Kabouterdag On Sundays, the studio is closed, so it’s a chance to unwind and rethink the upcoming final work week. Today was Kabouterdag and open house at the nearby windmill, Keeses Molen. I had the opportunity to knead some bread dough destined for the brick oven...
pompoen soep Today is actually nice out in Kasterlee. The morning was warm and clear, but now it’s kind of overcast but still warm. At times, I think this part of my residency has been somewhat jinxed. I tried to proof my polymer plates, but they are not printing...
fin de la semana Kind of quiet here. I don’t have too much to say except that the screen-printing part of the book is now done. It was a lot different than screening at PlaatsMaken because I was not using a one-arm screen-printing table. I was frustrated at first...
Printing Gods The printing gods must be angry with me today. The emulsion on my screens keeps falling off when I wash it out. Well, it is most likely that I am coating too much emulsion. Hopefully, I can figure it out tonight and begin printing tomorrow. Time is...
Kasterlee I am at my half-way point in my travels. This past weekend, I was in Antwerp, which is a beautiful and fun city. However, after spending 3 nights in a hotel, I started to feel homesick. It’s difficult to be always on the go and living out of a suitcase. It...
Ne becomes Be Yesterday, I left Arnhem. Things were going really well until the morning of departure; I realized that I had lost the key to July’s bicycle! D’oh! I look everywhere in the apartment, but to no avail. July was really understanding about the whole thing...
Last Days at PlaatsMaken I can’t believe it’s September already! The last couple of days has been pretty busy with studio work. Pages of the book were completed yesterday and this morning, Mars showed me how to print on book cloth. I assembled my first book and gave...
S-s-s-tudio I have been printing the pages of my book for the past two days. Mars is, indeed, a Dutch master, so far he has shown me so many important steps in preparing to print for my book. He also showed me how to print using a one-arm industrial press. I feel very...
Music to Pictures I realize that most blogs are pretty boring, so to help you out, I added a David Bowie youtube soundtrack. Press the on the video and maybe it will jazz up this entry. Ted and my dear friend Jacqueline keep reminding me to do yoga during this...
Food, Nature, Art and a Sore Butt On the weekends, the studio is closed, so first stop, Arnhem farmers markt. It was nice to go because this is something that Ted and I would normally do on the weekend. However, at certain vendors’ booths, you cannot touch the...
