Chicago Prints!

Phineas Jones Buntacles.

2011-04-11T12:54:00.000-07:00

I don't know what to say about this awesomeness except buy it now.

Sonnenzimmer Experimental Print Sale

2010-06-17T07:57:00.001-07:00

Our friends at Sonnenzimmer are having a sale of experimental prints through this Friday (tomorrow) Here's a description of just what the heck is going on:

"Every now and then, Nadine and I get the bug to experiment with new printing techniques, try out color relationships, or just see how an image looks printed, with no intention of making a finalized product. These usually happen in batches of 10 or 15 and ultimately end up sitting in our flat files, never to be seen again. Over the past few years, we've built up quite a collection of these prints, and we've decided it is time to set some of them free. For the next week, we are offering these experiments in three affordable sets."

Crosshair Fort #3

2010-06-17T07:50:00.001-07:00

Dan MacAdam of Crosshair has just put out an impressive new art print , Fort #3. Here's Dan's description:
"Fort #3 is the third in Crosshair's ongoing "Forts" series of art prints.

Each of these prints depicts an unusual structure in an isolated setting. Each one I have sought out and photographed for its particular effect on my imagination.

This print differs from the previous two in that the source image was captured on film rather than digital photography, leading a subtle but significant organic quality to its textures when separated for print.

Fort #3 is a 23x23" square, ten-layer silk screen print, produced in an edition of 100, signed & numbered by the artist."

It is available now in the Gigposters Classifieds.

Rich Kelly- Mountain Goats

2010-06-17T07:47:00.001-07:00

Rich Kelly is a Chicago illustrator and printer who has been making some great work this year. I've been watching his work up close over at the Screwball shop and it looks great in person as well. Here is his new poster for the Mountain Goats.

More Sonnenzimmer awesomeness

2009-06-10T20:10:00.000-07:00

Nick and Nadine are on a roll- Check out these new beauties.

For Judson Claiborne residency at Schubas:

For Josh Berman's new release on Delmark Records, Old Idea

Diana Sudyka- Morris's Nest

2009-06-10T19:51:00.000-07:00

This amazing Etching by Diana Sudyka is now sold out, but it needs to be looked at more , so here are some photos and info. Diana's work is always masterful, this one is bittersweet.

"This is a 2 color (meaning 2 plate) copper etching that I made while visiting a print shop at Edinboro University in PA. The image is based loosely on a series engravings from an 1875 edition of Francis Orpen Morris, A Natural History of the Nests & Eggs of British Birds. I've always been mesmerized by how the eggs eerily levitate about their nests in the images. The plates are printed up in a dark sepia brown (nest and background texture), and a robin's egg blue. They were printed by hand on a beautiful Takach intaglio press here in Chicago. The edition size is 18, and I have 13 available to sell. It's printed on a heavy weight, cream colored, cotton rag paper.

This print is a benefit print, meaning that 100% of the sales will go to help out a friend of mine. He lost his wife suddenly, under tragic circumstances in the first week of June 2009. The print is named in her honor as well as that of F.O. Morris. "

The Facts:

-2 color copper plate etching printed by hand

-paper size: 15.5 x 19.5 inches

-image size: 7.5 x 9 inches

-Printed on heavyweight, cotton rag, cream white Hahnemüle german etch paper

-Limited edition of 18, signed, numbered, and stamped with my chop mark

Oh Noes! DONT LET THE BLOG DIE!!!

2009-06-10T19:50:00.000-07:00

OK- back to this thing.

Bridgeport WPA poster show

2009-04-27T04:37:00.001-07:00

Some selections from the awesome Bridgeport WPA poster show put on as part of Version Fest 09:

Dan MacAdam: Crosshair

Steve Walters:Screwball Press:

Sonnenzimmer:

Steve Walters New Posters

2009-04-21T21:39:00.001-07:00

Trust me. The new work that Steve Walters (Screwball press) has been doing is freaking mindblowing in person. I see it develop every day as I share printing space with him and the work is right on. Check out these 2 new ones for Fucked Up : (printed on translucent paper w/ patient card attached like a real X-Ray) and Big Business. Irreverent and superbly crafted as is to be expected. The Fucked Up poster is available for sale, although not many are left.

Sonnenzimmer-The Books

2009-04-21T21:31:00.000-07:00

Amazing new poster for The Books upcoming performance at the MCA by Nick and Nadine at Sonnenzimmer. A match that is perfect to me.

Spike Press- Mastodon Poster

2009-04-15T12:42:00.003-07:00

Everyone needs a little Rasputin in their life. Awesome new poster by Spike Press

Delicious Design League Interview

2009-04-15T07:08:00.000-07:00

This is a bit old from the Fall, before Jason and Billy moved into their new space, but its a nice interview. Check it out! From the folks at MiddleMind.

Delicious Design League - Profile from mas / menos on Vimeo.

Justin Santora- "Gestures in a Blender" Show

2009-04-15T07:03:00.001-07:00

Nice show opening up for Justin Santora this weekend at Within Reason Gallery. Nice poster for the show as well!

Bite- Letterpress show at the Post Family's Family Room Gallery

2009-04-15T06:56:00.000-07:00

Very very cool show, looking forward to seeing it-

From Alex Fuller on the Post Family's Site:

"Scott and I have been busy pooling our letterpress resources over the past few months. We are very excited to bring you Bite, a collection of letterpress art and design. We will be showing beautiful work from the Hamilton Woodtype Museum, Bruno Rohner, Hatch, Yee-Haw and The Post Family to name a few. So come join us for a hot cup of tea on a relaxing sunday afternoon at The Post Family gallery, The Family Room."

April 19, 1-5pm
1821 W Hubbard, #202
Chicago

Mat Daly- Andrew Bird Civic Opera House Poster

2009-04-07T10:30:00.000-07:00

Some great great stuff coming from Mat Daly as usual. Here's a 6 color poster printed for Andrew Bird's show at the Civic Opera house in Chicago.

Phineas Jones-Western Tentacled Jay

2009-04-07T10:23:00.000-07:00

Check out this 8 color piece of awesomeness from our man Phineas.

More info here on octophant.us

This guy Jay Ryan

2009-04-04T05:24:00.000-07:00

You may have heard of him. He's giving a lecture Monday April 6 at my alma mater Northern Illinois University for his show "Flock". Here's the poster for the show and also a sweet litho, "The Truce" that he made out in Edinboro PA with Egress press. It looks fantastic in person.

More info on Jay at The Bird Machine

Sonnenzimmer

2009-04-03T04:10:00.000-07:00

Sonnenzimmer is the studio moniker for Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi. Since founding their joint studio a few years ago they have been quietly producing some of the most beautiful and innovative poster work to come out of Chicago. Highly idiosyncratic with an impressive level of craftsmanship, Sonnenzimmer is a haven for fans of the sublime.

Here's a piece they made for "Without you I am Nothing" , a group show of interactive prints curated by Anne Elizabeth Moore at Green Lantern Gallery.

And here is a nice piece Dan Sinker shot about them:

Sonnenzimmer: the shoestring portrait from dsinker on Vimeo.

Much more at sonnenzimmer.com

Ryan Duggan

2009-04-03T04:05:00.001-07:00

Ryan Duggan has been making hilarious and colorful posters for the last couple of years in Chicago. His work has a ton of humor and is well crafted. Heres a few recent posters.

Check out more work by Ryan on his Gigposters page.

Justin Santora

2009-04-03T04:01:00.000-07:00

Justin Santora has been making some nice prints and posters this year.

Here's a new one from him: "One in Twenty"

Check out his site for more work.

2 new prints from Diana Sudyka

2009-04-02T17:25:00.000-07:00

has recently put out 2 amazing prints at very affordable prices.

Raven Heart is a
"-7 color screenprint (includes highlight of metallic silver on raven)

-limited edition of 175, signed, numbered and stamped with my chop mark

-8.5 x 11 inches (standard frame size)

-Printed using water-based inks, on 100% recycled, heavyweight, archival paper"

and check out Narwhal:

-5 color screenprint

-19 x 25 inches

-Limited edition of 90, each signed, numbered, and stamped with my chop mark

-Printed with water based inks on "steel grey-blue" 100lb, archival, 100 percent recycled paper

all available in her Etsy Shop.

Mat Daly: Tallest Man on Earth Poster

2009-04-02T15:14:00.000-07:00

More genius from Mat Daly. Looking forward to the Andrew Bird poster he is working on!

Phineas Jones- Octopus Samurai

2009-03-26T05:01:00.000-07:00

My friend Phineas Jones has been at the studio space I share with Steve Walters of Screwball Press the last week or so working on same amazing new prints. The first of which is finished: Octopus Samurai, an 8 color print on Steel Blue French Paper.
Available for purchase in his shop

Heres Phineas signing them at Screwball and the finished piece:

Chicago Prints!

2009-03-26T04:59:00.001-07:00

Since I have no time between printing, drawing and parenting, I thought "why not start another blog?" The focus here will be on the amazing printmaking scene in Chicago. Obviously a primary focus will be screenprinting, as Chicago is home to some of the most talented and prolific screenprint artists working today. I'll be writing up new prints and posters put out by Chicago studios and artists and try not to get in the way.