11.30.2009

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photograph by brian boucheron
boucheron.org

second storie was so lovely. while i felt rusty in getting back into shows, i had a fabulous time and spent time with lots of fantastically creative people. i am feeling so inspired, with plenty of ideas for new zines swimming through my consciousness. i can't wait to get started!

11.25.2009

crunch time!


ah, procrastination. i stick my tongue out at you. i am ready to jump back into a creation frame of mind and get all my business together for the show this weekend. printing gocco is the name of the game this time around. once life is a little quieter (read: december), i am looking to explore my illustration style through embroidery. i must say, i am very excited about trying this out!
i hope you can make it to second storie this weekend!

10.25.2009

please join us!



november 28th 11am-6pm
november 29th 11am-4pm
visual studies workshop auditorium (university avenue entrance)
31 prince street
rochester ny 14620

the perfect place to find your holiday gifts!

for more information:
secondstorie.net
secondstorie.blogspot.com

10.22.2009

brunch, big band & babies!






a new card design for my friend's baby shower brunch and a limited edition gocco print that will be available for second storie!

9.15.2009

worms



i'm beginning to notice a bug theme.

7.29.2009

terrarium-time


i am so excited by terrariums, with this being my first attempt. i bought the beaker at antiques and old lace, while the stones are from my street, the dirt is from my yard, and the moss is from a local church. tillandsia and faux buggies are from arena's.

making private little worlds just feels so wonderful. time to make some more!

6.29.2009

summer nights

2009 master of teaching art show


the art show was a hit! the work shown was comprised of the thirty placements that my classmates and i taught. i chose work from both of my city placements (grades 1-8), and it was so wonderful to get to see my students again at the opening. art shows rule!

6.19.2009

community garden

star alley is the community garden where pete and i care for a garden bed. today we are planting (though slightly behind schedule) basil, peppers and beans. i was asked to paint one of the tables that sits at the entrance to the garden, to which i happily obliged. summer is here!

3.30.2009

organic shaped "stained glass" lesson



tissue painting!

2.21.2009

memories of summer



inspiration for the paisley picnic table i painted last summer.

happy WAY-belated valentine's day



i took a little break from lesson planning to gocco print these stickers as my valentines to everyone. fun!

lesson plan - high school art club






collaborative zine on peace.

lesson plan - grades 1 & 2



patterned profile portraits!

lesson plan - grade 5



gee's bend mixed media collage quilt squares

2.06.2009






collaboration between me and peter lazarski.

1.25.2009

zine bulletin board

collaboration between me and my classmate, patrick ander. i love zines and i love making bulletin boards!

1.14.2009

vegan sugar cookies


funny to think that last christmas i used this cookie cutter to make vegan doggie treats.

pete's 26...


so i made him vegan pacman cookies. a pacman cake will soon follow!

1.09.2009

cavern club


freddy knows how to rock.

1.06.2009

visual language



happy new year!

11.13.2008

intro to casting - memory box




my memory: iron, plastic, copper, paper, acrylic.

11.10.2008

early childhood development - research



the title slide from my presentation on a child's visual interpretation of gender.

11.04.2008

botanical and zoological illustration - children's book

10.28.2008

botanical and zoological illustration - barred owl rendering



most definitely not my thing.

illustration timeline - history of art education

so, for my history class, we were asked to create a visual timeline of our respective field. mine being illustration, i made a "library bag" filled with tiny homages of the picture books most influential to me as a child. in each book, i left a library card with the last date stamped being approximately the time i personally discovered it.

(Books, from left to right: J. Otto Seibold's Alice in Pop-Up Wonderland, Betsy Lewin and Doreen Cronin's Click, Clack, Moo, Edward Lear and Ruth Sanderson's The Owl and the Pussycat, Kit Williams's Masquerade, Eulalie Osgood Grover's The Sunbonnet Babies in Holland, Stephen Cosgrove and Robin James's Serendipity, Wanda G'ag's Millions of Cats, and Clinton Hatchett and Stephen Marchesi's The Glow in the Dark Night Sky Book.)





10.25.2008

a milkweed story - history of art education



for my history of art education class, we have been asked to prepare a book relating our art to our future as teachers. i thought this would be a great opportunity to finally make my first zine!
this is the cover, which i gocco printed gold on chocolate paper. all i have to do now is finish the book.
wish me luck!

10.14.2008

go leanne!


(my favorite dress to wear ever)
i had to post a good luck note to leanne marshall, one of the contestants in this season of project runway. i've had the pleasure of ordering clothing from her in the past from her etsy page, and i think she is the cat's meow.
GO GO GO LEANNE!
to purchase from leanne directly, visit her sites:
www.leanimal.com
www.leanimal.etsy.com

10.07.2008

1st attempt at gocco



printing gocco style was much easier than expected. i'm looking forward to experimenting with multiple screens and colors.

9.18.2008

Early Childhood Development - A Child Story

For my first assignment, I was asked to find a childhood drawing and reinvent it in my current style. It was crazy fun and I thought I would share it with you!


9.13.2008

back to school

gosh, i'm back in school. what a strange feeling.
since i won't have as much time for personal projects, i'm going to post my homework on here! geek OUT!

love,
marlene

8.16.2008

melody's birthday present

7.12.2008

collaboration plushies



by me 'n petah

6.28.2008

a day at artpark in lewiston, ny

what a long, fun day. tanis asked both pete and i if we would paint picnic tables to help raise money for the artist in residency program at artpark (http://www.artpark.net/). i got to see lots of old friends today while helping keep a piece of of my childhood intact. artpark, i love you.

p.s. monster man by pete, paisley by me.




6.26.2008

pete has an etsy shop!!

6.22.2008

pete's birthday cake from long, long ago (6 whole months ago)



thanks for a cute as a button character, jeff smith.

printing the market bags



in our dungeon studio. :)

6.04.2008

for collaborative wisdom-themed zine





for better or worse...

5.27.2008


5.18.2008

jazz festival cover 1 in progress


background color is funky...need to find a better color for it.

5.15.2008

may sketches




4.22.2008

the new season of south wedge farmer's market begins next thursday!


available for purchase may 1st: reusable recycled cotton shopping bags designed and printed by me.


sw farmer's market hours:
every thursday from 4 to 8 at the boulder coffee lot

local produce, local baked goods AND local art. YUM.

4.13.2008

something something

4.02.2008

bulk up fest 08



great music and art to help get free healthy meals out there for those who need it. see you at rochester contemporary on the 12th!

3.29.2008

sketches



3.23.2008

buffalo pugs benefit




buffalo pugs is ALWAYS accepting financial or dog-related donations. please visit www.buffalopugs.org for more information (and to look at unbelievably adorable rescues).

UPDATE:
elmer found a home and is about to have his operation!!!

1.16.2008

::nook:: window display



how super-cute is the window display that the gals of second storie put together?!

pete and i will have a table at the next second storie} indie craft mart event on february 1st. please come, do! it is running from 6-10pm at spot coffee on east avenue. come get a sweet handmade something for your sweetie!

1.09.2008

second storie}

1.07.2008

can you find a yeti in next week's city paper?

12.28.2007

chicken