SGC International Chicago, Illinois Day 6-7

        On sunday Su and I planed on flying home. However, our connecting flight from Chicago to Reno was canceled and after trying to get on a few other flights we were stuck with a 30 hour delay! In addition our luggage somehow left without us and Chicago was having a snowstorm.  We ended up deciding to use the day to go to the Chicago Art Museum which was beyond amazing! Here are a few of my favorite pictures.

SCG International Knoxville, Tennessee Day 5

        Saturday was the last day of the SGC
conference. The big event of the day was open
portfolio. There were four different sessions I
which the whole large floor would be filled with
different artists at each table. Su and I even
participated! It was pretty overwhelming but
here are a few of my favorite images.

SGC International Knoxville, Tennessee Day 4

            Friday was demo day~! I was able to 

make it to four different demos. I'm going to try 

to go through each in a step by step process. The 

demo's i went too were called: 

'One + One = Infinity' a demo about creating full 

color intaglio etchings with just two plates by 

Art Werger. 

'3-Ring Circuits: Creating Interactive Sculptures 

with Paper Circuits' by Erik Waterkotte.

 'INK Version 2.0: The Creative Potential Of 

Advanced Ink Technologies' by Brian Gonzales.

'Another Sphere: Alternative Papermaking' a 

demo about creating paper using different food products by Amanda Berry

SGC International Knoxville, Tennessee Day 3

          On our third day at SGC 

International the first thing we both 
went to was the keynote address by 
Hideki Kimura. In his talk Kimura 
talked about an exhibit he recently 
co-curated called "Redefinging the
 Multiple: Thirteen Japanese 
Printmakers" an exhibit currently 
touring the United States.

Then I went to a demo about how to create your own DIY exposure unit which was surprisingly simple. All you need is:

A piece of cardboard that is 4 inches larger on both sides than you want your exposure bed to be. (this is the piece that looks gray in the photo)

Then you need to adhere  piece of plywood that is 4 inches smaller on each side into the center of the cardboard

Next you cover the plywood in a large piece of a clear durable plastic material. This should be adhered to the cardboard on two sides to make a stable corner.

Then you get out some sort of air compressor that can create your vacuum seal. This should be carefully taped along the side of the cardboard with the tube just poaching underneath the plastic. make sure there is a tight seal. and your bed is completely finished.