This screen is done. I might be able to reclaim it if I had a haze remover, but I don’t and I won’t be able to get any before I head back to Baltimore. I mixed up some EasiSolv 5 last night and figured I’d give it a try on this screen. No luck. I can get some areas clean, but they’re very small areas and the majority of it just doesn’t want to come out of the screen. I’m going to hang onto this and wait until the next time I’m home (which won’t be until summer, most likely) to attempt a haze remover. Otherwise, it’s goodbye screen. How sad.
Finished framing the pieces for the New Directions show at Artifacts and dropped them off at the gallery. In retrospect, shelling out some money for sectionals would have worked better. Live and learn, right? Check out some of the other art that’s going to be in the show on flickr.
Finished my print today too. Edition of 15, will be available soon on my brand new etsy shop.
Adding this last layer (the darker green, very fine outlines) really made a big difference. I like it so much better now. Feels more complete.
The EasiSolv 5 finally came today! I feel kind of silly because I called Roeder this morning not even ten minutes after I woke up. I realize that every thing is a little delayed because of the holidays and I’m not angry that it took so long for it to get here, but I never got a confirmation email or anything and it was a little worrying. But worry no more, my order is here and their customer service is quite fantastic.
Didn’t buy any frames today. …Ended up taking some framed art off the walls and repurposing the frames. They look much better than the frame sections that I would have gotten. Unfortunately, I cannot afford custom framing. IKEA Ribba it is. Besides the point, there will be another IKEA trip in the near future and the now unframed art will be framed again.
There was a wicked lightning storm the entire time I was downtown trying to hang the New Directions show (which couldn’t get finished in one night) which only got more flashy as I was driving down Riverside to come home. Looked like the apocalypse. Now it’s a full storm complete with downpour, thunder and lightning. Perfect sleeping weather.
Sunday is my parents’ day off, so the day always begins early. Ran errands for a while. When we got back home, I washed both the car and reclaimed a screen at the same time. Viva la pressure washer! Bought anchors to install overhead lighting (see above). Hung out with Molly one more time because her flight back to Northampton got delayed until tomorrow morning.
After the transparent white layer.
I added an extra green layer because it was basically washed out by the white. I’m going to highlight some of the lines and then that’s it.
I still have to finish the print exchange print. I keep putting it off because I can’t settle on just one image for this last layer. I should really make up my mind. It’s due on the 15th anyway…
Tomorrow is going to be crazy. Here’s a run down of what I have to do:
- call Roeder and see where in the world my Easisolv 5 is
- call Mazen at HH and see if I can come in and use the mat cutter
- buy some small frames for my etchings and frame sections for the large square piece, buy mat board?
- run by Tulsa Plastics to buy plexi
- go to HH/Jenks to cut mats
- quickly assemble frames
- get my ass downtown to hang the New Directions show!
- $4 burritos at El Guapos?
It’s going to be a long day.
