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Spark Box Studio Printshop & Artist Residency
Канада
Добавлен 30 окт 2009
Hi! We are Chrissy Poitras & Kyle Topping, passionate printmakers and co-owners of an arts organization called Spark Box Studio. We host visiting artists from all over the world at our residency and run art related workshops for beginners and professionals.
Artist Studio Vlog | Screen Printing with Tips & Tricks
#screenprinting #sparkboxstudio
Join Kyle in the printmaking studio while he works on his newest print Tides and Gravity. He will take you through the steps of screen printing - mixing colours, setting up the screen printing station, registration and signing an edition.
Print for sale here: sparkboxstudio.com/product/tides-gravity/
🖥 SPARK BOX WEBSITE: sparkboxstudio.com/
💕 SUPPORT US ON PATREON:
/ sparkboxstudio
📷 INSTAGRAM: sparkboxstudio
👍 FACEBOOK: sparkboxstudio
🎵 Theme song by the talented Amery Sandford: www.amerysandford.com/
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Spark Box Studio
885 County Rd. 5
Picton, ON
K0K 2T0
Join Kyle in the printmaking studio while he works on his newest print Tides and Gravity. He will take you through the steps of screen printing - mixing colours, setting up the screen printing station, registration and signing an edition.
Print for sale here: sparkboxstudio.com/product/tides-gravity/
🖥 SPARK BOX WEBSITE: sparkboxstudio.com/
💕 SUPPORT US ON PATREON:
/ sparkboxstudio
📷 INSTAGRAM: sparkboxstudio
👍 FACEBOOK: sparkboxstudio
🎵 Theme song by the talented Amery Sandford: www.amerysandford.com/
🐌MAIL:
Spark Box Studio
885 County Rd. 5
Picton, ON
K0K 2T0
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Green Copper Plate Etching and Aquatint | Art Vlog
Просмотров 442Месяц назад
#sparkboxstudio #printmaking We recently attending a two week printmaking residency at Zea Mays Printmaking. Join us as we both created copper plate etchings using green methods for hard ground, aquatint, coffee lift and stop-out. RELATED LINKS Zea Mays Printmaking: www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/ Our Residency Application Breakdown: bit.ly/3Z2lPUH Residency Ready: Guide to Planning the Artist Geta...
Printmaking Artist Residency Vlog: Insider Studio Tour
Просмотров 793Месяц назад
#sparkboxstudio #printmaking We recently attending a two week printmaking residency at Zea Mays Printmaking. In this video we show you what we packed for our artist residency and we take you on a tour of Zea Mays Printmaking. RELATED LINKS Zea Mays Printmaking: www.zeamaysprintmaking.com/ Our Residency Application Breakdown: bit.ly/3Z2lPUH Residency Ready: Guide to Planning the Artist Getaway o...
We tried Kitchen Lithography! Art Vlog printmaking
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.3 месяца назад
#sparkboxstudio #printmaking We're in the shop making a five colour lithograph using Coke and aluminum foil. Hang out with us to watch this process and learn about kitchen lithography. Henry Gepfer's Kitchen Lithography video: ruclips.net/video/iNRH4i3DQEk/видео.htmlsi=29QlmlyPIIH_67fb First attempts with Kitchen Litho: sparkboxstudio.com/the-joy-of-kitchen-lithography/ Our Aluminum Foil PDF Gu...
Kitchen Lithography: A Mega Research Adventure
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.3 месяца назад
#printmaking #sparkboxstudio Printing with tinfoil and Coke, can it be done? We look through a ton of research we did explore different materials and methods for "kitchen lithography". First attempts with Kitchen Litho: sparkboxstudio.com/the-joy-of-kitchen-lithography/ Our Aluminum Foil PDF Guide: sparkboxstudio.com/product/aluminum-foil-lithography-guide/ Creative Hub 1352: www.creativehub135...
Studio Vlog Making a Carousel Pop-up Book | Artist Confessional
Просмотров 2855 месяцев назад
#sparkboxstudio #popupbook Kyle and I love being multidisciplinary artists because it means we can create so many cool art projects. Join us as we make a large carousel pop-up book for the community arts space Creative Hub 1352! Creative Hub 1352: www.creativehub1352.ca/ 🖥 SPARK BOX WEBSITE: sparkboxstudio.com/ 💕 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: / sparkboxstudio 📷 INSTAGRAM: sparkboxstudi...
Studio Vlog: I Painted 5 Large Flower Murals 🌻🎨
Просмотров 1995 месяцев назад
#sparkboxstudio #artvlog Let's go on a tour of our murals throughout Bloomfield, Ontario! 🖥 SPARK BOX WEBSITE: sparkboxstudio.com/ 💕 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/Sparkboxstudio 📷 INSTAGRAM: sparkboxstudio 👍 FACEBOOK: sparkboxstudio ⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro with music by Amery Sandford 0:42 Bloomfield mural tour begins 1:39 Exterior mural at Handworks insta...
Studio Vlog 💫 Launching our art shop
Просмотров 3045 месяцев назад
#sparkboxstudio #artvlog We are opening a retail print shop in our studio, join us as we set it up! 🖥 SPARK BOX WEBSITE: sparkboxstudio.com/ 💕 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/Sparkboxstudio 📷 INSTAGRAM: sparkboxstudio 👍 FACEBOOK: sparkboxstudio ⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro with music by Amery Sandford 0:51 Plan for art store set-up 1:52 Taking down our gallery in...
Studio Vlog: Screen Printing: Tools, Materials & Costs Revealed 🤑
Просмотров 1 тыс.5 месяцев назад
#sparkboxstudio #screenprinting Hang out with me in the printshop and I'll break down the costs of tools, materials, and equipment for our screen printing process. 🖥 SPARK BOX WEBSITE: sparkboxstudio.com/ 💕 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: / sparkboxstudio 📷 INSTAGRAM: sparkboxstudio 👍 FACEBOOK: sparkboxstudio 💌 Paintings seen in video: sparkboxstudio.com/product/th... sparkb...
🎨 studio vlog and chats about new paintings
Просмотров 2276 месяцев назад
#sparkboxstudio #oilpainting Hang out with me in my studio and chat about what went into creating this new collection of oil paintings for an exhibition at Blizzmax Gallery. I'll tell you about my new paintings, the materials I used, fun new things did we created for the painting studio and who inspired this new painting series. Art Supplies: Canvas: www.wyndhamartsupplies.com/ Tri-Art Paint: t...
🎨 Our Journey into TEACHING ART | Art Discourse Ep27
Просмотров 133Год назад
Today we're answering: "What are ways to find teaching opportunities when you're not yet an established artist?" We are going to walk you through our journey teaching art and how we discovered what style of teaching we love the most 🎵 Theme song by the talented Amery Sandford: www.amerysandford.com/ 🖥 SPARK BOX WEBSITE: sparkboxstudio.com/ 💕 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/Sparkboxstu...
Artists stay motivated even when faced with REJECTIONS 💔 | Art Discourse Ep. 26
Просмотров 155Год назад
Artists stay motivated even when faced with REJECTIONS 💔 | Art Discourse Ep. 26
Print with me, 6 layer silkscreen, Pop-up| Cozy Art Vlog 🌸
Просмотров 281Год назад
Print with me, 6 layer silkscreen, Pop-up| Cozy Art Vlog 🌸
We created GIANT POP-UP BOOKS! | Artist Confessional
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We created GIANT POP-UP BOOKS! | Artist Confessional
We made 300 PAPER Butterflies and installed them at a hotel | Artist Confessional
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We made 300 PAPER Butterflies and installed them at a hotel | Artist Confessional
We've never LOVED our print studio more!
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.Год назад
We've never LOVED our print studio more!
The Spark Club - our Patreon Community!
Просмотров 103Год назад
The Spark Club - our Patreon Community!
Wha't so great about quilting? with Kristy Woudstra| Ep 55 Flat Files
Просмотров 85Год назад
Wha't so great about quilting? with Kristy Woudstra| Ep 55 Flat Files
Printing LITHOGRAPHS and managing FAILURE
Просмотров 3372 года назад
Printing LITHOGRAPHS and managing FAILURE
Our BIGGEST print INSTALLATION! | Ep 06 Artist Confessional
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Our BIGGEST print INSTALLATION! | Ep 06 Artist Confessional
There's only like 600 PRINTMAKERS out there IN THE WORLD who do this! | Flat Files ep.08
Просмотров 902 года назад
There's only like 600 PRINTMAKERS out there IN THE WORLD who do this! | Flat Files ep.08
Creating PRINT INSTALLATIONS with printmaker Laura Peturson | Ep86 Flat Files
Просмотров 1652 года назад
Creating PRINT INSTALLATIONS with printmaker Laura Peturson | Ep86 Flat Files
A GUIDE BOOK for ARTISTS with curator Heather Bhandari | Ep. 85 Flat Files
Просмотров 1322 года назад
A GUIDE BOOK for ARTISTS with curator Heather Bhandari | Ep. 85 Flat Files
PRINTING our test LITHOGRAPHY STONES 👏
Просмотров 8132 года назад
PRINTING our test LITHOGRAPHY STONES 👏
How To DRAW lithographs (For Beginners) from Start to Finish | Artist Confessional Ep04
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How To DRAW lithographs (For Beginners) from Start to Finish | Artist Confessional Ep04
Disability arts and culture with Tangled Arts | Flat Files Ep84
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Disability arts and culture with Tangled Arts | Flat Files Ep84
UNBOXING Non-Toxic Stone Lithography Materials | Ep 3 Artist Confessional
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UNBOXING Non-Toxic Stone Lithography Materials | Ep 3 Artist Confessional
Celebrating Queer Culture with Genèvieve Darling | Flat Files Ep65
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Celebrating Queer Culture with Genèvieve Darling | Flat Files Ep65
Love tbe amount of research you have on this process
Thanks so much! We really enjoyed diving deep into this process. Looking forward to exploring it even more. Have you tried kitchen litho?
Thank you for your work!
Thanks! We hope it was helpful :D
I’m not young but I appreciate the advice!
We're not young either 😀 but the advice is great for anyone at any age.
Thanks for doing such a comprehensive experiment, appreciate it.
So glad it was helpful. We really love doing research like this, so it was a pleasure!
Great tour. tHanks for posting. The space looks super
Thanks so much 😀
Everything has a place and everything in its place. Nice work. I also do pick up 5. You just pick up a thing put it where it should be and repeat for 5 minutes.
Having a dedicated space for everything is a shop game changer for sure. I love the pick up five idea (I should start applying that to my painting studio).
Final print came out amazing! Watched the full video & shared it with a friend who's exploring more non toxic approaches to printmaking. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much! If your friend ever has any questions tell them we're happy help, feel free to reach out.
Just love this video about your time here with us and the work you made here. We loved every minute of your time here! Just to clarify one thing - BIG ground is an ink based ground, it's not an acrylic. Keep on etching - you make it look so good!
We loved it too! Thanks for that clarification ❤️ (that’s why I shared a link to Andrew Baldwin’s video explaining the ground because I knew I would mix something up about it ☺️)
Very nice work, great
Thanks 😀 I really loved how this print turned out (it's even more fun in it's pop-up version).
@@sparkboxstudio pop-up 🤩 what kind of ink you use for it ?
We used Tri-Art printmaking ink and screen printing base (here's a link: bit.ly/3Tttfgg) 😀
Dang I miss you guys and that studio! Love this lesson.
So glad you loved the video! We miss you too!!
This is a fantastic body of research. I am in a similar position with regards to Kitchen Litho, making notes and working back and forth between methods used by other artists. I have been mixing workflows with some success and some failures. This video has been immensely helpful.
So glad this video was helpful. The second one we posted I walked through making an edition. It worked pretty well. I tried to keep notice of what was causing issues. If you haven't watched that one you might also find it helpful. I got an edition of 20 and it was a five colour print.
Excellent video, thanks! A most beautiful printmaking studio. Best of luck on your creations and making new connections with other artists there.
Thanks so much! It is a truly beautiful print studio. The next video will show the work we made and the processes.
awesome space! It looks like you will make a lot of great work there!
It is such an awesome space! We're looking forward to posting the next video showing the prints we made. We learned so much!
I really like your set up for screen printing. My screen printing setup is literally an empty room in a basement so I am starting from scratch in a place where I don't have personal transportation and am limited to lumber and funds am I am international. Currently am the caregiver of my daughter so it will be really difficult to say carry a table to our house whilst also pushing a stroller. I wish I could afford your patreon right now. Any advice or help?
Thanks for your comment and your kind words about our shop. Sounds like you are working hard to make printmaking happen in your home, which is awesome, congrats on that! We've never had a truck so we've had our local Home Hardware delivery materials to our shop in order to build. That could help with the materials transportation challenge. If you ever have more questions feel free to email us 😀
Brilliant design of your studio space...great DIY and scrappyness...perfection !!
Thanks so much! We love a scrappy DIY!
That’s beautiful ❤
Thanks 💛
Currently in an internship helping a director start his immersive installation project. This was good insight.
Sounds like a great internship. Hope the installation goes well!
Amazing! I love it all so much but am also very jelly about all your space and how great you’ve made it! Well done ! ❤
Awe thanks! We are pretty in love with and grateful for our studio 💛
this was very helpful! what is the dimensions of your studio?
So glad you found this helpful. The studio is roughly 22 ft x 36 ft.
Did you have gum arabic in the water you were using to sponge the plate before each inking? If not, that might explain the scumming and line-filling that was happening.
Great insight and question. I did have gum arabic in the water I was using for sponging. It was also mixed with some critic acid. I might have needed more than I put in (it was less than half a shot glass). Totally something to keep in mind and pay more close attention to next time though because you're right that it does help with the scumming issue.
This was a really great demonstration of this technique. I’m excited to try it! Thank you. 😍
Thanks so much! We are excited to work on some more of these prints and really figure out even more. Hope you find success with it!
excellent explanation 😍😍😍😍😍😍
beautiful your work - i have a questions for you ...what is the best ink for print?
Thanks so much for your comments 💛 For this edition we used VanSon Rubber based inks with no modifiers. When we were working with the black and white prints I think we were using the VanSon Rubber based inks as well as Graphic Chemical Lithography ink. We tried using Akua inks but had no luck (to be fair they are intaglio inks so not made for this process).
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What a dream space omg I’m barely starting my printmaking journey with linoleum printing but wow hope to work in a space like this one day :)) best of wishes in all of your printmaking endeavors from Arizona ❤️❤️
Thanks so much! We do feel very lucky to have this space. That's exciting that you're starting your printmaking journey. Lino is a great place to start - affordable and easy to print by hand if necessary!
Love watching your videos! This looks like a huge undertaking. Divi rocks for website building.
Thanks Gerry! We totally agree, we have been using Divi for awhile now and really like it.
That flower in Angelines! Such gorgeous work!
Thanks Lindsey. The mural at Angeline's makes me so happy! 💛💛
Luv that you got outside to show your work in Bloomfield. I didn't know there were so many there. I have stopped to enjoy your silo mural. Next time I'm in Bloomy I'll visit your other work. It would be cool for you to visit the Indigenous Seed Bank in Tyendinaga and get inspired by the plants they treasure there. Christy and Kyle your work is so inspiring. Thank you sharing all your art adventures and knowledge. It's Cecilia
Thanks so much for this and for the info about the Indigenous Seed Bank! We will totally check that out.
I love the numbered doors soooo much! I think my favourite though is the first mural (the cut out on the front brick house). It looks super organic and like the fairytale of my dreams!
Thanks so much Kate! The cut outs were so fun. Such a lot of extra prep but a great solution for that beautiful brick. We hope you're doing well! 💛
Great video here. I enjoyed and learned a lot from it.
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you found it helpful 😀
This is absolutely fascinating! Thank you, Chrissy, for sharing your artistic journey and your creative process. Paul Boultbee
💛 Thanks Paul! I'm hoping to get back into the painting studio this summer to continue working on this series of work. I am wanting to explore some new materials as well. Hope you have been finding time to paint too!
Man this space is amazing! Love all the old looking presses. It’s so cool how although you have all those large presses and so many desks the space open and inviting.
Thanks so much! That means a lot. We're so glad that you can sense the openness, it's something we really care about in the space.
very cool!
If you would like, i could e-mail you the plans i used to build my vacuum table, it works perfectly
I'd love for you to do a tutorial on your color seps, I got back into screen printing recently and that's really the biggest thing I never mastered. Awesome video man
Thanks! Would love to talk more about colour. Anything in particular? Would love to hear more about your vacuum table. It is something we have considered building but never tried.
@@sparkboxstudioyou might've talked about it but was limited on space. Mine is 24x36 but the plans can be modified and are pretty much universal (think the OG plan was for an 18x24 ) but I can email the plan i used when get to my laptop. As far as color seps, just like a short tutorial on your process. The way you have your seps set up seems a lot more intuitive and organized
Love the video vibe and the colour palette….reminds me of a Wes Anderson film! The claw machine you have is the coolest thing I have ever seen! Your discourse on how to become a teacher is right on target….don’t know who in their right mind would ever want to be a high school teacher? I heard one time way back that some kid showed up for his major IntegratedARTS Showcase presentation wearing a suit made out of duct tape? I mean who does that? I hope you still have that! 😂
So great to hear from you! I was trying to find the duct tape suit before I wrote back, but haven't lucked out so far. Hilarious that you remember that 🤣. To give folks context: In my last year(s) of high school I got a chance to be in a special focus program called ‘integrated arts’. It was a wonderful program that allowed students to spend a full semester focused on an art project with an exhibition at the end. During that exhibition, I sported the most fantastic 3 piece duct tape suit (well, as fantastic as my teen-self could make), complete with shoes, top hat and cane.
Wow! I’m thinking of opening a studio next year. What’s your square footage?
That's awesome! Our shop is about 1,000 square feet.
Fab video.
thanks so much ❤️
As someone who's also had the pleasure of spending time with, creating and getting to know David, this is absolutely beautiful and I can't help but sit here smiling ear to ear. I understand why you were moved to make this - he'll always be one of my favourite humans :)
Thanks so much for this lovely comment. David is fantastic and it was a true pleasure having him stay with us to create this body of work. ❤️
Yes, it does. Sure maybe one rejection could be because of bias. But if there is a pattern of rejection it means your art just isn't good enough. In other words it sucks.
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This is SO helpful! And I adore your presentation style - can't wait to binge watch your other vids - after I complete my art residency applications!
Yeah! So happy you found this helpful. And congrats on putting together residency applications. Hope you get to head some where great to make some new work.
This is helpful!
That’s great, so glad to hear you found it helpful 😀
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Wow! Such a wonderful range of processes! 💛
love it!
thanks so much! we love it too and wish we were out printing in it more 🫤 Just checked out your page and you make lovely work. I really like your murals!
awww thanks so much! @@sparkboxstudio
Can i just say Thank You!! This was so informative and generous and well put together. It helps to envision some of these pathways by getting into the details like you both talk through - its hard to plan when you can't see what you're aiming for! ❤
Sitting back staring at it with a blank mind is the highest meditation there is when you are there too. Be here now they say. Great vibes video dude.
Thanks! We couldn't agree more.
Yeah! Cardboard and hot glue are so much better than plastic.
We couldn't agree more! Plus you can customize it to whatever you specific needs are 😄
Super cool! Looking forward to seeing where it ends up 🤩
Thanks! We are super excited to see it installed. Not sure when we get to install it but we will make a video about that step for sure!
Thank you for showing your studio. I’m in the process of setting up my own print studio space. Seeing how you thought out the setup of your studio is inspiring and helpful. Thanks so much
That's so awesome! We're so happy to be of any help. Congrats on setting up your own shop. What types of presses are you putting into your shop?
A present time I’m doing screen printing and relief. I also have a small table top etching press.
Nice. Are you just printing your relief prints on the etching press?