After hundreds of shirts and prints have been made with the public it was time to clean these blocks up a bit. Luckily I have a fun new hand held mini rotary tool to clean up the fine details relatively quickly.
I really really adore teaming up with local environmental non profits like @wisaltwise to create woodcut blocks that can help spread a message, help print wearable art that serves as a reminder about advocacy efforts and connect with people while they print.
It's so incredibly fulfilling to be able to connect printmaking+ environmental advocacy+ community together.
This artist+ non profit Collab means that together the message, the art and the experience is more accessible ( Free) AND the artist ( me ) gets paid a fair wage.
Tomorrow at the Marquette Waterfront Festival in Madison I'll be helping folks print these blocks on upcycled clothing from 12-4pm ( hoping the rain stays out of the forecast)
Come on down and rechristen these newly cleaned up woodcuts by printing a shirt or bandana ( also for pets!) and have a lasting reminder to keep salt out of our freshwater. ( road salt and water softener salt).
Thanks to WI Salt Wise ( and all the orgs that make this up) for all of your collective efforts 🌊
clothing printing
Upcoming Events
Last post was about connection, water and intersectional environmentalism.
I truly believe everything is linked.
This weekend there are a few public events that I will be at helping people print woodcuts, painting a mini fabric mural and I'm bringing along postcards in case anyone wants to take action and write to elected officials about clean energy/ fossil fuel divestment.
Community + Art +Advocacy all go hand in hand.
Find me today printing clothing with @wisaltwise at the Lake Wingra Watershed Gathering at Vilas park from 1-4pm.
There will be large tents filled with talks from indigenous speakers, Local resources, examples of water stewardship and family fun activities. All activities are free and open to the public.
Tomorrow is WORTstock at Warner Park
11-7pm with live music and food all day
You'll find art activities in the rainbow shelter with 608arts.
AND
Northside Arts Collective ( I'm co- organizer) and Our Vibrant Community from 2-5pm. You can print a woodcut on paper, help paint in a tiny version of a mural and more.
Hope to see you out and about!
Printing outside in November on UW Campus
It's been a fun week so far!
Monday we printed my woodcuts of freshwater aquatic species and WI Salt Wise imagery on clothing out on the UW Library Mall with UW students.
So glad to collaborate to bring art, education and advocacy for water together in an experience! It was a pleasure hearing these passionate volunteers talk with their peers about salt pollution. By the end of our 2 hours I am pretty certain these students understand how to print Woodcuts onto clothing by hand.
They thrifted 40 pounds of clothing to have people print on and we helped people print at least half of that. That's 20 pounds of clothing, I can't even quantify how many shirts, patches and doggie bandanas we printed but my body told me it was a bunch.
Thank to the WI Salt Wise crew for our continued collaboration. I'm proud that my work is helping advocate for water!!