Waxing On: My Portland Residency
Last month, thanks to grants from the Oregon Arts Commission and Ford Family Foundation, I stepped outside my home studio and partnered up once again with a old friend, Jane Pagliarulo at Atelier Meridian. I had always wanted to do large prints of a specific image from particle physics. With the help of a massive laser etching machine at Forge Graphic Works, my idea came to fruition. I created 9 30” x 40” prints using my Encaustic Collagraph Wax, Akua Intaglio Inks, and Freudenberg’s Evolon, which I found through Leslie Guliani at Encaustiflex.com.
Behind the scenes video montage of making the new 30” x 40” prints.
Wags & Pags Pushing Ink in 2007
My 3-day Portland Residency began with a bundle of nerves, as I was not quite sure that what I envisioned would come out as expected…but upon arrival to River Street Studios, Jane and I fell right back into our old rhythm established 15 years ago of of teaching and collaborating together; Wags & Pags, the ink pushers from Jersey were back! We were ON, inking and printing like mad for three ten hour days ‘til our elbows ached. I feel so lucky to have such a special collaborative relationship grounded in mutual respect with Jane, she is the best, always encouraging different approaches, always optimistic and up for a new challenge. We are very alike!
The prints are huge! We completed nine 40” x 30” prints total using Evolon microfiber and two large pieces of very delicate Hanji rice papers from the Paper Connection. I have chosen four of the prints to be framed and I can’t wait to debut them in my solo exhibition Marking Time at Imogen Gallery in Astoria, Oregon opening September 10th. For more on the Imogen exhibition in Astoria visit the event page.
