July 2014 – Jes Lee

Prints 15

July 31, 2014 by Jes

Today was a massive day of printing. I finished 6 runs…and the end of the hashtag words in the book. Still to come is the map, title page, and colophon, but this, today, was a huge accomplishment.

I also started a new class at MCBA tonight, that is so amazing, it deserves way more than just a little mention here. Much more to come on that.

Tomorrow begins the month of August, typically true summer weather, and a new journal challenge I decided to try participating in. I am trying to squeeze every creative moment I can out of this summer. It some how never feels like enough though….. I am still working that out.

Today was not a printing day.

July 28, 2014 by Jes

It was a photo job day. A fun photo job that took me farther out of my comfort zone than I expected, and sent me to a place I can’t wait to get back to with a film camera.

The rest of this sunny day included a great lunch date, time for yoga, and a bit of work at home. I am procrastinating finishing and framing prints for an upcoming art show. Maybe next week I will get to those.

Prints 14

July 28, 2014 by Jes

On Friday I finished three runs before it was time to be done. I can really feel myself getting closer to the end now. Sunday I stayed up late getting the negative ordered for the last few polymer plates I have to remake. Things are coming together. It will be a few days before I can print again due to a photo job and an appointment to get my hair dyed. But I am honestly quite happy to have a short break.

In other bits, this weekend felt wonderfully long, and I was able to spend a lot of time with John running off to new places, and old favorites. It was lovely. We also managed to finish two of the many yard work projects we have going. Cheers to a new week!

Prints 13

July 24, 2014 by Jes

I know my printing time has been gradually decreasing over the last week. Each color run I finish completed the hashtags for one more page, meaning each run I do there are 32 pages less to print on than the time before. Today was the first day I really noticed that it was taking me less time to print. I finished two color runs in only 3 1/2 hours. I still have 8 more color runs, plus a large run for the map, and three short runs for the colophon, and title page. I am making up the colors as I go.

Prints 12

July 23, 2014 by Jes

Two more color runs done today. And noticing the colors appearing in my yard. Plus time working at the library. Looking forward to yoga tomorrow. Going to bed early. Hoping my brain that can form complete sentences returns tomorrow.

Prints 11

July 22, 2014 by Jes

I made it past the half-way point today!

Also, it is Holga Week! It has been awhile since I have brought my Holga with me. So, I have it in my bag this week. Today I photographed my letterpress project with it.

Maybe I will get a photo of the river tomorrow with it.

Prints 10

July 22, 2014 by Jes

I managed to squeeze in two word runs instead of only one. Both were runs that had multiple words switching between pages, requiring a lot of organization. I am a bit uncertain about the blue color I mixed yesterday. I hope I feel better about it today when I see it again. I am actually getting very close to the halfway point of printing. Of course a couple of other large deadlines are creeping up on me…closer than I would like to admit. But I do keep making progress, and that is what counts!

Prints 9

July 17, 2014 by Jes

Last run for this week. I mistakenly thought I would be pretty close to the end of printing within two weeks. That is not the case. Now I am quite curious about how long this will actually take me….

Prints 8

July 16, 2014 by Jes

Getting there.

Prints 7

July 15, 2014 by Jes

It was a big day in many ways. Of course it was another printing day, with one more word and one more color pressed onto pages. I also got to help take apart the press and clean her up! You never know what you will get to do during open studio hours at MCBA! All of this was followed by a beautiful bike ride home. Wash, rinse, repeat tomorrow.