It really has been a while since my last post. I have been doing a lot of really awesome things. I know that is probably how almost all of these start, but seriously, my days here in New York keep getting better as things develop. Let me see if I can remember them all for you!
Since being in New York I have been introduced to a print studio in Gowanus, ie the Gowanus Studio Space. This is a gang of sweet printmakers. Actually the studio space allows for all kinds of artists, but the have a full print shop, wood shop, and metal shop! Their print shop has presses for etchings, engravings, silk screen, wood block and lithography! I am helping an artist by the name of Noah Breuer a printmaker and adjunct professor. He also has some space at the Gowanus Studio Space. It has been awesome to get to work with him. We printed some lithography prints for another artist. It was the first time that I had ever done that, I think it will come in handy later for me! He also has made prints for Kiki Smith, which was mind blowing to find out! I am going to be doing some work with him in exchange for using some of the space to produce a book that I am working on all by hand.
The book interestingly enough, to me at least, are interviews with graphic designers in New York who work with print as a medium. Caroline has been able to put me in contact with some of the more well known people that she actually knows on a personal level. I am super stoked about this! Next week I am going to interview Ellen Lupton! We are also preparing for Stefan Sagmeister. I have interviewed two designers, Derick Holt (freelance), and Rafael Esquer (creator of Alfalfa Studio). They are both really incredible, down to earth designers. Derick reminds me so much of St. Augustine and Flagler. He just has this sort of be beachy-bum kind of way about him. Although I have no idea if he goes to the beach. He was just dressed really casual and in flip-flops! You can check out his work here. It isn't too up to date, but I saw some of his work he has been working on when I went over and its looking great!
Rafael from Alfalfa Studio was also really a genuine designer. He met me at the office on Sunday and there were no other employees there. He gave me a tour of the place and really talked one on one with me. He showed me a project that they are working on currently with Adobe Muse which was awesome to see them translate something that had initially been a print work into something more interactive online. The studio is a dream come true for me. It's a small creative agency that really takes and interest in doing things by hand which I really admire. I am working on polishing up my portfolio and I am going to head back and show them what I have! You can check out their work here.
So the program has started now and we have gone to MoMA together and saw Caroline and the Exchange Café. We have presented our work to each other and now we are familiar with what each other are making! Everyone in the program is friendly and have a variety of work. No one oddly enough is working directly with the figure, aside from the performance artists, and video artists, just an observation. Video also is a huge player in a lot of young artists, technology in general. Its all taking a turn towards that I feel, more art that is.
I went to hangout with some of the participants in the program and hand't eaten. We stopped in a little deli and there was a cat just chillin in there. That explains that photo.
I went to go look at a new apartment for July and its in Clinton Hill! It is really nice and amazing. I'll get some pictures when I move in!
There have been other things that I have been able to do also, I went to the opening of the IPCNY show (a printmaking show), I've met a lot of different artists and people around, I've taken a lot of photos for the flickr account, eaten Nutella and been in the rain more than I was in Florida! I love it all still! Huge things to come :)
