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OK The image for the Cowboys and Indians pieces is ready.  I printed out the exposure mask from on two 11×17 inch sheets, which will be joined to burn the screen.  This will be a two layer print and this is the top layer.  From the western sand dunes:

After I print the image on the 4 quilts I sewed out of 1970’s Italian comix, the final pieces might look something like the following artist’s conception of the artist’s conception.

On second thought, I hope not. That kind of looks stupid.

Next up: Cowboys and Indians at Spacecraft first Thursday.  My new pieces will be there in some form.

Spacecraft: Cowboys and Indians
November 3, 2011
CELLspace Gallery
2050 Bryant Street
7-Late

Here’s my next step in the Cowboys and Indians piece:  painting the quilted cowboy comix.  I did this with a mix of Mod Podge, water, and screen printing ink.

Selling it like a decoupage pro:

The theme of this November’s Spacecraft First Thursday show at CELLspace is Cowboys and Indians so I have been inspired to use the Italian comic book I bought in Venice last summer. It’s called “Tex” and it’s from 1977.

My first step was to photocopy the pages and sew them together in 3×3 foot paper quilts. More soon!