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Heather Le Birdsong, Early, Late, and No Longer, 2024, gouache on hot pressed paper, courtesy of the artist
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Hot Pressed Paper
When looking at watercolor paper, you may have noticed that some say “hot pressed” and others “cold pressed.” This refers to how water is pressed out of the paper during the final step of paper making. A hot press paper was pressed by a hot metal cylinder, creating a smoother finish with fewer “teeth”. This helps with fine-line detail and transition/blending techniques, making it the ideal paper type for mediums like watercolor and ink. Artist Heather Lee Birdsong uses hot pressed paper for most of her work with gouache, which helps with the works’ flat look and clean linework. Learn more about different types of pressed paper with the link below, and see Heather Lee Birdsong’s work in the Main and Heiter Galleries of the Schneider Museum of Art.
https://watercolormisfit.com/hot-cold-press-paper-what-is-the-difference/
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Stacey Jo Scott, What Moves Behind the Mask 1, 2021, ceramic, courtesy of the artist
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3D Ceramic Printing
Even though the concept feels new, the technology to 3D print with ceramics has been around since the late 1980s. It has been hailed as a way to reduce the waste of ceramics. By using scraps of unused or cast-off material, new forms can be created through the accumulation. Porcelain, earthenware, stoneware, and terracotta are the most used ceramic mediums for 3D printing, with each having a different use and feel. Special machines can print with the raw materials, but often ceramic filament is used to avoid mess and complications. The filament is layered into the shape designated by the computer code, and once it is fired, the polymer binder in the filament melts, leaving the clay to harden. This process of trial and error is one artist Stacy Jo Scott works with in her series What Moves Behind the Mask. She used 3D printing and digital processes to create masks of different abstract expressions. Learn more about ceramic printing with the link below, and find Stacy Jo Scott’s work in the Main and Heiter Galleries of the Schneider Museum of Art.
https://all3dp.com/2/ceramic-3d-printing-clay-simply-explained/
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Alex Ito, Western Verbiage IV ('89-'92), 2024, silver nitrate chrome on resin, foam, oxidized iron powder, moss, wood, found plastic, acrylic paint, acrylic vitrine, archived print media, plates, and wood frame, courtesy of the artist, supported by the Jenni Craig Foundation (photo by Ezra Marcos)
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1989
1989 was a year of political and social unrest. From Berlin to Tiananmen Square, revolutions big and small were occurring around the world. Technological advances like Microsoft Office were also introduced to the public, connecting people in ways they hadn’t been able to before. One of the biggest revelations from this year was made in an address to Congress by James Hansen. He was the first climate scientist to publicly blame humans for climate change. He was one of the scientists who worked on the paper claiming that we have until 2050 to reverse the effects of greenhouse gases. It is thanks to him that climate change and global warming entered the public consciousness. Artist Alex Ito honors Hansen in his piece Western Verbiage IV, using memorabilia from 1989 to pay homage to the cultural climate and political landscape of the time. Learn more about the major events of 1989 with the video below, and find Western Verbiage IV in the Main Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art.
https://youtu.be/YM_Xpsx8RG4
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