After returning from Palm Springs I charged into a busy week of printing in the studio trying to get projects finished before Thanksgiving and INK Miami. Started the week with the final three plates/colors (of 12) to complete the Chagoya book "Historie Naturelle.....". Now the edition is on it's way to the artist for signing.
Next up was the editioning of the last of six small Bernard Cohen lithographs that we are printing for Flowers Graphics, London. My collaborations with Bernard go back to 1968 at the University of New Mexico. Bernard was a visiting artist and I was returning from a summer at Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles and was asked to work with Bernard on some lithographs. We had an immediate rapport. My many collaborations with Bernard have been among the most interesting and rewarding.
I don't often do "contract" projects, but, I always welcome an opportunity to work with Bernard. He came in August/September and we completed ten images....four large and six small. We've been working on the project for several months and it's satisfying to have the group of small ones completed.
Today we had a visit from Cydney Payton, Karl Kister, and Petra Sertic from the MCA Denver to look at prints and finalize plans for the Shark's exhibition there. The show will open February 3rd and be on view until June 28th, 2009. It will feature 85 prints by 10 artists with whom I have had long term and significant collaborations. Artists included will be John Buck, Enrique Chagoya, Bernard Cohen, Red Grooms, Don Ed Hardy, Jane Hammond, Robert Kushner, Hung Liu, Hollis Sigler and Betty Woodman. Watch for more news about the exhibition and programs.
