Feb 21, 2015
New head shot, courtesy of Nicolas Jenkins.
(Just kidding. Maybe. I can't decide.)
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New head shot, courtesy of Nicolas Jenkins.
(Just kidding. Maybe. I can't decide.)
Control // Emma Ringness // 2014
Collagraph and letterpress
I finally got to use the smallest itty bitty baby squeegee we have at Pyramid Atlantic while screenprinting some t-shirts and totebags for brooklyndolly. Tiny layers forever!
Moving to the DC metro area (note: without every having visited) has been such an eye opening experience. The amount of amazing art, architecture, and visual stimuli I am exposed to on a regular basis is a little mind-blowing. In the desert I had (unfortunately) became immune to my surroundings, traveling with glazed eyes between my house and campus. Now my eyes are filled with epic monuments and stately architecture and design--centuries of national hubris expressed through art. The result is so awe-inspiring it might make a patriot out of me yet.
I want my own art to reflect my new surroundings, but first I have to process everything I am seeing.
The recent acquisitions to my personal print collection following the SGCI 2014 conference includes this tiny gem from Kathryn Polk titled "This is Not a Pie." KPolk is one of my all-time favorite printmakers (and, in my book, the Number One Badass Lady Lithographer). I finally summoned the courage to introduce myself to her on the last day of the conference, and discovered that she is one of the nicest ladies and a very humble artist. She was more than willing to give me her time and we had a great little conversation about lithography, in which she gave me some really sound advice and encouragement.
I'm sure the whole time my face was like the heart eyes emoji.
Currently inspired by selections from Yoko Ono's Instructions, which I saw in an amazing exhibit at the Hirshorn called Damage Control.
I'm not sure how or when I got over 100 followers, but I do know this:
That's pretty cool.
You guys are pretty cool.
The first five people to message me with their name and address are going to get a little handmade something in the mail from me.
xoxo
Pruned // Emma Ringness // collage // 2013
I am really excited about a loose series of collages I recently made that feel like the start of something new. Gears are turning, fingers are itching to make.