Best print of the day: Katy’s Aurora Bridge and Connie’s Octopus combined
Steamroller Moments:
Nikki (printmaking instructor and lead for the day) telling Nickie (certified heavy equipment operator) where to aim the steamroller to get the maximum out of the press. Nikki and Nickie nailed it to the quarter inch.
After printing, we hung the giant prints all along the sidewalk to show them off, and let the ink dry. More prints kept coming, so we hung a second row, above the first. Still more prints came! Beautiful giant prints covered every surface of the building and all the tables.
The building owner Steve Gardner was there, had a beer, and smiled.
My dad was there! He was invaluable help to the printmakers.
At about 3:00, the sky let loose some wet sunshine, and people cleared out. I thought everything had ended early. The rain stopped after a few minutes, and the wet paper actually made the prints come out with deeper dark inks! All those passionate printmakers kept printing till we were all exhausted at 6pm.
When Nickie had to jet, Cindy took the wheel. Bad ass. I am so impressed with these Leaguers.
Hannah brought me flowers, just so I could run over them with the steamroller. Carnations. I hate carnations. I got to drive the steamroller. I ran over the flowers. It was great. I ran over them again, in reverse. Also great. I did that a few more times, just for good measure. All great.
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Those are my favorite steamroller memories. What are yours?
[image_with_animation image_url=”8549″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Several years ago I took a few Chinese Ink painting classes from Kiki MacInnis and Bang Jin Sun at Pratt. I learned about several styles of traditional and contemporary ink painting, none of which I can remember well enough to name at the moment (sound of shuffling through old …
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Keepsakes from the Steamroller Printmaking Party
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Best print of the day: Katy’s Aurora Bridge and Connie’s Octopus combined
Steamroller Moments:
Those are my favorite steamroller memories. What are yours?
Please post your memories and comments below!
Alex & Suzanne Walker’s photos:
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Mercer’s photos:
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