Black & White Pattern Collection by Andrea Lauren
Lately, I've been adding some new patterns to my Black & White collection along some more kiddo designs and some classic simple designs to make my own clothes from. The Sun, Moon, Stars are a bit nostalgic for me inspired by a little bit of the 90s revival and in particular this perfume my mum had.
Sketchbook to Pattern - Jazz Hands - Andrea Lauren
Finished up this Jazz themed pattern for this week's Spoonflower contest, but also because the theme an excellent addition to the music themed patterns currently in my collection. I went with a fairly loose style which, as usual, always begin as ink drawings. I've been fortunate to study jazz and jazz history from some great semi-retired performers who were active during the golden era of this uniquely American art-form. Enjoy this well known live version of "So What" from Kind of Blue. This was filmed one month after the recording of the album.
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.
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
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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