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February 10, 2014 Pattie Lee Becker

While working on the Lures for Design After Dark, my studio became a colossal mess.  I had very little time to create such a large body of work, and my typical clean-as-I-go approach fell by the wayside.

My studio overflowed with stacks of fabrics oozing off of tables, glass eyes, bent pipe cleaners, ceramic beads that my mom made in the seventies for her macrame projects, chopped up mops and rugs, scattered colored pencils and half eaten apples.  My studio was a total mess and I loved every minute.  I'm excited about the end result.

I tend to be slightly over ambitious with the scope of my projects, but I never regret it.  There is always enough time.

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General Update

August 31, 2011 Pattie Lee Becker
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It has been a whirlwind of a year. Between teaching loads of classes at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (RMCAD), Naropa University and CU Boulder, moving to Denver and making art, I've neglected posting news about all the wild and fun stuff I've been up to. The school year has started up again. I'm teaching Drawing, 2D Design, and Contemporary Art Studio this semester. When I'm not teaching I'm working on a new body of work about tornadoes. And when I'm not working on that Mathias and I are continuing to build out our live/work studio.

2900 build-out, wall with ladder
2900 build-out, wall with ladder

I hope that you are all well and looking forward to the coming of autumn. More to come soon. Enjoy.

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Kala Art Institute Printmaking Residency

January 7, 2011 Pattie Lee Becker
Pattie Lee Becker, Anxiety, etching, 9" x 12", 2010

Pattie Lee Becker, Anxiety, etching, 9" x 12", 2010

In July and August, I went out to Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California and worked on a series of etchings that investigate psychological space. Here are four finished works from the series:

Pattie Lee Becker, Intruder, etching, 9" x 12", 2010

Pattie Lee Becker, Intruder, etching, 9" x 12", 2010

Pattie Lee Becker, Blockaded Inside Dream Travel, etching, 9" x 12", 2010

Pattie Lee Becker, Blockaded Inside Dream Travel, etching, 9" x 12", 2010

Pattie Lee Becker, Discussions on Fear, etching, 9" x 12", 2010

Pattie Lee Becker, Discussions on Fear, etching, 9" x 12", 2010

I'd forgotten just how much I love to make prints.  Back in college, it was the act of making etchings that changed everything for me, foregoing a major in philosophy for one in art.  The process is mesmerizing and so tactile.  The beauty of the copper plate inked up and ready for printing - so seductive.  Here are some images of the process:

Registration Guide

Registration Guide

Preparing the ink

Preparing the ink

Inking the plate

Inking the plate

Wiping the plate with tarlatan

Wiping the plate with tarlatan

Palm wiping

Palm wiping

Ready for Printing

Ready for Printing

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Open Studios 2009

October 14, 2009 Pattie Lee Becker

The first two weekends in October I opened up my home studio to the public here in Boulder, CO as part of Open Studios.

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