Some pages from my new sketchbook:
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Here are some new prints:

(Lithograph with watercolor)

(Just plain old lithograph)

(Etching with chine-colle collage)

(Etching with chine-colle)

(Three plate photo etching triptych with embroidery)


(Three plate color separation photo etching)



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My "Gross Nicholas" doll:
I made him from thrift store clothes, glass eyes, and denture teeth. He is so cuddly!He is so talented! He can eat his own intestines!

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The Liz Taylor project:

The big problem: how do I make an interesting illustration of someone I don't particularly like?

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This summer is all about experimentation!
Here's just a small sampling of some images I've created this summer:
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Illustration Friday: Captain
I'm on a break, but I can't stop working! Here's Captain Kangaroo and Bunny Rabbit. I was so afraid of him when I was a kid!

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Here is my summer installation at Art Center.
I used most of the work from the Weird Science show.
I also designed and hand screened the wallpaper.

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My new series:
"Weird Science"
will be shown at:
Nancy
1930 2nd ave
Seattle WA 98101

opening reception: Friday May 11th 6-9
regular hours: Wed-Sat 11-6

“One way to deny our dependence on nature is to invent technologies designed to make ourselves masters of nature.”

--Christopher Lasch

It is impossible to ignore our anxiety in today’s social, political, and environmental climate. Upon reading a quote from Christopher Lasch in his book “The Culture of Narcissism,” I became immediately inspired to create work dealing with man’s relationship with nature and technology. My concern is to reflect these current issues in an unusual and intuitive way using any medium that is easy at hand including collage and various forms of printmaking.

I grew up in Las Vegas where real history is imploded and replaced by plastic re-staged histories. Because of this lack of real history, I developed an appreciation for old aesthetics, which can often be seen in my work. After graduating from a specialized art high school, I attended the University of New Mexico for fine art. In 2000, I moved to Seattle where I became involved with the Capitol Hill Watercolor Society and occupied a studio for two years at the SS Marie Antoinette. I currently work out of Los Angeles where I have been expanding my skills in illustration at Art Center College of Design.

Here is a preview of the show:
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"Flight"
etching, silkscreen, zerox transfer

"Mimicry"
four color silkscreen

"Automatic Memory"
three color silkscreen, zerox transfer

"The Future of Aesthetic Surgery"
etching, aquatint

"Plant Grown From Human Heart"
etching

"Plant Grown From Human Placenta"
etching

"General Horn Mouth"
zerox transfer

"The Future of Genetic Engineering"
zerox transfer

"Prosthesis #1"
zerox transfer, ball point pen, gouache

"Prosthesis #2"
zerox transfer, ball point pen, gouache

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See my print at the Art Center College of Design gallery!

"And One Pill Makes You Small"

opening reception: Fri April 6th
At: Tastes Like Chicken art space in Brooklyn NY
tasteslikechickenartspace.com/

This will be the first appearance of ART MINI. ART MINI is the world's smallest international art fair, and is managed by Lance Wakeling. Tons of artists have contributed their tiny booths for this little flea circus sized fair. Below are some pictures from my booth, which was done in 2005.
Visit the website for more pictures.
artmini.net

My Wall:
at Art Center College of Design

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