.... that got me addicted to Escape games....

addictive site

hmmmmmm hours of fun!

Hi guys,

have been absent due to real life stuff blog and pics

Anyhoo was thinking about reworking an old sub, just to get back into it all.........


original sub

Would appreciate any thoughts on a rework.......... or could split elements????????
One idea I had was to do a take on the saying "There's no flies on me" using the spider..... obvious enough it doesn't need more explaining.......


THOUGHTS?

and.........

Hi guys,
I have been absent for the last year , had grad show and stuff to do!

Glad to be back and thought I would share some of what has been keeping me busy!

Thinking there might be a tee design or 2 amongst all the print I have been busy with, shall play and see......

Joel... your prezzie is on its way! Decided to give you one of the editioned reels in a case! Hope you like it!!!!!

And now for some pics..... all images originally drypoints then printed/photocopied onto glassine and collaged........




Think this one might make a good tee.....called MOTHERBOARD

Other stuff......

"Pigs in a blanket"


"Stewed Dog (Wedding Style)


"Rack of Lamb"

This year has been insane!

Have been checking in when I can, but I miss all you crazy folk.

Thought I would post an art update.... this is some of what has been keeping me busy.

Been looking at a 'search & surveillance' bill being pushed thru parliament over here. Have used Nipper from Barraud's 'His master's voice' to play with ideas of privacy, big brother etc...
I would really appreciate some suggestions of artists to look at either artists who have a similar style (drawing, collage, tissue) or similar themes (privacy, big brother, power/control etc)

These are all drypoints on paper (mostly proofs)







these are all drypoints on tissue collaged on to recording tape reels







I still have heaps to do..... collaging 1.2m x 3m panels, so the reels will probably just end up being support work... will depend on how it all goes.

Hi guys,

have been busy with school and house renovations..... but have been lurking. Miss you all!

Anyway..... thought I would share the latest free music download from Arch Hill studios.

linky dink


and a review of the tunes.....

The Haints of Dean Hall - Sleeper:

“many of the songs sound so ancient, you might expect to find them amongst a pile of dusty 78’s abandoned in some rundown Appalachian shack… they collaborate on rustic country waltzes, electified folk ragas, and mysterious backwoods ballads in which unreliable narrators dredge up memories through a moonshine fog.” Grant Smithies – Sunday Star Times

"There are lovely songs here: the sad Paper Plate with its melody gently rising then retreating; the flat delivery of much of Brown Wig which makes the modulations of the melody seem even more pronounced; the gentle guitar jangle behind Stereo Off and the monochrome title track . . .
And the simple, almost a mere fragment, Marie is the prettiest song you will hear in a long time."
Graham Reid – Elsewhere


Enjoy!

Pessimism: ensuring things always go better than planned
of 127 votes, 83% like it

So this is my best slogan (according to the numbers)

So I am shamelessly trying to give it a little push.

vote here!

For all you music lovers out there....

Arch Hill Recordings 10th Anniversary Album


Enjoy!

I have been playing around with printmaking, trying to come up with new things.

Had my house rewired and had this box of stuff.....


and started playing with it....


I wanted to figure out a way of using print and creating a transparent ground so I can hook up the switches and use lighting and viewer interaction.

After a bit of cogitating I wondered if epoxy resin poured over an inked drypoint plate would pick up the image when it hardened....... so I tried it out....

I did a quick sketch of a dead cat (the why of that is still unknown), inked and wiped the mylar, placed one of the electric box thingys over it and sealed the edges with plasticine. Then poured 50ml of the resin mix in and left overnight to cure....


and dadgum it, it worked!!!!!
The mylar pinged right off the resin and the print was left in the resin.

The nice thing is the etching has become a relief in the resin so you can feel the image when you run your fingers over it.





the window effect has left room to add more layers, or even a diarama in behind the resin! I will be having fun playing with this new technique!!!!

Plan on trying large images too.....maybe to use in window panes for an installation I'm thinking of doing combining print, projection and of course.... viewer participation!

ART IS SO MUCH FUN!!!

Exhibition was a hit! We all got great feedback and quite a bit of work was sold. I bought 3 pieces myself! Got a good grade....so I am happy!
Huge thank you to all who participated.... couldn't have done it without you all!

forgot to mention these are all silkscreen on perspex!

PUZZLE TABLE




LARGE PICS






This is more how I would have liked to present them...

Okay these are far from the finished product....just thought I would post some progress pics to let you know where I'm going with this idea....

I am working towards an exhibition in November, playing with ideas of the portrait, identity, the internet etc....

Excuse the pic quality, trying to shoot white on white with a cheap point and shoot camera has its issues.

Thanks Tiffa34 for the pic


netting layers: 75% aqua transparency, 25% aqua pearlescent white face layer: aqua opaque white.....screenprint on acetate


plastic pallette wrapping netting, opaque white screenprint on acetate



obviouslly just experimental stuff, plan on working on large sheets of perspex and layering heaps more elements....denser areas, fracturing facial features onto diff layers.

Also going to play with coloured perspex (Sparky your pic is begging to be used for this!)

May use spotlights too (coloured and clear) as the shadows can be awesome for these.


If you are willing to let me use your face please send a photographic self portrait to: kimhurst@slingshot.co.nz

KDIDJ