester.patch.com/groups/giving/p/garcias-at-the-cap-to-host-pc-dog-park-fundraiser" target="_blank">special event</a> at <a href="http://www.thecapitoltheatre.com/garciasatthecap/" target="_blank">Garcia's at the Capitol Theater</a> and she needed some special edition shirts to offer for sale at the event. So I thought, why not try to print a linocut plate onto the shirts and make them into wearable art? The above image is the result of that experimental effort.<br />
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Though I had never done it before, I figured that since oil-based printing ink is very tenacious and never wants to come off your clothes, I could use it to print tees. This notion was born from the many printing "smocks" I have as a result of the ink-clings-to-everything principle. So, my sister got the shirts and I carved the linoleum and we were set to go when life's ups and downs took a big nosedive in the week leading up to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=505446582880411&set=a.507605849331151.1073741828.382802281811509&type=1&theater" target="_blank">benefit at Garcia's</a>. It was a very rough week but at least the printing went pretty smoothly as I inked the plate and ran the shirts through my etching press. Drying time took longer than expected due to a combination of the weather being pretty cold and damp and the shirt fabric not letting the ink soak in as much as on the test shirts (old, worn tees) which dried faster. But, thanks to a tip from a printmaking artist friend, <a href="http://www.ilseschreibernoll.com/site/Art_For_Change_Ilse_Schreiber-Noll.html" target="_blank">Ilse</a>, I was able to iron the print using newsprint and a very hot iron which made drying time a lot faster. Note: this technique does lift some of the ink away.<br />
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If you have any interest in getting one of these shirts and helping to fund the Port Chester Dog Park, please go to their website: <a href="http://portchesterdogpark.com/" target="_blank">http://portchesterdogpark.com/</a> or their <a href="https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/FriendsofWestchesterCounty/PCDogPark.html" target="_blank">fundraising page</a>.<br />
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The logo shirts are for sale too:<br />
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Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-61002893657651116492013-10-23T11:28:00.002-04:002013-10-23T11:29:32.104-04:00Prints and Drawings at Mehu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My work will be in a group show, at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mehu-Gallery/165450646804369" target="_blank">Mehu Gallery</a> in NYC. The opening is on Thursday, October 24 from 6 until 9 pm. The show was curated by <a href="http://brucewaldman.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/upcoming-mehu-gallery-show/" target="_blank">Bruce Waldman</a> and <a href="http://www.patriciawynne.com/Patricia_J._Wynne/Home.html" target="_blank">Patricia Wynne</a>.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-8772206209712723742013-07-06T14:06:00.000-04:002014-02-18T10:22:42.196-05:00Animalia Print Exchange<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Reductive Linocut<br />
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The above print was submitted for a print exchange organized by <a href="http://www.annieday.com.au/" target="_blank">Printmaking Sisters</a> in Australia. The <a href="http://www.annieday.com.au/#!animalia-catalogue/c1dg3" target="_blank">Animalia International Print Exchange</a> will be exhibited in Australia in August, then Italy and the U.S. in 2014.<br />
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I decided to do a linocut because I hadn't done one in a while and I wanted to create the print as quickly as possible with the deadline approaching and the need for extra time to ship the prints to Australia from New York.<br />
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I have been working for a while with the subject of cattle trucks that I see on the highway. They contain animals who are not fed or given water for the duration of the trip which might last days. I am pretty obsessed with the subject since I saw a calf one hot summer day in one of these death mobiles.<br />
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I was behind such a truck on an extremely hot day while driving on Interstate 84 that runs through New York. I saw a calf try to stick it's nose through one of the container's holes and stick his tongue out, desperately trying to get relief from thirst by "licking" the air rushing by the truck. It made me sick to think of those poor desperate animals, cruelly neglected as they were sped off to their deaths.</div>
Elana Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206866901146903319noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7405255100712042213.post-81178136238374197272013-07-05T18:40:00.001-04:002013-07-05T18:40:30.491-04:00Working on a New Website<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I know that it's been a long while since I posted but things have been very busy in "Spider Ink Land." I am looking at blogging options for my new website and since I can't seem to find a way to embed Blogger into the new website, I have to look elsewhere (unless any of you have a trick that I don't know about). I may need to use WordPress or some other (easier) blogging software to do what I need to.<br />
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I will post here to let you know when I have the new website up and the new blog up and running. Until then, I hope to add one or two more printmaking-relevant posts until the major switchover.<br />
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Hope the hot summer days have been treating you well. Stay cool and happy creating.</div>
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