My fear of Falling off of the Bed

This is one of the drawings for my book I am illustrating. It is called The Last Monkey and it is about my fear of falling off of the bed. There will be about 140 drawings in the end. Last night I finished number 25.

HANG

This is a sculpture I made a few years ago. The figure is strung up by his feet as he struggles to hold up his arms. His major bones are wood and his muscles are built out of twisted Brass and Copper wire.

Click on the picture to enlarge it and see the detail in the way the wire muscles wrap around his bones.

I am quite proud of this sculpture. It is one of my favorites because of the detail and the time involved in creating it.

The Three Graces

‘Three Graces’ is my version of a classic pose. Three curvy women stand together huddled as if they are telling great secrets. Many famous artists have painted or sculpted this pose. My favorite is Rodin’s version which stands invitingly atop “The Gates of Hell.”

I started this print before I move to the bay area the first time. I made all of the cuts and printed the Blue at my first apartment in Alameda. Life got in the way and the woodblock and prints were put aside for quite a long time. When I move back to Alameda, I dug the woodblock out of a box and put it on my kitchen table, so that I could see it everyday until I actually finished it. One day in January, I sat down to finish the cutting and last week I went out to the studio to print. I am excited that it is finally finished as it seems to be the culmination of a lot of other things. I feel more and more like I am getting to where I am supposed to be and finishing this print is like finishing this chapter. Now I feel I can move on from where I have been stuck.

‘Three Graces’ is a wood-cut. The image is 7” x 8.25” on Rice Paper. 5 were made in blue and black. 4 were made in orange and black. There are 10 in black only. The color (blue or orange) was printed in water based ink and the black printed on top in oil based ink.

The finished version can be seen along with some shots of the print in progress at my website.