QWERTY-NESS

When I am not creating new designs for URBAN BIRD, I work on larger fine art pieces using a batik process on paper.  I was invited to share the August-September show at Office on Alberta Street in Portland, Oregon, with Office owner Tony Secolo.  Office is an award winning design store, art gallery and design studio. If you need a cool laptop bag or want to hang out with cool creatives, Office is the place to be. Visit www.officepdx.com to see more. 

Tony’s enthusiasm for typewriters inspired this QWERTY show.  QWERTY is the top line of letters on a keyboard.  I picked out a word that starts with each letter and then randomly typed that word, using one of Tony’s vintage typewriters, on old blank book pages.  Then, I dropped hot soy wax on each letter which then resists the dyes I paint into the paper.  After waxing out and then removing all the wax, I cut out squares from the batiked paper, glue them down, sand it all and apply lots of varnish.  Here are the words I picked for each letter:

Q – QUEST

W – WIZARD

E – EXPECT

R – REWARD

T – TEACH

Y – YOURSELF

My fine art process is much more abstract than what you see in my greeting card designs.  Exploring my medium gives me new ideas and insights that I can then apply to my card designs.  Thanks Tony, for an occasion to use my paper process in a fresh way.

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Comments

[Jean Rill-Alberto]

Hi Jen,
I just love reading your totally cool blog and looking at all your beautiful work!!!
you are so awesome girl!!!!

Been dealing with computer problems last two weeks,(nightmare) sorry I didn't call yet but I will soon. Can't wait...till then have a wonderful holiday and a happy and healthy new year!!
Love,
Jean