Friday, November 07, 2014

Thinking of 2015

As this year comes to a close, I'm thinking of what I want to do next year.

Geometric Series
In a style similar to my steamboat, depict architecture and other things using simple shapes.

Cincinnati Heritage
I can continue to capture Cincy landmarks and historical curiosities or I could focus on a couple areas of interest:
Hannaford and Hake — document the combined histories of two of Cincy's most profound architects.
Ghost breweries — document Cincy's brewing history by illustrating the existing buildings, creating replica signs and bottles, another product being a documentary and a guide booklet with driving tour.

Surreal advertisements
Could I combine images to make new meanings — playfully poking fun at marketing and advertising

Birds of Ohio
Combining my interest of birding with illustration,


Ecosystem
Get back to my nature roots. Explore our local ecosystem, observe the relationships of flora and fauna.

I could get looser and more gestural, embracing more hand created techniques, to create something more "arty" and less design-based. Could I use cyanotypes during field studies? Natural inks and pigments?

Could I take screen printing beyond the 2D? Create a sculptural forest?

Could one room celebrate life, and the end of the exhibit shows the effects of non-sustainable activity?