Printmaking and Photography

This is one of my favorite sculptures on campus. Rumor has it that a male student made this sculpture and it was to be placed by the administration building. The student never came back to get the sculpture or the student owed money and never paid it. Another interesting mystery.

This is a picture of the Indiana University Bridge. I like to take color pictures before I shoot black and white film to see the image. Black and white film processing is expensive and taking digital pictures helps me to see if I think I will like the image enough to process the pictures black and white film.  I like the sense of urgency the sign creates located on the beginning of the bridge. When I went back to take the black and white picture, the metal sign was removed so I am glad I at least took the picture in color when the sign was still there.  The bridge then takes you to the back of the picture and leads you to wonder what is over the bridge.

This is the bridge located at Indiana University. I liked the color image so I then  took the picture again with a 35 mm camera using black and white film. I processed and developed the next two black and white pictures. I always think of the bridge as a walkway that signifies my education and adventures. Notice I did not take the picture with the sign because the angle was less dramatic without the metal sign so I took a picture and tried to convey perspective instead.

This is one of my classmates named Tab. I just love how she photographs. Her personality always comes through in all her pictures.

This is a lithograph print that was done on limestone. This is a very time consuming process. The limestone has to be sanded so that it's even and takes several hours.

This is a silkscreen print. I used five different colors to get the green that is shown. The first step is laying out the print. Next you put the screen over the print and with a white crayon you outline parts of the picture. You then add the lightest color and repeat the process 4 more times. This is a also a very fun but time consuming process.

I have been drawn to this image for a long time. This type of graffiti is called a throw up. A throw up is when a graffiti artist makes a stencil and uses the stencil as a way to tag their art quickly. this throw up is located across from Castle Point in south Bend.

This is a picture of a cabin located by South Bend Water Works.

This is a block print and  was made from a drawing that was  turned into a digital  image and sent it into a company that makes blocks for printing presses. The  blocks  are  used to make many copies of artwork.