tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44898450098904413352024-03-13T04:02:13.637-06:00Art on the PageA blog about printmaking, children's illustration, and books.Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.comBlogger480125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-7481050829406721152018-08-31T05:47:00.000-06:002018-08-31T05:47:19.952-06:00The Yampa Is Wild Mural ProgressWe are painting!!!! I've been so busy I haven't posted, but lots of progress has been made on the mural. I want to share the <a href="http://signup.com/go/mGOieLM" target="_blank">online sign-up form</a> if you'd like to come and help.<br />
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I'd also like to let you know that we are still doing fundraising to get the mural completed and <a href="https://friendsoftheyampa.com/yampa-river-mural-project-steamboat-springs/" target="_blank">Friends of the Yampa</a> has a lovely informational page if you'd like to donate or share it with friends. They only have 2 framed original linocuts of mine left if you'd like to donate $2000 and receive one as a reward. These prints were created by hand- first I carved the block, and then inked and printed it. Next each black and white print was painted with watercolor. And they were framed beautifully by <a href="http://steamboatframeworks.com/Home_Page.html" target="_blank">Steamboat Frame Works</a>.<br />
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Friday September 7 we are celebrating our volunteers and our progress with a party! If you can stop by to see our workspace and what I've been up to, I'd be really happy to see you. In Steamboat, head toward the Ski Area, turn onto Burgess Creek Rd and take the first right into a parking lot. Drive around the lot toward the front or side of the Clock Tower Building and park- don't worry about the No Parking signs, that's just for the winter. Walk down the pavers, not up the stairs. We are in the basement and will have snacks and drinks.<br />
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Now to the good stuff- Here are a bunch of photos, from the beginning to our progress so far. It's exciting!<br />
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Our workspace with my daughter standing in front of the roll of polytab that the mural will be painted on.<br />
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<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-30696316217674795542018-08-04T07:40:00.005-06:002018-08-04T21:42:16.870-06:00Linocut WorkshopI'm going to teach a workshop on August 19 in Steamboat Springs about linocut carving and there are a few spots left! I'd love to see you there. Here is the info:<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Her blocks are carved with delicate lines and exquisite detail. Along with master printer Susan Oehme, she will teach block carving techniques and assist students in bringing their images to life through the block printing process. </span></div>
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The class will be held on August 19th, from 10 - 4. Students are encouraged to bring a sketch of the image they want to create or at least an idea. We will be working on 9 x 12 blocks, printed with oil based rolled ink. The cost is $100, which includes your block, inks and 2 sheets of paper. For this class we're expanding the enrollment to 10 students. </div>
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To register for this very special <a alt="http://oehmegraphics.com/studio-sundays-0" href="http://oehmegraphics.com/studio-sundays-0" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" track="on">Studio Sunday,</a> please call Oehme Graphics at 970-870-6609 or email <a href="mailto:sue@oehmegraphics.com">sue@oehmegraphics.com</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">I love the feeling of being outside in the breeze, by the river, with trees and mountains around. It’s both peaceful and exciting. Being near a big river gives me a feeling of adventure, like the river is flowing past to places far away and it could lead me there too. It also feels like a sanctuary. Because we depend on water just like the animals and plants do, being next to a river is reassuring. The river may be frozen, low water, or flooding its banks, but it’s always there providing water, which is something we shouldn’t take for granted. </span><br />
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Because of the mural, I've been studying photos of the river landscape for quite a while. Where the Yampa meets the Green River in <a href="https://www.nps.gov/dino/planyourvisit/echo-park.htm" target="_blank">Echo Park</a> is an amazing place and my family got to go there and camp about a week ago. It was fantastic! Here are a few photos.<br />
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You can just see the green color of the Green River where it meets the brown Yampa below the rock wall where it looks like there is a shallow amphitheater.<br />
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Here I am carving a little print for the <a href="https://friendsoftheyampa.com/" target="_blank">Friends of the Yampa</a> in the campground below Steamboat Rock. They asked me to do the artwork for the t-shirts and poster for their <a href="https://friendsoftheyampa.com/yampa-river-festival/" target="_blank">River Festival</a> coming up the end of May. I tried to make it similar to the style of art I used to design the mural, but better suited to printing on a t-shirt. Here's a peak at how it turned out!<br />
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So, here's to celebrating our Wild Yampa River during it's spring high water season!!</div>
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It's officially spring, but spring in the Rocky Mountains still includes some snow. And I managed to finish up this block of snowflakes and print it while we were still getting a bit of snow. So I feel sort of seasonally appropriate!<br />
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I've also been overhauling my website, <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/">www.jillbergman.com</a>. Every page is updated and I put these new black and white prints on the opening page, they look really great all together! </div>
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For almost a year I've been slowly changing my focus artistically. Before that, most of my energy was directed at children's illustration. I still love picture books and illustration, and I still intend to finish my book, <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/our-home-1/" target="_blank">Our Home</a>. But opportunities kept coming my way for other types of illustration, commissions, and fine art. I'm enjoying creating a little more graphic style work lately with pattern and design like these recent prints with white ink on black paper.<br />
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I'm very interested in doing commissions and I've made a page highlighting some favorite projects <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/commissions/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can comment over there, it's set up like a blog, and it would really help me out if you'd like to leave a comment! Please also get in touch if there is a project you'd like to talk with me about doing for you or your business.<br />
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Also in the spirit of a fresh new art business, my <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/shop/" target="_blank">website shop</a> is newly stocked, very full, and I have a discount code for 25% off for the month of April, 2018!! Please email me jill@jillbergman.com and I will send it to you. Or comment here with your email and I'll send it your way. Happy art and happy spring, whether that means snow or sunshine!<br />
<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-49100407206276236862018-03-31T21:36:00.003-06:002018-03-31T21:37:39.362-06:00ReTree Steamboat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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It's spring and time to think about planting... and I've been thinking about planting trees! I'm making a t-shirt and poster design for <a href="http://www.yvsc.org/programs/retree-steamboat/" target="_blank">ReTree Steamboat</a> again. This is a program that I really love that's put on by the <a href="http://www.yvsc.org/" target="_blank">Yampa Valley Sustainability Council</a>. There will be a tree potting event in May and planting will be in the fall. For the past couple of years we planted trees along the Yampa River to help protect the river channel and restore animal habitat. If you are in Steamboat, I hope you can volunteer and come plant trees with the community!</div>
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The t-shirt will be printed with light colored ink, so I used white on black paper for my print.<br />
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And I got to paint with color for the poster. I like this brown version because it's a little different for me. I don't use colored paper for printmaking very often, but brown, blue and green are the perfect earth and tree colors. Take action, plant a tree!<br />
<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-25736405417792433752018-03-09T07:11:00.000-07:002018-03-09T07:12:55.975-07:00The Yampa Print is Done!<br />
I've been printing and painting...<br />
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And I know you have all been holding your breath.... so here it is!<br />
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<span id="goog_876028043"></span><span id="goog_876028044"></span>I'm going to create a numbered, open edition of this print and donate the first three to <a href="https://friendsoftheyampa.com/" target="_blank">Friends of the Yampa</a> to help with fundraising some more money for the mural. So if you are interested, please contact them! After that, I'll have some for sale through my website, <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/shop/">www.jillbergman.com</a>. And we will also be creating poster reproductions that you'll be able to get through my website. I'll be splitting the proceeds from all poster sales with Friends of the Yampa to support this mural, and also future projects of theirs. I'll let you know when everything is ready!Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-3195426527338126932018-02-25T05:45:00.000-07:002018-02-25T05:45:34.734-07:00Final CD Cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last summer I created the artwork for my friend <a href="http://www.christopherfarrellmusic.com/" target="_blank">Chris Farrell's</a> new recording of classical compositions. I've always wanted to make an album cover and it was as fun as I thought it would be! Then it took time for him to record and process the music, and in December I did the layout for the entire cover. Here's how it turned out!</div>
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If you like classical music, I think you will love this! The compositions and musicians are wonderful, and the recording is very professional. And can you imagine supporting a living composer instead of someone who has been dead for hundreds of years? How great! <a href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jessicablackwellvariousa" target="_blank">Here is where you can buy the album. </a>If you buy the physical CD, Chris has shared the background and inspiration for each piece inside the cover. And of course you get a little more of my artwork, too :)<br />
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It took a long time, but this Yampa River block has been carved and printed! I wanted to share some process photos and after it's been painted I'll post pictures of the final print. If you follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillbergman/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, I've also shared lots of videos of the carving and printing over there.</div>
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Above is the Little Snake River flowing into the Yampa with a tiny little heron standing on the sandbar.</div>
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And here are rafters floating past Steamboat Rock at the confluence with the Green River. I grew up rafting, but I've never been here. I'm planning to visit this spot in <a href="https://www.nps.gov/dino/index.htm" target="_blank">Dinosaur National Monument</a> this spring.<br />
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Here is the finished 35 inch long linoleum block!</div>
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And here is a print reveal photo. I'm happy with how it turned out! It needs a few changes before it gets converted into a full size mural, but I'm glad I decided to make the image into a relief print before tackling such a big painting. Now I feel like I have a good guide for how the mural should look, and a fun print that can be available all on its own!</div>
<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-22360227398996019602018-01-20T20:56:00.002-07:002018-01-20T20:57:56.763-07:00The Yampa Is Wild<br />
I've been working on a project for quite a while already, and I'm excited to start letting everyone know about it! I've been designing a mural about the river that flows through my town, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yampa_River" target="_blank">The Yampa River</a> begins in the Flat Tops mountain range and flows 250 miles to the confluence with the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. There is a non-profit called <a href="https://friendsoftheyampa.com/" target="_blank">The Friends of the Yampa</a> that has asked me to design the mural, and they'd like the whole river- beginning to end, to be shown.<br />
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It's not possible to show the entire river, of course, unless you just paint a map and leave out the landscape and wildlife details. But those are the good parts! So what I've done is use a lot of artistic license and compress the river dramatically, but try to keep the feel of the landscape as it changes.<br />
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I was going to paint a scale version of the mural, but I was feeling pretty nervous until I decided to switch from paint to the medium I'm most comfortable with, and carve a relief print of the image. The way this print turns out will greatly influence what the final mural looks like. And I have a feeling it's going to look like a gigantic linocut up there on the wall! So I'm feeling out of my depth, but also learning a ton and having a really good time.<br />
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The title The Yampa is Wild was chosen because the Yampa is a free-flowing river with only some small dams and diversions. It floods its banks during high water in the spring, and this supports rare cottonwood forests along the banks. There are also native Colorado fish, birds, and other wildlife that depend on the wild and free Yampa River.<br />
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In the photo above I've been transferring the drawing from tracing paper onto the block. The drawing looks backwards here so that when it is printed, the image will be facing forward.<br />
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I just recently got the image completely drawn onto the linoleum block. Now it's ready to carve! I'll share updates about the mural as I make progress. Hopefully we'll be painting it this spring or early summer. Stay tuned! :)<br />
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I'm looking forward to a lot of things in 2018 and I hope you are too. This last year was very hard for a lot of us artists, who tend to support openness, expression, equality, protection of the underserved, protection of our public lands, scientific progress, and just progress in general. Sometimes our culture regresses a bit and that is depressing. But I think the direction our country has been taking has woken up the fight in so many people who at heart are pacifists. And us sweet, kind people need to fight for what we believe in too! I have a feeling that while slow to wake, our movement of caring and joining together instead of crushing and separating will be the overwhelming winner in the end. We are the giant, slow rolling, unstoppable wave of the future. So let's all take every opportunity in 2018 to shine and let our light guide the way into the future.<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
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I've finished another print in this new white and black series! This is Dancing with the Waves. I really loved carving and printing both this one and the <a href="http://artonthepage.blogspot.com/2017/10/shine-bright-and-fast.html" target="_blank">stars</a>. Next I'm going to make birds flying!!! (My favorite.) I'm not adding these to my website yet until there are enough to make their own page, because they don't really fit into any of the categories on my site. I think they will look really good all together.<br />
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The image is drawn on the block and ready to carve.<br />
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This is the block ready to print and photographed in some high contrast light. I had fun carving the background too. :)Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-40216101726249804322017-11-26T06:53:00.000-07:002017-11-26T17:47:37.308-07:00The World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Here is the progress on the latest spread for Our Home. I've made lots of images of the Earth, partly because<span style="background-color: white;"> I've been making versions of this book for a long time. You can see a bunch of them in <a href="http://artonthepage.blogspot.com/2015/04/earth-day.html" target="_blank">this post</a>. And here's the latest!</span></div>
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There is a neat video of me inking this block on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillbergman/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. I can't share videos here, but I've been doing a lot over there. If you are on Instagram, say hello!<br />
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It's printed but not painted yet. I'm planning to paint it tomorrow. You can go over to my other blog, <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/our-home-1/" target="_blank">Our Home</a> to see how it turns out and looks with color!<br />
<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-9317451104994028292017-11-02T10:44:00.000-06:002017-11-02T10:44:39.684-06:00Bookmaking at Mountain Village Montessori<br />
My daughter goes to preschool at <a href="https://mvmcs.org/" target="_blank">Mountain Village Montessori Charter School</a> in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and I've gotten to do some fun projects with the preschool and kindergarteners there. This year, they added Enrichment Programs that happen once a week for the 1st through 6th graders. I volunteered to teach bookmaking and it was such a great adventure! I had 2 classes once a week for 45 minutes each, and the session was 9 weeks long. One class had the younger children and the other class had the older children.<br />
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Over the 9 weeks, we made 4 different styles of books. In the photo above, they are holding up the first books which had hard mat board covers bound to the pages with screw posts.<br />
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Before doing artwork in these books, I explained about using a storyboard to plan the pages and then transfer your ideas into the finished book. Only a few students really took advantage of their storyboards, including the awesome job going on in the photo above. This young lady created a non-fiction book about asteroids and used her storyboard to get her book done just the way she planned it!<br />
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These two amazing comic artists above were less interested in bookbinding, but complete naturals at filling up their books with dense storytelling, comics, and Minecraft narratives.</div>
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Next we created accordion books and used fun papers to make collaged covers.<br />
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Each book turned out so differently! I loved to see when someone got really involved with their book and spent time making it just right.</div>
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Our last one was a watercolor book bound with ribbon. So much fun!<br />
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These girls really enjoyed the watercolor and definitely could have used one more day to put the finishing touches on their books. Hopefully anything not quite done can be finished at home!<br />
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Group photo of some fantastic bookmakers! I'm so glad I got to teach these classes. I think there are definitely some students in these photos that will be making art, writing, storytelling, and even making books as an important part of their lives. Yay for books!<br />
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I'm a list maker, that's how I manage to keep everything straight. But sometimes I rebel and go completely off script, which is what happened last week. I got the unofficial word that I get to be part of a show with two other fantastic artists in a bit over a year. I abandoned all the art projects that need to get done and instead started something new that is in the spirit of the show that we will be having. I'll share more about that another time, but for now I wanted to show how this experiment turned out.</div>
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I had a stack of 8 blocks cut the same size that were left over from trimming the lino blocks for my picture book spreads. So I was thinking of using them somehow and decided to do a series of diptychs. I want to create a bunch of watery images and other things that flow and swoop and travel, so I started with stars- or maybe a shooting star or comet? I didn't think too much about it, just drew directly on the blocks which was really refreshing after doing so many detailed, thoroughly planned images.<br />
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During the process of carving the blocks I started to realize that having a break in the middle of the image wasn't really going to look good or make sense. I hadn't designed an image that used the break and made it necessary. I had drawn something that didn't want to be interrupted. Oh well, so much for not planning or doing sketches first! I tried printing it with the break and without, and the uninterrupted print was definitely the way to go.<br />
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The paper I used was Somerset Black printmaking paper, it's very thick, rich, and a little textured. The white ink sits on it a little inconsistently, giving it a blotchy look. But I like the variations in the color of the lines and I think it adds to the movement and interest.<br />
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So, the only other thing to solve is the title. I normally have everything planned before I begin, but I was doing lots of experiments and being pretty loose with this print, so now I'm trying to figure out the title. I'm leaning toward Shine Bright and Fast. But there are others I've considered. If you have a favorite or can think of something different, share it in the comments!<br />
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Shine Bright and Fast<br />
Shine Brightly in the Dark<br />
Shine On<br />
Light the Way<br />
Starbright<br />
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<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-73002215646317585142017-10-09T09:24:00.001-06:002017-10-09T09:25:18.673-06:00To the Ocean<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The next spread for Our Home is done!! Yay! and whew.....<br />
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There are lots of process photos on the <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/our-home-1/2017/10/9/to-the-ocean" target="_blank">blog I created for this book</a>. Please check it out and sign up with your email. I'm going to be giving away the Owl letterpress postcards I create this weekend to subscribers of <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/our-home-1/" target="_blank">Our Home</a>. See you over there!! xo<br />
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<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-92174410671736780262017-09-28T09:24:00.001-06:002017-09-28T09:25:22.495-06:00Owl<br />
I get to create my first letterpress print soon! I've always wanted to do both letterpress and screen printing, but somehow never have. My brother and sister-in-law Peter and Heather Bergman, are both letterpress printers and I'm going to visit to make a set of 5x7 linocuts with handset type in a couple of weeks! If you get a chance, read about <a href="http://www.letterpressdepot.com/index#about" target="_blank">The Letterpress Depot</a>, a public printing and workshop space they are helping to set up in Englewood, Colorado.<br />
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I need to carve the image for my 2 color print on type-high blocks so they will be the same height as the hand set metal type. I haven't gotten the blocks in the mail yet, but I have the drawing done and carving the image shouldn't take long.<br />
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I took this sketchbook page from my 100 Animals project as a starting point. I love the quote, but I wanted to use my own words.<br />
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This is what I came up with. I'm going to use black and silver ink on light blue paper. I'm so excited! I'll have photos to show later and some prints to give away. Stay tuned!</div>
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This may be the most detailed large linocut I've ever done. I was nervous about tackling it all along, so I guess it's good I'm doing it early in the process of making this book. But it's taking forever! I also spent a chunk of time on an even larger project that is still in the early stages. I'll let you know about that as it gets farther along.<br />
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Below I'll share progress photos so at least you can see I've been doing something!<br />
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First I take the drawing on paper and redraw it onto tracing paper.<br />
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Then I lay the tracing paper upside down on the block, rub the back with something hard, and transfer the lines. But the graphite doesn't stick that well, so I redraw all the lines on the block again so they will be visible no matter how many times my arm rubs over them while I'm carving.<br />
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The drawing on the block and ready to carve!<br />
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A detail of the girl and dog at the creek.<br />
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<span id="goog_616457946"></span><span id="goog_616457947"></span>A detail of the tiny playground. Can you find it on the full drawing on the block?!<br />
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If you'd like to see more about this book I'm creating, you can check out the other blog on my website called <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/our-home-1/" target="_blank">Our Home</a>. And you can subscribe for email updates over there!Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-66469494811485589782017-08-29T17:17:00.001-06:002017-08-29T17:22:07.734-06:00Conflicting Information in Children's Publishing<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wrote my first children's picture book text and joined the <a href="https://www.scbwi.org/" target="_blank">Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators</a> (SCBWI) 9 years ago. I had a lot to learn! My illustration skills were not there yet, I needed to practice both illustrating and writing, and learn about how children's books work. But now, 9 years later I'm still unpublished and so I'm finally planning to self-publish my first book. I'm aware that there are things I could do better to attract an agent or editor. I'm both really good at following advice and really bad at it. But also, there are no rules! Everything you read about how to get ahead in children's publishing is advice, not clear-cut rules. We all have to make our way in this process leaning on our strengths while trying to improve our weaknesses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Publishing has changed A LOT in the last 9 years. Things that were standard aren't so much now. Printing technology, ebooks, sharing online, and crowd funding have changed the way we can get our work seen and distributed to the people who want to see it. My own learning process through these changing technologies and traditions has led to puzzling over some seriously conflicting information. These are things that really bug me. I try to be a good girl! I try to follow wise advice, be smart, not waste my time or anyone else's.... but even if you are trying to do it right, there are a million different ways to do it right or do it wrong. The only way to get it done is to forge ahead finding your own path one step at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below are three points that really tripped me up. I spent plenty of time puzzling over them. I'd like to mention them here and then move on from worrying about them anymore. And by the way, I have my own advice for you. You can't take everyone's advice! Listen and try it out if it's coming from someone who knows you and your work AND is also in the children's publishing world- either as an author, illustrator, or publishing professional. Many well meaning people will give you quick advice without really knowing your work or background... just smile and nod. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early on I heard that you should never hand letter any of the text. Publishers don't like it because then they can't translate it into foreign languages. Well, if you are reading this, then you are probably not sufficiently famous enough to have that problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But what about <a href="http://melissasweet.net/" target="_blank">Melissa Sweet</a>? She hand letters a lot and uses collaged text and is super famous (in children's publishing). Melissa Sweet is one of my heroes! There are so many great children's books by other artists that include hand lettering. Share your favorites with me in the comments so I can check them out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And then there's <a href="https://lillarogers.com/" target="_blank">Lilla Rogers</a> who is a very well-know agent for illustrators. She teaches popular online classes that strongly encourage hand lettering. Her influence is so huge, I couldn't even figure our which image to use. But browse through her <a href="https://lillarogers.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://lillarogers.com/blog/" target="_blank">blog</a>, and <a href="https://makeartthatsells.com/" target="_blank">Make Art That Sells</a> site to see some lovely lettering from her artists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And then this happened- <a href="http://www.iamachildofbooks.com/" target="_blank">A Child of Books</a> by <a href="http://www.oliverjeffers.com/" target="_blank">Oliver Jeffers</a> and <a href="http://www.samwinston.com/" target="_blank">Sam Winston</a>. What a fantastic book! But not only does it have hand lettering, it has type used as artwork. You can read a good article about it <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/childrens-books/a-child-of-books-making-its-mark-in-childrens-literature/" target="_blank">here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As an artist you always hear that your illustrations need to vary points of view and have lots of depth and movement. I think books with variety from page to page are interesting. But I honestly don't like the extreme points of view, like if you were an ant looking up at a person. To me, those pages feel like tricks that the illustrator is pulling off instead of an image that is doing service to the story. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I remember the first time I pulled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Little-Overcoat-Caldecott-Medal/dp/0670878553" target="_blank">Joseph Had a Little Overcoat</a> from the bin at the library. Yes! I loved it so much! And I checked out every book that <a href="http://www.simmstaback.com/Simms_Taback_Childrens_Books.html" target="_blank">Simms Taback</a> illustrated. And you notice the shiny circle on the cover? Other people loved these fun, flat, colorful illustrations too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.pzagarenski.com/Home.html" target="_blank">Pamela Zagarenski</a> from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whisper-Pamela-Zagarenski/dp/0544416864" target="_blank">The Whisper</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bethkrommes.com/" target="_blank">Beth Krommes</a> from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Dianne-White/dp/1442412674" target="_blank">Blue on Blue</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My unprofessional advice to you about doing <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Lots of Movement and Extreme Point of View </span><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">vs</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> Calm and Quiet </span>is of course, do whatever suits you best! But especially, if you like flat, quiet, beautiful illustrations, don't feel that you are less than those people who can draw perfect perspective and lots of movement. We need introverted books too!</span><br />
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Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-72017954752273298752017-08-10T16:53:00.001-06:002017-08-10T16:53:09.673-06:00New Things!I made some changes on my website that I want to share.<br />
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If you scroll to the bottom of my <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/shop/" target="_blank">shop</a>, you can now buy different sets of cards! And when I get a chance to order more from the printer, I'll add another set with Magic is Everywhere and the cards in that style.<br />
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I also added a new page, <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/sketchbook/" target="_blank">Sketchbook</a>. It's a combination of favorites from <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/100-animals" target="_blank">100 Animals</a>, <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/100-trees" target="_blank">100 Trees</a> and other sketchbook pages. The full 100 series are still out there, but there isn't a menu option from my website because there were just too many pages cluttering the place. I think it looks pretty good!<br />
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And the most exciting news is that I made a new blog on my website all about creating my picture book, <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/our-home-1/" target="_blank">Our Home</a>. I'm planning to self publish so I'm taking advantage of not needing to keep anything secret and sharing the whole process. Please stop over and sign up for email updates! I will keep up the inconsistent posts here on Art on the Page, but most of the book related art and info will be over there.<br />
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I'm pretty excited to show off the most recent completed linocut for Our Home. This is the first full spread after the half title page. I'm planning to squeeze all of the publishing fine print in the top left corner. There are lots of process photos on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillbergman/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and I'll include lots on the <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/our-home-1/" target="_blank">new blog</a> also!<br />
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I got mostly caught up on the projects I'm doing for other people, so I'm back to working on my picture book! </div>
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Above is my tracing paper and the art drawn onto the linoleum block. I do a clean drawing on tracing paper and then lay it upside down on the block. Then I rub the back of the tracing paper with something very hard, often the non-sharp end of an X-acto knife. That transfers the lines backwards. But the graphite sits on top of the surface lightly and is pretty easy to rub off. So I usually redraw all of the lines directly on the block with a pencil.<br />
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I decided to carve all of the text, mostly because I can! It's fun for me to be able to play around with the lettering. If I decide to, I can erase the text out of the digital files at the end and add it back in traditionally using the computer. So I'm not too worried. Another thing I can do is make a print without inking the text, then I could get a nice image for framing without text.<br />
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The top and bottom are the cover and an interior spread, and the middle is the block I'm working on now. I'll be sharing lots of progress photos on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillbergman/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> if you'd like to see!Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-28234131336531811492017-07-16T12:25:00.000-06:002017-07-16T12:25:33.825-06:00CD Cover<br />
I'm finishing up a really exciting project! You may know that I went to music school. And even though I don't play anymore myself, I do have friends from my (distant) past that are professional musicians. <a href="http://www.christopherfarrellmusic.com/" target="_blank">Christopher Farrell</a> is a friend of mine that plays viola for the <a href="https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/" target="_blank">Nashville Symphony</a> and is in the process of recording the first album of his classical compositions. And he asked me to create the artwork for his album cover!<br />
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I started with a bunch of thumbnails that were influenced by different elements of the compositions, or images of Chris or the violin soloist, Jessica. Chris liked the tree on the top right and the viola with a bird that is the second in the top row. Those 2 images went well together, so I combined them to make the front and back of the cover. Below are some process photos of carving and printing the block.<br />
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The professional recordings for the album will be happening soon, then we will be able to finalize the text on the cover. And after it's printed we will be able to hold it in our hands--- and play Chris' wonderful music! I've heard each of these pieces and I promise they are great. If you'd like to hear more about this project, you can read about it on his <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-the-creation-of-tomorrow-s-masterworks--2#/" target="_blank">Indiegogo page</a>.<br />
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This it how the print turned out. The tree will be on the front cover and the viola on the back. I'm excited to see it all finished and I'll share a link to buy the CD once it's available!<br />
<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-86959574837270061862017-06-26T20:44:00.000-06:002017-06-26T20:44:59.648-06:00100 Animals Finished! And a Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Above is Number 100! And below are some of my recent favorites.</div>
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To celebrate the end of this sketchbook series, I'm giving away a print! If you follow <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/100-animals/" target="_blank">this link to my website</a> and let me know which of the animals you like best in the comments, I'll enter you to win the Peacock in the photo below. I'll draw one of your names from a hat on Thursday morning, 6-29-17. Yay!!!<br />
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<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-26062132172030362192017-06-24T21:00:00.000-06:002017-06-24T21:06:39.695-06:00Three New Animals<br />
I had a chance to do 3 more in this animal series: the Ladybug, Magpie, and Alligator. Here they are below along with their friends.<br />
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<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-28166711034992972952017-05-23T06:31:00.000-06:002017-05-23T06:32:45.867-06:00Almost Done With 100 Animals! <br />
Yesterday I did animal number 88 in my sketchbook. I'm so close! This year I'm not trying to do one each day. I had lots of other art commitments and I knew I wouldn't be able to do it all unless I wasn't rigid about when I got things done. I'm glad I made that decision! Last year doing one tree each day for 100 days, I learned a ton. But it felt like I didn't need to learn those same lessons again this year. This year since I allowed myself some flexibility and wasn't in a hurry, I think I've been able to do more thoughtful artwork, interesting backgrounds, use the media I explored last time and still try different things this time. It's so much fun! Here they all are on <a href="http://www.jillbergman.com/100-animals/" target="_blank">my website</a>.<br />
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And here are some recent favorites:<br />
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When I get done with all 100, I'm going to do a giveaway! I'll give away one print from my blog, one from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillbergman/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and one from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jill.bergman.7" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Stay tuned for the details!<br />
<br />Jill Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944474238989466997noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489845009890441335.post-33126897210805541452017-05-16T21:32:00.001-06:002017-05-16T21:32:29.363-06:00Einstein Quote Finished!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finally finished this challenging print! The block is 30 inches long and I printed it on light blue <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/magnani-pescia-paper/" target="_blank">Magnani Prescia</a>, a lovely heavy printmaking paper. Carving all the letters was tedious, but I enjoy carving text so it wasn't bad. The friend who commissioned me to create this piece is very happy!</div>
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Below are some photos taken while printing the quote. My husband and I have been watching <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5673782/" target="_blank">Genius</a>, the TV series about Albert Einstein while I finished carving the block. It's interesting to work on the quote while watching a show about his life. It really makes history come alive!<br />
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