This morning I returned from the SGC International Conference in St. Louis! Last night was a night of printmaking mayhem on Cherokee Street. I barely had enough time to squeeze in everything I wanted to see and say hello to a bunch of old friends.
My day started with some awesome coffee from The Mudhouse and installing paper origami boats in the window of Paper Boat Studios. Paper Boat Studios was part of the St. Louis Fair Trade project. Conference goers traveled up and down Cherokee Street collecting stamps from each of the printmaking shops and then redeemed a completed passbook for prints and tote bags. The window installation is ongoing. Visitors learned how to fold their own origami boat and could leave it for the window if they wished.
One thing that I was super psyched about was seeing artist Swoon give a talk and share images of her work. She talked a mile a minute and we left in awe of the guts it must have taken to commit to some of the projects she was a part of. Later that night we were pleasantly surprised to run into one of her pieces on Cherokee Street!
After studio and gallery hopping, we wrapped up the night at the FRESH print exhibit at ArtDimensions. Three of my pieces made it into the show, along with many other awesome works by some of my fellow printmakers from SIUE. Everything was beautiful and lively; kudos to Ash Forrest for pulling it all together and planning a truly wonderful show. The exhibit will be up until April 30 if you didn't have a chance to stop by last night.
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