Andrea Lauren Printmaking Cat-tet Linocut

Another linocut in my series of 'Musical Tales'.  This quartet inspired by a vintage photograph of a very dapper string quartet.  If anyone out there is familiar with playing in a music group, there are many interpersonal as well as musical dramas to enjoy in chamber music or garage bands.  The string quartet is one of my favorite ensembles as it offers the best of unity of tonal quality and unique individuality in the same musical package.  Anyway, it was fun to carve and imagine this cat-tet's arguments and successes as a string quartet.

Prints available in my shop.

Andrea Lauren Process 2/12

Pictures from around my studio in the beginning of February.  It has been fun to be finished with the busy holiday / restocking season and get back to work creating original pieces.  There have been many new linocuts, some large paintings, and I just started working on some reduction screen printing; it has all been highly rewarding.  Here are some photos.

 

Andrea Lauren Printmaking: Cat and the Fiddle

This new year has been quite productive so far--lots of new lino blocks carved and printed.  This Cat and the Fiddle came from doing some searching for companion works for the Owl and the Pussycat print.  It is always fun to see prints coming off the bock for the first time and the end results are always slightly different than I typically imagine them based on the carving itself; the hard work carving away, though, contains its own inherent rewards.  Here is the print.

 

Andrea Lauren Pattern: Owls

I've spent a little bit of time updating my pattern portfolio.  My latest collection of owls is one of my new favorites.  Here's a progression from sketches to patterns.

Andrea Lauren Printmaking - Musicians of Bremen

I'm continuing my music themed linocuts and settled on the Musicians of Bremen.  Although the animals in the Grimm tale don't actually play beautiful music, I chose to illustrate this quartet playing recorder, cello, lute, and drum.

Prints are available in my shop. 

Andrea Lauren Printmaking Process 1/12

This week I've been playing around with some textile stamping concepts and planning out a new series of two color lino prints.  This year I'm making more time to enjoy the process. 

2013 Highlights

2013 has been a whirlwind year.  A small catalog of highlights to remember as the years pass.

1.  Printmaking class in New York.
2.  Winter in New York.
3.  Graduating from Columbia University.
4.  Spring in New York City.
5.  At home printmaking.
6.  Summer in Asheville.
7.  Lots of sketching and pattern making.
8.  Winter sunrise in Asheville.

Looking forward to making more art and many more memories in 2014!  Happy New Year!

Le Tigre Heureux

It's been a nice holiday weekend with lots of creative endeavors in my studio.  I got the urge to paint a happy tiger.  The piece is on canvas, 18"x 24", and I used acrylics, gouache, pens, graphite.

Detail: Le Tigre Heureux 2013

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Sketches

After laboring over a few tricky web domain name adjustments, re-directs, and other website things which I am unqualified to discuss, I am stopping by to share some more sketches!  There is something great about a pen drawing and the potential it holds.  I have some cyanotype solution eager to be applied to some lovely paper for this foxy character on the right, but I am considering adding a border element before taking any firm steps with making prints.  These beautiful end of summer days are seeming perfect for some outdoor printing.  The little birds and additional elements on the left are destined for some new fabric patterns.  Thanks for reading!

Into my sketchbook part one.

I am looking forward to starting a new series featuring some glimpses into my sketchbook and works in progress.  In an attempt to be more organized and attached to my creative process, this record keeping of sorts, in one place, is something I haven't always maintained during projects or random inspirations.  I have been busy developing and refining a new set of fabric patterns of which these are a few of the close to finalized sketches.   I've been particularly inspired by some of these photographs of the beautiful northern landscapes.