It’s obvious the flooding in Pakistan isn’t getting the media coverage it deserves here in the States. I don’t know about elsewhere… We’re all human – that should be enough to want to help. You can make a donation here — even small donations help:
http://www.imrankhanfoundation.org/donate
16 x 20 inch paper cutting inspired by buildings in an illustration by Mitsumasa Anno from 1976. Colored with tissue paper.
Lotte Reiniger. Photographer/ copyright unknown.
The woman whose art changed my life. I will pay her continual homage.
Read more about her here: http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/528134/
Photo collage created with shapecollage.com.
A few weeks ago, the art director from Time Out Chicago contacted me to do a paper cutting for their Fall Preview issue highlighting upcoming autumn attractions such as music, nightlife, fashion, etc. It’s on newsstands this week. Also, CLICK HERE to check out a feature on my work on timeoutchicago.com with a slideshow of photos of this paper cutting in progress.
Here’s a sneaky little unrevealing preview of a book cover design I’ve been working on for New York City poet Ryan Buynak’s next collection of works. It’s pretty much wrapped up now and I’m pretty excited about it — it’s something a little different than the norm and was really fun to work on. I’ll post the final design when it’s ready to hit bookstore shelves.
Be sure to check out Mr. Buynak’s previous book (I’ve read it a few times myself), Yo Quiero Mas Sangre, available at Amazon HERE. You can also find it at other places, too. Check out www.ryanbuynak.com for more information, samples of his poetry, and other musings. And after you do that, go subscribe to his blog here: http://coyoteblood.blogspot.com/. And do not leave without watching this video:
There’s this line from Kerouac’s On The Road that comes to my mind when I read Ryan’s work – I would gather this aptly describes him:
“[…] the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars […]”
11 x 14 inch paper cutting with tissue paper accents. Mounted on board and matted to 16 x 20 inches.
If you’ve ever been in NYC during a storm, you probably noticed all the broken umbrellas laying around the ground. Interesting phenomenon…
The Manhattan Bridge — the one in my paper cutting– was my favorite bridge to cross when I lived there. Especially at 6am when the rest of the city was just starting to get their morning buzz on.
She keeps them purely for the fact that she has candles to light. I, however, have coveted the tiny cases for their vintage designs. She’s got lots more, but these were the ones I … “borrowed”. Only one of these is actually recent (the black design with the silhouettes of glasses meant to look retro) – I brought it home from a bar and added it to her lot. The others are, I’m sure, at least 30 years old.
Not so sure this “Protecting Hand” image would be allowed in today’s design world..
Be thankful for private baths…
Check out my Etsy shop for a selection of smaller original paper cuttings that I have listed for sale. I will keep them listed until until my next art fair the second week in September. Here’s a few that are there. Click over to Etsy to see the rest.
