Behind the Scenes . . . . of a new show!

Sealing the plaster with acrylic
Sealing the plaster with acrylic

My current show with Cynthia Herron, Ricochet, was hung last Tuesday and our opening reception was Saturday, but I’ve already been working on pieces for my next show so I thought I would give a peek inside my world of board prep.

 

I picked up my order of boards from Matt in Portland last October, then during November and into December I painted all of them, applied plaster, sanded, and sealed. I’ve already started to apply oil and cold wax to several, but for this post, I’ll leave it at the prep. And I’ll save the information about the show for a later post as well. It’s all very exciting.

Picking up my boards from Matt's workshop in Portland
Picking up my boards from Matt’s workshop in Portland
Frida inspects my new boards
Frida inspects my new boards
Boards prepped for plaster
Boards prepped for plaster
Plaster marathon, boards everywhere
Plaster marathon, boards everywhere
Boards, sanding block, mask
Boards, sanding block, mask
Time to sand the boards
Time to sand the boards
Oh, so many boards to sand
Oh, so many boards to sand
Preparing to stain the plaster with acrylic
Preparing to stain the plaster with acrylic
First plop of paint
First plop of paint
I whipped up lots of fun colors to seal the plaster
I whipped up lots of fun colors to seal the plaster
Painting the big guys
Painting the big guys
Ready to plaster the big guys
Ready to plaster the big guys
Big boards, big spreader
Big boards, big spreader
Underfoot
Underfoot
Truly underfoot
Truly underfoot

Okay, a little hint: Guardino Gallery.