Nine frames from the worktable — the parts of the process that usually stay off the portfolio.
StudioStudio window, FebruaryNorth light across the worktable at 8am, before the pigments come out.StudioPigment jarsRaw sienna, ochre, and a lamp black that never quite mixes clean.ObjectsGlaze test tilesForty-one tiles, six firings, one that finally held the rust.Field NotesTide line, Napatree PointShot at low tide for the Undertow reference footage, October.ObjectsMarginalia, issue twoExposed stitch binding, drying under a stack of dictionaries.ObjectsCedar offcutsLeftover routed panels from the Nine Rooms signage run.StudioRiso press runSecond pass, rust over ochre, registration off by a hair on purpose.Field NotesSalt marsh, duskReference shot for a packaging color that never made the final cut.StudioThe worktable, end of dayEvery project ends up on this table eventually.