Zodiac print project

Damon Kowarsky and I have been working on a new project called Zodiac.
It's a suite of 12 etchings based on Damon's figurative drawings with my animals inspired by the deity statues that bear the characteristics of the twelve zodiac animals in Sanjusangendo in Kyoto.

Damon thought about this project while we were in the Art Vault last year for our Along the River project.

We started the production in late June this year and now we are back in the Art Vault in Mildura for printing the editions.

We've done 3 editions of Rat, Ox and Tiger so far in 3 days.

Tomorrow is a RABBIT day! :)

Life Along the River

Suite of etchings I made with Damon Kowarsky called Along the River is going to Hong Kong for an exhibition titled Life Along the River from 6 to 30 March at Odd One Out and Aesop Hong Kong.

Life Along the River is a collaborative suite of 14 etchings and an accompanying zine. The prints and zine are based on Damon's drawings of the riverside architecture of Kyoto, Japan with artistic interventions by Kyoko.
The drawings were made during our research trip to Japan in 2011 and 2013.

There will be a permanent installation at Aesop Head office in Hong Kong too.
Permanent installation and selected prints from the suite will be at Aesop Head office in Hong Kong from 4 March.
Please join us see the installation with refreshments on 6 March, 6:30 - 8:30pm.

The complete suite of Along the River can be viewed at Odd One Out from 6 - 30 March.
You are all welcome to come to the opening party on 7 March, 7:00 - 9:00pm.

Life Along the River
6 - 30 March
Aesop head office, Hong Kong
22 Upper Station Street
Sheung Wan
Hong Kong

Odd One Out
G/F 34 Sau Wa Fong
Wan Chai
Hong Kong

Images of the Along the River

Edison, 2013

Here are some images from the Along the River series I made with Damon Kowarsky.

Please go to our website for all 14 prints in the suite.

I'm missing warm and sunny Mildura in cold Melbourne!

Contact

Night march

Rachel

Under the sea

Along the river,  zine

We've also made zines to accompany with the prints!
It's available at Sticky Institute in Melbourne.

Blackbird, part of the zine

Exhibition - Along the river

We have one more image to print tomorrow for this exhibition Along the River at the Art Vault in Mildura.
This exhibition presents a suite of 14 etchings Damon and I made during our Artist in Residence at the Art Vault.

This also means that our residency is going to end in one week.
It's sad to think I have to leave but I think I have to leave that for the next post.
There is just so much to write about this wonderful studio, I don't know where to start.

Here is a photo of all proofs - hopefully I can put proper images of the prints here very soon.

Along the river

Past few weeks I've been preparing for a collaborative print project named Along the river with Damon Kowarsky that will take place in The Art Vault in Mildura from 25 June.

We are trying to create a suite of 14 colour etchings based on Damon's drawings of riverside architecture in Kyoto with my drawing to intervene with them, as well as an accompanying zine during the artist in residence program.

This project is supported by Arts Victoria as part of their Arts Development project grant.
Damon's drawings were made in April while we were travelling in Japan as part of Japan Foundation's support program.

I'll be posting all the updates and progress of this project on Damon and Kyoko Collaborative Project news. Please keep an eye out.

Here are some of the plates we've drawn. 

'Falling rabbits' plate

'Snapper festival' plate

'Wombat family' plate