Merry Christmas!

Joy to the world! Despite waking up to realize I had forgotten to return the chocolate oreo balls to the fridge so I could eat them for breakfast, this is shaping up to be a great Christmas! We had great fun playing Monty Python Fluxx last night with my family, and are looking forward to seeing Tim's family today and the rest of the week. In true artist fashion, we are finishing our Christmas presents this morning. I think we'll make it. We always do. I did get our stockings done on time, and I think Tim's too-short shirts look much better in this form. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Happy Birthday Jesus!

Guide to Nuno Felting

I wanted to make this book so that when people asked me how to make felt, I would have visual aids available. I thought I'd post it online because I know at least one person is interested in trying to nuno felt this holiday! Images of the book on display at my thesis show can be seen here. I'll post the other half of the book on papermaking soon. Happy Felting!

Baumhaus was a success!

Thanks to everyone who came out to see Tim's and my joint show, honoring our respective graduations that took place over the weekend! We had a great time, and it was the perfect way to celebrate this milestone we've attained together. We are especially grateful to The 815 for letting us use their great space and being amazing hosts for the week.

It wasn't as difficult as I thought to cut down my trees. Having a venue for them to be shown again next fall made it easier to stuff them into their rubbermaid containers for the time being. I don't know when it will feel like I've graduated, but it sure hasn't hit yet. If I have my way, I won't have to feel like much has changed--for the past many months I've been focusing on making work and teaching. Hopefully a replica scenario will present itself to me soon!

View of Katie's gallery before the reception.

Relief prints on handmade paper and journals from feedingthelake.com

Art books of handmade paper, relief printing, journaling, and embedded natural material.

View of Katie's gallery.

Tim's newest paintings on birch.

View of Tim's gallery before the reception.

The handsome Tim conversing with guests.

MA Thesis Show is Over!

Well, my thesis show came and went. A month has already passed since the day I was trying to finish lighting while experiencing the same I-can't-make-any-more-decisions emotion that I felt the night before my wedding. But somehow I got everything finished, and it felt great to finally be able to show to people what I've been devoting the past year of my life to.

I was excited that people seemed to recognize being transported into a new environment and the personal nature of the forest. I had a great time at the opening reception and was so appreciative of friends and family and new friends who made it out to see my work! Check out more images and my thesis paper here.

Since I've taken the show down and haven't been talking to fourth-grade groups about my work (and subsequently stopped hearing comments like, "You're good at making trees," and "I would guess it took you about a century to make this forest") I've been preoccupied by trying to figure out where I can make work since in two weeks I will no longer be allowed to infiltrate the studios on campus! I'm trying to conceive of a way to make paper in my bath tub, but most logical option is to buy a house. So if any financial advisors out there want to let two unemployed artists in on how to purchase a house without any money, I'm all ears!