mnartists.org: Abigail Woods Anderson

What Follows What Came Before (group exhibition)

Abigail Woods Anderson — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 05:11:15 GMT

This exhibition takes inspiration from its setting—a book bindery. For book artists, a bindery is a studio space dedicated to collating loose pieces into a whole. The works in this group show examine sequence—from mathematical series, to evolutionary lineages, to consequential events that delineate before from after. Featured artists employ a diversity of art forms to investigate permutations, sequentiality, and the aesthetics of orderedness. [b]Exhibition run:[/b] March 25 through May 6, 2011[b][/b] [b]Artists: [/b][url=http://abigailwoods.com/]Abigail Woods Anderson[/url]; Kristin Cheronis and Cindra Halm; [url=artistHome.do?rid=11461]Sean Connaughty[/url]; [url=artistHome.do?rid=148723]Nicole Drilling[/url]; Steve Ernest, John Miller, and Maley Neil; [url=http://www.macalester.edu/art/ra.html]Ruthann Godollei[/url]; [url=http://whattheheller.com/]Brian Heller[/url]; [url=artistHome.do?rid=182491]Abby Mullen[/url]; [url=artistHome.do?rid=285124]Alison Nguyen[/url]; Scott Puhl; Dan Vevang [b]Install photos: [/b][url=artistHome.do?rid=50066]Jes Lee Shimek[/url] [b]Event on mnartists.org:[/b] [url=event.do?rid=283435]http://mnartists.org/event.do?rid=283435[/url]

image: Install view, What Follows What Came Before

image: Install view, What Follows What Came Before

image: Install view, What Follows What Came Before

image: Install view, What Follows What Came Before

image: Install view, What Follows What Came Before

image: Install view, What Follows What Came Before

Open Phenology broadside

Abigail Woods Anderson — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 04:46:31 GMT

This broadside is ephemera made to spread the word of my ongoing project titled Open Phenology. A complement to my work as a traditional "fine artist" (maker of paintings, prints, etc.), Open Phenology is my action- and inquiry-based creative practice. Open Phenology is a project dedicated to chronicling, sharing, and celebrating natural phenomena occurring on and around the Walker Art Center's campus. In my work with Open Phenology, I occasionally educate, often facilitate, and always learn. The project's watchword, [b]"WITNESS :: CHANGE :: TOGETHER,"[/b] speaks to my intention to positively transform the way we perceive our environment. By focusing on ephemeral biological phenomena, I hope to encourage a reverent stewardship for nature by re-enchanting our relationship with it. [b]Follow on Twitter:[/b] [url=https://twitter.com/#!/openphenology]@openphenology[/url] [b]Read more: [/b][url=http://openphenology.blogspot.com/]openphenology.org[/url] [b]Photos:[/b] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/abigailwoods/sets/72157629898759495/]bit.ly/PhenologyFlickr[/url] [b]Videos:[/b] [url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC58894AAAA3303CD]bit.ly/Microattention[/url] [b]PAPER:[/b] 7.125" X 8.25" (w x h), Jonannot, 100% cotton [b]IMAGE:[/b] 4" X 5" (w x h, approximate dimensions) [b]METHOD:[/b] Letterpress [b]MATRICES:[/b] Polymer plate (from scratch negatives), metal type (Clarendon Extended) [b]PRESSES:[/b] Vandercook #4 and Kelsey platen, Minnesota Center for Book Arts [b]EDITION SIZE:[/b] Open & unnumbered, printed by the artist in 2011

image: Open Phenology broadside (detail)

{2, 3, 5, 7, ..., 2203, 2207}

Abigail Woods Anderson — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:15:31 GMT

[b]PAPER:[/b] 8.75" X 11.25" (w x h), Revere Silk, 100% cotton [b]IMAGE:[/b] 3.125" X 3.125" (w x h, approximate dimensions) [b]METHOD:[/b] Letterpress [b]MATRICES:[/b] Polymer plate (from Rubylith negatives) and metal type [b]PRESSES:[/b] Vandercook #4, Minnesota Center for Book Arts [b]EDITION SIZE:[/b] 23, printed by the artist in 2011

application: About the Work (Brief Statement of Explanation)

{2, 3, 5, 7, ..., 1789, 1801}

Abigail Woods Anderson — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:11:17 GMT

[b]PAPER:[/b] 8.75" X 11.25" (w x h), Revere Silk, 100% cotton [b]IMAGE:[/b] 3.125" X 3.125" (w x h, approximate dimensions) [b]METHOD:[/b] Letterpress [b]MATRICES:[/b] Polymer plate (from Rubylith negatives) and metal type [b]PRESSES:[/b] Vandercook #4, Minnesota Center for Book Arts [b]EDITION SIZE:[/b] 19, printed by the artist in 2011

application: About the Work (Brief Statement of Explanation)

POETRY

Abigail Woods Anderson — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:11:03 GMT

Poem by Roy McBride. Letterpress broadside -- image measures 9.5"x12"

Scratch Negs from Scratch

Abigail Woods Anderson — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:02:06 GMT

This broadside was created for a day of demonstrations at MCBA, hosted to coincide with the Mid America Print Council Conference (October 14-16, 2010). An edition of 47 were given away (free of charge) to visitors. Then a smaller edition of 6 was produced for the artist and select recipients.

NULLA DIES SINE LINEA

Abigail Woods Anderson — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:19:11 GMT

Colophon reads: "Latin proverb meaning 'No day without a line,' attribited to Pliny the Elder. Spoken in today's vernacular, 'Draw every day.' Set in Gothic type with polymer plat illustration. Printed at Minnesota Center for Book Arts on the occasion of the Mid America Print Council Conference."

Degrees (detail)

Abigail Woods Anderson — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:29:28 GMT

Re-embroidered Composition II (detail)

Abigail Woods Anderson — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:29:11 GMT

Re-embroidered Composition I

Abigail Woods Anderson — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:28:46 GMT

[b]PAPER:[/b] 9.625" X 11" (w x h), Rives BFK, 100% cotton [b]IMAGE:[/b] 7" X 7" (w x h, approximate dimensions) [b]METHOD:[/b] Letterpress and chine colle [b]MATRICES:[/b] Polymer plate (from Rubylith negatives) [b]PRESSES:[/b] Vandercook #4, Minnesota Center for Book Arts [b]EDITION SIZE:[/b] 12, printed by the artist in 2010

Degrees

Abigail Woods Anderson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:30:01 GMT

Minuend

Abigail Woods Anderson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:28:12 GMT

Re-embroidered Composition II

Abigail Woods Anderson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:25:19 GMT

[b]PAPER:[/b] 9.625" X 11" (w x h), Rives BFK, 100% cotton [b]IMAGE:[/b] 7" X 7" (w x h, approximate dimensions) [b]METHOD:[/b] Letterpress [b]MATRICES:[/b] Polymer plate (from Rubylith and scratch negatives) [b]PRESSES:[/b] Vandercook #4, Minnesota Center for Book Arts [b]EDITION SIZE:[/b] 12, printed by the artist in 2010

Empty Bowls

Abigail Woods Anderson — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:15:45 GMT

Isopod Coil

Abigail Woods Anderson — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:13:55 GMT