Monday, September 26, 2011

art for heather part 2 : watercolor paintings on acid free matte board

i made these watercolor paintings specifically for Heather to sell and profit from. who is Heather???

she is the sister in law of Secret Agent Josephine, who writes my favorite mommy blog: http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/
Secret Agent Josephine put the word out on her blog that Heather is having a tough time right now, financially and otherwise. Heather is selling some items of her own such as teacups, collectors plates and a guitar to help make ends meet, and i offered her my art to sell as well. i don't know her personally, but she seems like a lovely woman and mother and i wanted to do what i could to help make her life a little easier.

if you are interested in purchasing any of these pieces, please contact Heather for sizes and prices:
heather.mcconnaughy@ gmail.com




circle flower on sunburst
2 1/8" X 2 3/8"
cupcake on swirls
2 1/16" X 2 1/2"
heart in oval with circles
2 7/8" X 3 3/16"


flower with swirls in window
2 7/8" X 3 3/8"

Friday, September 23, 2011

BIRDS WITH WORDS : the results are in

















5" X 7"
ink, paper, and adhesive
(relief prints on hand colored, hand torn Rives BFK paper)

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

art for heather : relief prints

i have recently taken up relief printing and i'm really enjoying it. i made these prints specifically for Heather to sell and profit from. who is Heather???

she is the sister in law of Secret Agent Josephine, who writes my favorite mommy blog: http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/
Secret Agent Josephine put the word out on her blog that Heather is having a tough time right now, financially and otherwise. Heather is selling some items of her own such as teacups, collectors plates and a guitar to help make ends meet, and i offered her my art to sell as well. i don't know her personally, but she seems like a lovely woman and mother and i wanted to do what i could to help make her life a little easier.

if you are interested in purchasing any of these pieces, please contact Heather for sizes and prices:
heather.mcconnaughy@ gmail.com

there are many more prints available that are similar, though not identical to those pictured here. i have posted a few examples of each design - however - in the case of the "animals in frames" series directly below, what you see is all that exists - there are no others!



animals in frames: printed frames with hand drawn animals on painted paper. there are no more of these, just what you see here!




three tiny heart prints: there are a few more of these, but each one is different and these are my three favorite.



vine: relief print on hand painted paper. there are a few more of these, and they all look more or less the same.


tree prints: i made a bunch of these, they are on all different kinds of origami paper. some, like the tree on the right, are printed on the back of the paper. those have more contrast and just a hint of pattern.

Friday, September 9, 2011

$10 art strikes again : BIRDS WITH WORDS


THE ART:
* 5" X 7" relief print on hand colored, hand torn rives bfk paper.
*signed and dated
*each work is incomplete until you purchase it, at which point i will add text to the speech bubble. you won't know what it says until you get it in the mail, and each one will be different.

THE DEAL:
*email me at TaibiMastelse@gmail.com with your mailing address
*send $10 + $2 shipping and handling, in CASH to: Taibi c/o Liam Bowers~980 4th ave #177~ Brooklyn, NY 11232. use a security envelope, or put the money in a card or magazine page before putting it in a regular envelope.

THE FINE PRINT:
*the $2 shipping rate applies to art being sent within the US only. please email me for international shipping rates.

please email me with any questions, or if you are interested in buying more than one.
thank you!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

a bit about what i am working on for my next show (tentatively set to open in november)

roots + lovers
6" X 4"
photograph (printed from double exposed 35 mm color film, shot on a manual camera)


i am double exposing rolls of 35mm color film by shooting a roll once in my manual camera, rewinding it, removing the roll from the camera, having the end of the roll pulled out slightly, reloading the film, and shooting it again.

double exposing the film layers one image randomly on top of another so i never know what picture i'm going to end up with until i get my prints back from the photo place. i am selecting my favorite prints from each roll to be enlarged, and then i will collage and paint on top of those prints.

this is something i have never done before. it doesn't have great meaning, i'm just trying to have fun making things, and learn something along the way. as always, i am driven by my love of art and craft materials.

i expect to achieve a psychedelic effect, but i really don't know what i'm going to end up with. only time will tell. right now, i am still taking pictures and having them printed, i haven't started in with glue and paint yet.

ALSO:

i am going to be selling $10 art again very shortly. this time, am making a series of relief prints, so there will be a limited number of pieces available.

stay tuned for more information about my upcoming show and $10 art!