Rebekah Miles: September 2009

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Opening Ceremony!!!

Nancy took this one of me standing in the car filled with Rebekah Miles and Rodarte for OC merchandise. I'm holding one of the ten hand-painted lunch boxes I made to go with the back-to-school theme ;)

NY Times interview at Opening Ceremony for Fashion's Night Out, Sept. 10th
This and other Big Apple photos by nancyneil.com

Saturday, September 12, 2009

The back-to-school themed merchandise for Opening Ceremony: tote bags, t-shirts, note pads, pencil case sets including erasers with tiny kurt cobain, and a series of hand painted lunch boxes. The images used all came from the books I made for Colette (Paris) for my collaboration with Rodarte.

Hand Painted Book Covers

I paint one-of-a-kind book jackets on a range of subjects, specific artists, cultural topics, photographers and authors. The selected books are a reference to art history and the art of literature and libraries. I choose an image to paint for a cover illustration based on qualities such as poignancy and visual graphics. If the book is not illustrated, I find an image that is complementary to its contents. I may also choose to paint my version of the original illustration. The cover text is included in the painting (title, author and publisher) on a hand-cut paper jacket, using a heavy weight glossy paper and acrylic paints. This process gives the book a new essence, and restores it to better shape (I try to find used books). It also makes it a functional sculpture/painting.

Hand Painted Ceramics

I am primarily a painter using ceramics as my “canvas”. I started teaching myself ceramics as a way of exploring making paintings as functional, sculptural pieces. I love putting my personal touch on the age-old artisanal craft of shaping basic forms from slabs, molds and templates. I make them as smooth as I can where pieces join and leave them slightly natural on the edges. I like to experiment with the different clay bodies, as I don’t have one favorite kind! Some are smoother and whiter, others are dark and sandy. Painting on the different surfaces results in another layer as does the glazing. I am attracted to the more opaque matte glazes, and I have different ways to keep from completely obscuring the painted areas. I work in a community workshop in the company of many people who have been making ceramics for decades. Though I pick up certain tricks of the trade from my fellow ceramicists, I enjoy the challenge of finding my own path to making a cup, bowl, plate, pitcher or vase.

Rebekah Miles

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Opening Ceremony!!!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

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Cherimoya Chronicles

Hand Painted Book Covers

Hand Painted Ceramics

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Rebekah Miles

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Opening Ceremony!!!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

links

Cherimoya Chronicles

Hand Painted Book Covers

Hand Painted Ceramics

Blog Archive

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