Life as Thesis

It turns out that really really thin paper is gorgeous but very difficult to cut square (at least when the board shear is a little dull).




Here's the Ferguson Gallery at University of Alabama, empty; in the second half of March it will be home to my Creative Project show. Honestly, the gallery show is the biggest unknown for me. I've never had to put one together before. 



This skeptical lady is my Dragon Age: Inquisition character. We killed some dragons over break, but now we're taking some time apart, because, well, thesis. She's not as grumpy about it as she looks.




Printing a 60-folio book involves a lot of planning. I wish I had done this part in a journal, because it would look prettier, but I plan better with lots of space and sheets of paper I can crumple and damage and then lose, requiring me to re-plan and triple-check.



The yellow stuff here is photopolymer, which I use to print. These particular plates are for images.




My cat would not let me take a puzzle break. (He thinks the puzzle pieces hide treats.)



I am just about done printing. I'm making a mockup before I call it and move on to cutting down and binding. Image printing in action:



The process of printing gets me every time. I mean just look at that!