Mural @ OCAD

This mural in the upper design level at OCAD was the only pop of colour or interest in that place a few months ago! Koodos to the artist(s) who painted this beaute!

Pure Photoshop Magic!

My bestie Melissa Cormier made this little

photoshop gem for me. Its pure genius!

  

I'm totally coming back in my next life as the

 rare white squirrel of Trinity Bellwoods Park.

Papermaking with Remnants




Kitchen set-up.

For the Remnants volume of thesis books, I collected all of my paper waste over a 6 month period, including TTC transfers, receipts, coupons, post-it notes, sketches, bank statements, etc. I then made sheets of paper out of these remnants and bound this volume of books with it; bringing the concept full circle!










Tore all remnants into 1" squares.

Blended until pulp was even.

Strained excess water.

Put all strained pulp to the side.

Added sizing to pulp before adding it to the vat of water.

Long format sheets on the pelan, ready to be pressed and dried.

Hot Lead

Our Intertype machine in the Printmaking department came in really handy for making the titles for the spines of my thesis books. It would have taken me countless hours to handset the type for all 28 books, not to mention all of the patience I had left at that point. It's such an intimidating machine at first, but once you start using it it's kind of addictive! Your jaw can't help but drop while you marvel at the complexity of it's construction and what an incredible machine it is!
Who designed this thing?! Hats off to ya!

Special thank you to George Walker for teaching me how to use the Intertype machine, and for defending its presence in the department all of these years. It's a real asset to the studio!

97th Annual OCAD University Graduate Show

97th Annual OCAD University Graduate Show

May 3rd - 6th, 2012

Opening Reception May 3rd, 2012   6:30 - 11pm

OCAD University

100 McCaul Street, Toronto

* Printmaking Graduates located in the Central Hall, on the 2nd floor of the main building.