endangered species that mate life

this is a throwback to a piece i worked on back in college. these are simple graphite drawings on rag paper with layered etchings beneath.  the next step will to make woodcuts, or possibly etchings of the animals.

more plastic bags...

here are all the bags cut and folded and organized by color

this is a sample of wild native Missouri hibiscus, still a work in progress.

works in progress

these are made from reclaimed plastic bags some of which have been ironed together in layers to create an opaque material, while other pieces have been left untreated to add a sense of depth with natural transparency.  

this series will be composed of simple vignettes depicting wildflowers that are indigenous to the state of Missouri. 

endangered and non endangered side by side.

recent, and not so recent, photographs

sunday morning wallet making

plastic bags again!

the orange are julius meinl bags straight from vienna, the black are 30 gallon trash bags, and the blue are from the grocery store in chicago.

objects travel. 

birds are back

i've been working on this piece for a long time. the nest of trapped birds is now accompanied by the yellow-throated warbler, a local non endangered species. set below is the nest from the front view.

woodcuts and monotypes at the st. louis artist guild!

it has been a long time since my last post, i have a lot of catching up to do, here is a start!


featured below are images from the class i taught at the st. louis artist guild that ended back in April 2010. there was such a distinct variety of wonderful prints made throughout the duration of the class that i just had to share.

thank you to all these wonderful creative people, you guys were awesome!

Sharon Cox, Maria D'Agrosa-Sweney, Gayle Hookerman, Marianne, Mickey, Joanne Stremster 

Sharon Cox & Joanne Stremster