{"id":2351,"date":"2015-01-11T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T22:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alleyartstudio.com\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2017-04-27T20:13:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T20:13:09","slug":"behind-the-scenes-of-a-new-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=2351","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes  . . . . of a new show!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2345\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2345\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-16-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sealing the plaster with acrylic\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sealing the plaster with acrylic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My current show with Cynthia Herron, <a title=\"Ricochet: The Opening\" href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/2015\/01\/11\/ricochet-the-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Ricochet<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, was hung last Tuesday and our opening reception was Saturday, but I&#8217;ve already been working on pieces for my next show so I thought I would give a peek inside my world of board prep.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;ve already started to apply oil and cold wax to several, but for this post, I&#8217;ll leave it at the prep. And I&#8217;ll save the information about the show for a later post as well. It&#8217;s all very exciting.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2349\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Picking-up-boards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Picking-up-boards-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picking up my boards from Matt's workshop in Portland\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picking up my boards from Matt&#8217;s workshop in Portland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2348\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/October-2014-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2348\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/October-2014-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Frida inspects my new boards\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frida inspects my new boards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2336\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2336\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Boards prepped for plaster\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boards prepped for plaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2335\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Plaster marathon, boards everywhere\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plaster marathon, boards everywhere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2341\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2341\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Boards, sanding block, mask\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boards, sanding block, mask<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2342\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2342\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-11-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"Time to sand the boards\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time to sand the boards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2340\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-9-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"Oh, so many boards to sand\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oh, so many boards to sand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2343\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2343\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-13-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Preparing to stain the plaster with acrylic\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preparing to stain the plaster with acrylic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2339\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2339\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"First plop of paint\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First plop of paint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2344\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-14-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"I whipped up lots of fun colors to seal the plaster\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I whipped up lots of fun colors to seal the plaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2337\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2337\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Painting the big guys\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Painting the big guys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2331\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2331\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0744-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"Ready to plaster the big guys\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to plaster the big guys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2334\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2334\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/November-2014-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Big boards, big spreader\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big boards, big spreader<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2333\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/January-2015-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2333\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/January-2015-5-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"Underfoot\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Underfoot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2332\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/January-2015-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2332\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daynajcollins.com\/curele\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/January-2015-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Truly underfoot\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Truly underfoot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Okay, a little hint: <a title=\"Guardino Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guardinogallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Guardino Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My current show with Cynthia Herron, Ricochet, was hung last Tuesday and our opening reception was Saturday, but I&#8217;ve already been working on pieces for my next show so I thought I would give a peek inside my world of board prep. &nbsp; I picked up my order of boards from Matt in Portland last &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=2351\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Behind the Scenes  . . . . of a new 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