Supersize Critique

For the next couple of months Molly is renting a second studio in the basement for the purpose of this table building project.  Early on it will mostly be me doing the construction of frames and legs;  later she'll be working on table tops there.  The room itself is a bit larger than our regular space, and unlike our regular space, almost completely empty.  So it made sense to shift tonight's critique down the hall to this new space.  We moved the big tack board and had everyone carry a chair from one space to the other.  We had 10 artists present, including one first time visitor, all with art.  Above (clockwise from the upper right) we have Harriet's new woodblock and the small painting that it's based on, a pencil drawing from her friend Hannah, two proofs from Mary L's woodcut project started on her recent trip to Vermont, a painting from Shielagh, an ink sketch from Molly, and a construction in a light box from Christina.  A close up photo in the dark of that light box is shown below.

Above are two grid based pieces.  Grids from Vince are hardly unusual, though this simple black and white piece on the right is not typical of his recent output.  On the floor next to it are nine individual mixed media canvas panels from Mary G.  Doesn't have to be shown as a grid, but she happened to put it out that way tonight.  Below are some free form screen prints from Molly, and a couple of mixed media constructions from Lisa.

No new prints from me lately, so I brought in my Flying Pickle (substitute model for a pancake in a recent print, discussed in the group last week), and showed one of my table corner/leg model pieces, and my big pile of sawdust.  Don't know if I'll have any prints done for next month, but the tables will be a bit further along.