Lyn Bishop : Sharing Secrets

I have recently collaborated with eighteen other artists to produce over eighty mixed media collaborative prints based on the book The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle. The work is on exhibit at the Krause Center for Innovation Gallery at Foothill College from April 7- May 15. I hope you can experience this body of work first hand.

On Friday, April 18th we will have an artist’s reception from 6:30 – 7:30 pm with Multimedia Open Mic Night to follow until 10:00 pm. The KCI Cafe coffee and dessert bar as well as the college’s observatory and telescope with be open throughout the event.

THE TORTILLA CURTAIN PROJECT
A series of mixed-media collaborative prints

Participating Artists: Terry Acebo Davis, Jose Arenas, Sheila Baptist, Becky Barber, Daniela Barnea, John Betts, Lyn Bishop, Pati Bristow, Sandra Delman, Dorit Elisha, Yin Yin Hung, Yukari Lassange, Cindy Lee, Kent Manske, Gene Torchia, Tom Wacha, Peter Wehrmeyer and Karen Zeller.

In addition, the author, T.C. Boyle, will be speaking on campus on May 14th. The book signing will take place at the gallery after his talk in Appreciation Hall.

Foothill College Author Series Featuring T.C. Boyle
Wednesday, May 14, 3- 4:30 p.m.
Appreciation Hall (Room 1501)

I ran into Lori Gordon again yesterday. I think it’s interesting how the universe continues to offer opportunities for connection. She’s showing her interactive text paintings at the ICA and in a strorefront window space on First Street.

exhibition announcement for This show needs you

The ICA is currently exhibiting This show needs you which explores work that emphasizes the collective social experience (March 28-May 17, 09). Artists in the exhibition respond to our world by creating work that asks the viewer to engage in a shared experience, and to be a part of the process.

Sound familure? I wrote about How Fast Your World Is Changing a week or so ago, and this exhibit at the ICA is along a similar thread in offering the viewer the potential to participate in creating something new from the experience.

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The Digital Monoprint is an interesting hybrid among printmaking techniques. It’s not exactly a digital print even though the image itself comes from a digital matrix. The artist’s hand is imbedded in the process, and imparts the random imperfections that give the print it’s interesting characteristics.

The two necessary ingredients for creating Digital Monoprint Transfers are printmaking paper and a precoated carrier sheet with the digital image printed on it. The photos below show a wet transfer process that uses moist paper to initiate the transfer.

The first step is to prepare the carrier sheet for digital printing. Paint one coat of Golden Digital Ground for Non Porous Surfaces onto a sheet of polyester film or acetate. Allow this to dry for several hours or overnight. Prepare the digital image and then print it on the precoated polyester. I flipped the image horizontal in the print driver so that it would remain right-reading. I found that I had to try several different printer driver settings before I settled on the one that worked best for my ink and printer combination. The bottom line is don’t be afraid to experiment.

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