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Fargo

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This past winter, the television show Fargo was filmed in Calgary and I was approached to print some props. This was mostly a lot of unsexy boxes and folders but it was still pretty interesting to be part of the behind the scenes production. I did all my printing on the weekends so I never ran across any actors but it was cool to check out some of the sets and other props. Thank-you to Joel Tobman for this opportunity (he also designed the stencils – I just printed them)! Below are some photos of the printing in progress as well as a screen shot of a box in use.

A forest of drying giant boxes.

A forest of drying giant boxes.

Some ammunition boxes laid out and ready for the onscreen debut.

Some ammunition boxes laid out and ready for their onscreen debut.

Case files! I had to cut a special template out of foam core so that I could print these. The back has a clip that couldn't be removed.

Case files! I had to cut a special template out of foam core so that I could print these. The back has a clip that couldn’t be removed.

This is what a lot of boxes looks like.

This is what a lot of boxes looks like.

Silkscreening some large boxes (190 to be exact)

Silkscreening some large boxes (190 to be exact). We built registration guides out of screwed-in two by fours.

Printed box in action in Fargo.

Screen shot of a printed box in action in Fargo.

New Etchings

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Being the summer, I have a bit more time in the studio available and have started producing some new etchings and silkscreens. Here’s the first round, all are etching and chine colle.

Between Places (etching and chine colle)

Between Places (etching and chine colle)

Walking Lightly (etching and chine colle, 4.5" x 4")

Walking Lightly (etching and chine colle, 4.5″ x 4″)

Walking Lightly (etching and chine colle, 4.5" x 4")

Walking Lightly (etching and chine colle, 4.5″ x 4″)

New Large Plexiglass Works

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I recently packed up my exhibition in SNAP’s mainspace. The exhibition featured two brand-new works, part of my large plexiglass series dealing with space, perception and collapsed time. Both works are 6 feet x 4 feet.

Reaching Forward and Disappearing. Digital print on silkscreen, fabric, charcoal on paper, cupboard door. 6' x 4'

Reaching Forward and Disappearing. Digital print on silkscreen, fabric, charcoal on paper, cupboard door. 6′ x 4′

 

Silkscreen on plexiglass, fabric. 4' x 6'

Finding Space Between One State and Another. Silkscreen on plexiglass, fabric. 4′ x 6′

Shift | SNAP Gallery

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I just returned from Edmonton where I opened my latest exhibition, Shift, at SNAP Gallery. Three of the works in the exhibition are large plexiglass works, 6′ x 4′, and ended up having to be driven up in a motorhome making for the craziest delivery of works I’ve ever participated in. The exhibition is up until May 31st.

Works tied down in the motorhome for shipping

Works tied down in the motorhome for shipping

Using a motorhome to ship the works in style.

Installing works at SNAP

Installing works at SNAP

I spent most of Wednesday installing works and tweaking some of my code – a beefier motor on one of the houses required an adjustment to some of my coding for the Arduino. Four of the houses in the exhibition respond to the viewers presence and cause an action within the house such as a door opening and closing or a light turning on.

 

Looking into the window at SNAP

Looking into the window at SNAP

The day of the opening the weather was cold but the window looked hot. Despite several other events on the same day, my opening and artist- talk were well attended. The people at SNAP make for some great hosts!

 

Works installed at SNAP - brand new plexiglass work on the right.

Works installed at SNAP – brand new plexiglass work on the right.

An installation shot of the works in the show. Two bodies of work were installed – the larger plexiglass works reflect the small plexiglass prints inside of each of the houses. Two of the large plexiglass works are brand-new and have never been exhibited before.