much better

My second transfer went MUCH better. I was surprised because it was a lot bigger than the first one so I thought it would be more difficult. I just finished transferring it so I haven't worked into it yet. My first one (the 8x8 of the flower with the rope background) I started sewing into. I'm not sure exactly where it's going but hopefully I figure that out soon. I have one more piece printed out that I need to transfer still.

Progress

I did another transfer today. It went better... I still ended up making a few rips in it, but they can be covered up with sewing and all that. I still have my two larger images printed out that need transferred. I've decided to put another layer of matte medium on them because I don't want them to rip!

fail

Today I attempted to transfer one of my images onto canvas. It ended up ripping on most of the edges and curling up. I put white paint on the canvas to adhere the image and ended up getting it all over the front too. It was a big failure :/ Luckily I had two of this image printed, but I'm not sure it will go any better the second time. I'm debating between doing these transfers, or just printing onto canvas paper.

All my work so far...

If anyone has any more suggestions please let me know!

Exhibit

      An exhibition titled “Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to Present” is coming to Akron. It begins October 23, 2010 and lasts until January 23, 2011. The exhibition features 175 pictures by 105 photographers. It's the story of rock & roll being told from the photographers perspective. I think this sounds really interesting! Some of the artists featured are Richard Avedon, Diane Arbus, Anton Corbijn and Annie Leibovitz. The exhibition is broken down into six sections. Some of these are “rare and revealing images taken behind the scenes,” “powerful images of the crowds and fans..”, and “conceptual images and album covers highlighting the collaborative efforts between the image makers and musicians.” Originally in the Brooklyn Museum, this exhibition is being presented at the Akron Art Museum. I think this sounds like a really interesting concept!

some ideas

Here are two pieces I've been working on. I have an idea of doing four 8x8 pieces, displayed as a 2x2 grid. I've started working on one so far...

I'm also wanting to do some landscape pieces. I've started one. It's a photo I took, and I've altered colors and added scanned objects...

Once these are printed I would add to them with thread, charcoal, paint, etc. These are not finished, it's just a start. But I'd like some feedback if you have any!

Computer Art I

The first image is the finished product of my final for computer art I. The second image is the digital version of my mixed media project, before I printed it, transferred it to canvas, and sewed into it.