Planet Art * Alice Dubiel

Hanging out in one of my favorite hotels, the Tabard Inn, I'm going slow and trying to distance-prepare for my trip to Korea, a week from tomorrow. Washington DC is a strange mixture of extreme conservatism and the kind of cosmopolitanism coming from its working class. Because of

Here is some artwork I made for an online exhibition, "We'll remember" to honor the victims and families of the Sewol ferry sinking disaster. The ferry was filled over capacity, apparently, with a majority of high school students heading from a Seoul suburb to Jeju Island.

Saturday 07.12.2014, 1-5pm, is open studio at the press and throughout Planet Art. Alice Dubiel and Barbara Bruch will demonstrate some classic low toxicity printmaking techniques such as polyester lithography, collagraph and employing chine colle. The ink will dry fast in this heat, and we'll show

Yesterday was the opening reception for "Coal" at Anchor Art Space http://www.anchorartspace.org/currentexhibits/ I've made new work as part of the series I began earlier this year (see link below). These new pieces are encaustic on wood with charcoal and digital prints, the

Earlier this spring, I got the news: I was invited to return to Korea as an exhibitor in Gwangju, hosted by the Gwangju artists association. Then, even better news: my project, In search of the Mulberry Mother is funded by 4Culture (King County Arts Commission) so I can attend a

Thunder and Lightning workshop offerings Summer and Fall 2014 Advanced collagraph workshop, with Barbara Bruch, July 20 and 27. Specialized techniques in plate making, eg. bas-relief. $140. includes materials. Weekend Solutions, June 22 and 29, $120./ Weekday Solutions, July 29, 30, 31, with Alice Dubiel. $200. materials included. These workshops

Having made friends with artists from Korea, visited there, studied the language and expecting to return this fall, I watch the news about this country frequently. The loss of so many young people in the sinking of the commercial ferry Sewol off Jindo Island in Korea is being mourned even

Daylit Creek #3, Hanji joomchi and collagraph, edition of 4, 2013 Digital and mixed media printmaking workshop with Alice Dubiel, March 23 and 30, two consecutive Sundays 10am-4pm. $120. materials included. This workshop will explore combining multiple print media including polyester litho, collagraph, relief, stencil, and paper preparation including joomchi

There is one week left of the exhibition in Belltown at Gary Manuel Salon. I finally was able to finish and upload the accompanying short slide lecture, postponed by the active civic participation downtown earlier this month. Here's a link to the slide talk: http://youtu.be/FACvxKYdy4s