Relief Print: Accident

This was made for our final print exchange in my printmaking class. I had to make enough prints for everyone in the class (plus some for my self). The theme was "forbidden." I feel like there is a lot forbidden about this image; public nudity as one example. It is also a little boy crossing the street with a blindfold; nakedness is just one factor in his vulnerability.

I chose to make a reductive print, which means that after each layer, I could never go back. It is suggested to start out making twice the amount that you want to end up with. I started out with  60 prints. My series ended up being out of 24. It was a total nightmare to print (I was experimenting with oil based ink) and by the end, I hated it mainly because it looked nothing like I had planned. Since then, it has grown on me a lot and is yet another example of a "happy accident."
Relief Print. Oil based ink. 7" x 10"

Light Drawing

I drew this as an assignment for a class. The  assignment was to capture light in a drawing. On the day of the critique, everyone else had drawings of objects dripping in sunshine with very little graphite used. Mine, as you can see, was of a dark room and used a lot of graphite. It was a nightmare trying to wash all of it off of my hands, face and clothes. I realized quickly that my drawing found light through shadow, instead of capturing literal light.

This was put in the Spring 2010 student art show. Graphite. 23" x 18"

Mugs

Hi, Everyone!
Long time, no post... I know. Sorry! Here are some mugs that I threw on the wheel.

I use them every day! The one below is decorated with hand prints (my hand prints) on both sides. I really like the way it turned out. 

The mug below turned out nicely as well. The handle fits nicely on my thumb, so I don't have to work so hard to keep the cup from sliding and spilling tea everywhere.

Stoneware.

Tall Rectangular Vase

Soft slab construction with lots of texture.

Stoneware. 14" x 6" x 3"

Cameo Reductive Print

This was my first (complicated) reductive print. To make a reductive print, I had the whole image on one piece of linoleum and then I printed the first color that had the most area. Then I cut a little more, printed with a new color, and therefore created a new layer. I did this until the image was complete. Because there is a lot of detail in this one, and because there are so many layers, keeping the images registered was very difficult. Also, because there were so many layers, the ink was getting too thick and weird. Anyways, it turned out pretty good, considering that it was my first complicated reductive print.

Reductive, linoleum relief print. Oil and water based ink. 7" x 5"

Orange Bowl

There is not much to say about this bowl, except for that the glaze details definitely make it. The glaze on this bowl is very interesting and I am very happy with how it turned out. The orange even turns to a hot pink in some spots.

Stoneware. 6"x 4"

My Mom and Me

This is a portrait of my Mom and me that I drew from a picture taken when I was probably 6. She likes this one a lot and says it's the next to be framed.

 

Graphite and colored pencil. 10" x 8"

Landscape Prints

Here is my landscape print. One is monochromatic and the other is a colored print. It was pretty difficult to get all of the detail in there, but it was worth it! To add the colors, I had to take the original linoleum block apart and print them each separately. It was my first try at color block printing, so my colors were a little off register. SUPER frustrating.

Linoleum Relief Print. 5" x 7"

Hanging Flowers

I drew this in one of the gardens at my community college. It was one of the first  days of spring, and while drawing, I got my first sunburn of the year. It's the only time that I've tanned and got something that lasted. 

 

Graphite, 18" x  24"

Hand Held Vase

I made this one a while ago, but it's still worth sharing. It was apart of my A.P. 3-D Studio Art Portfolio. It was one of 6(?) in a series of hand and vessel sculptures. All of the hands in the series were painted with the same designs and all of the vessels were glazed in a similar fashion.

Earthenware, glaze and acrylic paint. 14" x 6"

Small Lidded Jar

A cute little jar, just big enough to hold bobby pins.

Stoneware. 3" x 4"

Green Square Teapot

Here is another teapot. It's green, rectangular, and textured. And just a bit sassy with that handle, no? It was made around the same time as the Triangular Teapot and is supposed to be it's opposite. The triangular teapot is a triangle (duh) with a square intersecting it, and this teapot is a square intersected by a triangle. Pretty nifty huh?

Stoneware 10" x 13" x 2"

How to Post a Comment

Hello Friends!
Thank you for all of your support! It's been brought to my attention that it has been difficult for some to comment on this blog, so I'm going to try and help you out. To comment you need to have a Google account, a LiveJournal, an AIM account, WordPress, TypePad, or OpenID. I don't know what Word Press, Type Pad or Open ID are, so I will explain how to comment without one of those. And for those of you who have Live Journal, you probably already know how to comment.

AIM is AOL instant messaging, and I know some of you guys have that. What you would do, in that case, is go to the post you would like to comment on, click "comment" and then write a comment. To post that comment, you use the drop down menu where it says "comment as" and select AIM. It will then ask you to sign into your AOL account. Once you enter your screen name and password, it will ask you if you would like to share this information with the blogger. Click "yes," otherwise it wont let you post the comment :).


If you do not have an AOL account, then you will need to make a Google account. Follow the same steps as above, except for when you open the drop down menu, click Google Account. There is an option to create a Google account. You do not have to change your email address. It is not asking you to create a Gmail account. When you go to "Make a Google account," it asks you for your e-mail address, a password, a display name, and your birthday. It's really just creating a blogger account. If you want to make a separate Gmail account, I guess you could do that, too, but it's probably more of a hassle check two e-mail addresses instead of just one.


I hope this helped clear up the confusion! Thank you again for all of the support :). I am really loving all of this feedback! If there are still questions, feel free to e-mail me at crahimzadeh@gmail.com. Just for future reference, you can also find my e-mail address by clicking the picture of me. It will take you to my account page and under the "contact" section, there is an "e-mail" button. Thanks again!

xoxo,
     Chloe

Waves and Coral

Here is a before and after picture! It's one of the only ones I have. I always forget, but that means that this is a rare treat for you guys, haha. 

Photocopy Portrait

To make this, the class was instructed to lay themselves on a photocopier, press "Copy" and then duplicate it on a larger scale. On the copy paper, I looked like a witch and my nose was all squished and it was just scary. Needless to say, I took a few much needed artistic liberties with this one.

PS- I framed this one for Mother's day, as well. She is still talking about it.
Charcoal and white chalk. 24" x 28"

Orchids

One of my newer drawings. A nice still-life. In real life, the purple has much more red in it. This was my first attempt with chalk pastel, and I really liked it. Well, besides for the huge mess it made... especially with all that purple.

Chalk pastel. 22" x 19"

The Orb

My orb is very new. I just got it out of the kiln yesterday! I am going to expand this into a huge (secret) installation  project, so this wont be the last you hear of Orb. It would be a cool wall piece, a neat vase with flowers coming out of it sideways, or even just sitting by itself on a table. Or maybe with about 30 to 50 giant and mini Orbs... oops did I just ruin the surprise?

I tried to capture all of the different colors that come through in the glaze, but all of the colorful spots were too reflective. Take my word for it when I say that those dark spots are pools of purple and blue. Not the "gills" or the inside, though. Those are a matte black.

Stoneware.

Skeleton

This is one of my personal favorites. It took me forever, but I really like how he turned out. Charcoal. 24" x 18"

The Gorilla

The first drawing post! I took this to a framer (or one who frames pictures?) so I could give a nice gift for Mother's Day. It worked! Momma thought it was really nice, but the framer complained that his eyes were following her around the shop all day...

Oil Pastel. 20" x 18"

Small Bowl with Spotted Inside

A nice, small bowl with nice, shiny glazing and a cute, speckled inside. Porcelain. 4" in diameter.

So shiny, you can see me kneeling to take the picture in the reflection!

Triangular Teapot

Teapots are so much fun. They're the best! Put on a handle, spout, and lid and you can call it a teapot, whether or not it's functional. So here is one of my variations on the ever-versatile teapot.

PS- I know that there are not any actual triangles on this teapot, but it looks like a pyramid did a face-plant somewhere, am I right? Hence the name, Triangular Teapot. Stoneware.

Soap Dish with Hand

I made this out of a project that took me forever and failed miserably. So as I was smashing it to pieces, I thought, "I should probably get something out of this thing that I sunk 4+ hours into." Viola! A soap dish/ring holder. Stoneware 8"x5".

Hand in Small Bowl

I made four of these cute little bowls and they went quick. Now they are living in four different houses with some very appreciative owners. My mom is pretty peeved that she did not get one... Soon I will be remaking this piece and doing some cast molds, so there will be enough to go around. Stoneware, 4" diameter.

By the way, I apologize for the crappy picture and crappy nail job. I can't say it wont happen again. Sorry. :)

Angel Prints

This is a little side project I have been working on. It's the background, if you couldn't tell. This is a linoleum relief print with water based ink. They made some pretty memorable Christmas cards this winter, and I have been experimenting with funky frames. 7" x 3.5"

My First Post!

How exciting! Well, I guess the best place to start is the beginning... Subsequently, this has been the part that I have dreaded the most about creating a blog. I have good ideas for the next posts, but this one? Ugh. Blank-canvas-syndrome. So I guess I will tell you a few things about myself:
1. I have 3 cats and a dog.

2. I enjoy cooking... mostly because I enjoy eating.
3. I am happy that this post is over with. Now for the good and artsy stuff.