Lauren Poole

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Kaleidoscope Image Making

For my next screen printing adventure I will be printing kaleidoscope images on glass shadow boxes.  Below are the pictures I took from my childhood kaleidoscope which will be the basis for my image making process.  Each image is different, unique and beautiful. 

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Is is x-mas yet?

Working on these pine cone wreaths to give out during the holidays. Made this one for my mom last year and it was a hit!  They are made with pine cones, cinnamon sticks and glitter balls.

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Playing with the Press

Today I was working with a woodblock press.  I used a few different blocks, some were lead and some were acrylic.  I love learning about my graphic design history and seeing how newspapers, magazines and posters were made back in the day. 

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Pottery Sponges

Recently I went to my favorite potter painting location called The Clay Bakers and tried out the different sponges they had to create some great textures.  I absolutely love the way these came out.

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Crazy Cupcakes

This past Thursday my mother and I went to a cupcake decorating class at Michaels.  It was actually really fun and delicious.  I like to explore other artistic mediums, and working with icing definitely had its challenges. Here are a few of our creations.

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Wood Block

Block lettering is beautiful before they are even used.  Excited to be playing with these in a few weeks! Will keep you posted

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Circus Ink

Playing with ink and water to create a series of three illustrations about the circus.

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Pope Joan Portrait (work in progress)

Creating a portrait of Pope Joan using illustration and collage.  Inspired by medieval drawings and patterns and textures.

Pope Joan became the only woman Pope by disguising herself as a man. As legend goes, she went into labour during a parade.  When the crowd found out that she was a woman, she and the baby were stoned to death.  

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