WEATHER REPORT
from the
FISH STAND
EXPLOSIVE---*
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| TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM |
They come religiously, every week, the WMDS (WOMEN of mass destruction)...... seemingly sweet and innocent and all the while totally DANGEROUS! Who knew these citizens of Manhattan, little old ladies, shopping carts in tow could wield such power, create such fear, demanding their 1/3, or 2 oz, or white only pieces of flounder (NOT fluke)....
sending all fish mongers ducking for cover
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sending all fish mongers ducking for cover
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I recently saw Claes Oldenburg's show at MoMA
and
was totally smitten with his RAY GUNS wishing I had a few stashed at the fish stand for those special moments.....
and
was totally smitten with his RAY GUNS wishing I had a few stashed at the fish stand for those special moments.....
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| I borrowed these photos from Barbara Ellman's blog (click on her name to visit it) |
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For those of you who only know me in certain contexts, here's an bit of my printmaking history
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| Working on my senior thesis in the RISD litho studio 1976 photo by Lynne Weinerman |
After graduating, I went to Paris and studied etching with Stanley William Hayter at Atelier
17, and did lithography with Georges Dayez and Abraham Hadad at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
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| S.W Hayter |
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| Atelier 17, Rue Daguerre, Paris |
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| Georges Dayez |
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| Hadad in his studio |
Returning to NYC, I printed my etchings at Bob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop which was just down the block from my loft on West 17th St, where I lived with Husband #1, painted, drew and did illustrations. I met Kathy Caraccio at Blackburn's and my life as a professional etching printer began.
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| Kathy Caraccio |
She taught me the ropes in her fantastic studio on the top floor (20th?) of a commercial building on West 30th and 8th Ave. It had a wrap around parapet with amazing 360 views of all of Manhattan (buildings weren't blocking every sight line) which we accessed by climbing out the window.
Next I apprenticed with Deli Sacilotto author of " Printmaking History and Process" and expert on photogravure. His studio was in the Ad Press building down on Hudson and Duane street. I assisted on Jim Dine's flower photogravures, and new editions of Edward Curtis photogravures. Then he rented me his studio and I printed editions for Donald Saff.
I would wind down at Barnabus Rex on Duane St (gone but not forgotten)
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Jim Dine
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| Jim Dine "Temple of Flora" |
When
Deli moved his shop to Washington St and started concentrating on
photogravure and steelfacing, I went to work for Pat Branstead at
Aeropress. It was on the corner of Spring and Lafayette. We worked
with a lot of artists, famous and not so famous, print publishers and
galleries.
We
spent a lot of lunch hours playing asteroids at the Spring Lounge
(still there and also known as Shark Bar) and then a lot of hours after work drinking off the
fatigue and solvents. Youth
Aeropress is where I met and printed for Claes Oldenburg
Claes at Aeropress working on proofs of the Screwarch Bridge aquatint and etching
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| "Screwarch Bridge" 1980 State 2 I printed this with11 different shades of black ink, all with varying degrees of transparencies on 5 different plates that had to be registered perfectly! |
I worked with many artists and print publishers at Aeropress, Branstead Studio on Walker St and in my shop on West 25th St.
When the landlord tripled the rent, I moved to Brooklyn, put my press in storage, and eventually, sold it. My master printer days came to an end.
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Some favorites that I printed
John Baldessari
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| "Large Door" from "Hegel's Cellar" a portfolio of 10 images 1986 |
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| "Two Hands (With Distant Figure)" from a portfolio of 7 images 1989-90 |
Nicolas Africano
Diane Villani of Villani Editions (name sound familiar??) published the Africano editions and we worked together on several other print projects
(click here on Villani Editions to go to her web site)
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| A blurry photo of my 25th St Studio with my French American Tool Etching Press and a proof of one of Nick Africano's "Shadow" prints on the wall |
Richard Artschwager
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| "Horizon" 1989 |
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| "The Rights of Man" 1990 for Amnesty International |
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Neelon Crawford
Claes Oldenburg
Neelon Crawford
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| "Hawker Sea Fury" Photogravure |
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| "B-25" Photogravure Neelon Crawford (click his name to see more of his work) * |
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| "Thoughts of the French Revolution while Eating a Shrimp Salad" 1989 for Amnesty International |
BLACKENED TRIGGER FISH
(only your mouth will explode)
Mix together:
- 4 tablespoons paprika
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cayenne
- 2 1/2 tablespoons black pepper
- 3 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons onion powder
- 3 tablespoons salt
- 1 1/4 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 1/4 tablespoons dried thyme
Sauté 2 thinly sliced cloves of garlic in olive oil, stirring, until it is golden brown, then discard the
garlic.
Add a tablespoon (or more!) of butter, heat until the foam subsides, and add the fish.
Sauté about 4 minutes on each side, or until it is cooked
through.
and
SQUID SALAD
and
SQUID SALAD
Get some cleaned squid, rinse it off and pat it dry between paper towels.
cut the tentacles in 1/2 and the bodies into 1/3-inch-wide rings.
Cook squid in a pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, until just opaque, 40 to 60 seconds. Drain in a colander
and immediately transfer to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop
cooking.
When squid is cool, drain and pat dry.
Whisk together
juice of a lime, 1/3 cup of olive oil,
1 large crushed garlic clove, a few sprigs of fresh thyme,
1 large crushed garlic clove, a few sprigs of fresh thyme,
1 small chopped red onion and salt and pepper to taste.
Mix together
arugula, diced fennel
fresh sun gold tomatoes
fresh parsley
squid
Toss with the dressing
eat with your trigger fish
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