Blake's New Print / New Developments

Blake has been working on a new image.  

Digital prints (and the original) are now available at Blake's Saatchi page...

New Developments by Blake Peterson (2012)
Giclee, Edition of 10

New Zoe x Blake collab print

ZOE LOVES CHEETOS!!!

"ZOE LOVES CHEETOS" by Zoe Phillips, with Blake Peterson (2012)

It will be available as a high-quality digital print (on archival, museum-quality paper or canvas) on the Saatchi site.

Books Three & Four (and other updates)

Apologies for the lack of updates recently - Zoe and Blake have been quite busy over the past two weeks...

Blake is working on a new series, taking new (better) documentation of his work, assisting with Zoe's projects, and updating his Saatchi Page. 

Zoe has been QUITE BUSY.  There's actually so much material that we're going to have to upload it as separate blog posts (more updates tomorrow.)  

First off... 

As you'll recall in this post, Zoe is making a series of four books.  Each book is a collection of thematically arranged drawings selected from her sketchbooks.  The previous two books were titled "Crimes" and "Mostly Relationships."  

Volumes Three and Four are titled "Medicine" and "Transitions"

'Transitions' [left] + 'Medicine' by Zoe Phillips (2012)

Full Set of Four Books

Preview page from "Medicine" by Zoe Phillips (2012)

Another mole rat teaser

latex mole rat....one of many

What's Zoe working on?

A sneak peak of a big mole rat project I'm working on. More wiggly pictures to come!

...and when to stay in, get things done.

Over the past few days, I have been re-taking photographs of my older prints, drawings and various other pieces.  I thought that the lighting wasn't adequate enough on the majority of my older work, you lost a lot of the vibrance in the 'translation' to computer screen.

This has also led to the 're-opening' of our Etsy Site and the establishment of my (Blake's) Saatchi Online Portfolio.  

We still have a small number of silk scarves available - but in LIMITED QUANTITIES so act fast!  Additionally, we'll also be sneaking some scarves onto our Etsy Shop which have never been sold online.

On my Saatchi page, a lot of my original works are also available as high quality prints on Museum Quality 100% Cotton Fine Art Paper, or as Resin Coated Paper Base Photographs, and some are even available on UV Protected Canvas in various sizes (see this link for an example.)  They even provide diagrams to show how relatively big a work is, with a figure and household furniture.

"New Horizons" by Blake Peterson (2009)
Lithograph, Edition of 10
Pulled from the Archives, and Now Available at the Saatchi Site

Kite Collective

My friend Whitney Richardson is working on this great kite-machine project and the project needs funding support, please vote for her project on this link :http://community1.maker.good.is/projects/kitemachinechicago/votes_new?

Also check out the projects website: http://www.kitecollective.org/

Two Drawings of Blake's

Here's two (low rez copies of) drawings Blake did over the weekend, amongst other things.

Additionally, we are in the middle of reactivating / updating our Etsy Site... new pieces will be available for sale shortly!

Untitled [09.29.12; Pen, Graphite, Wash] by Blake Peterson [2012]
*Digital Prints (as above) Available

Untitled [09.30.12; Pen, Graphite, Wash] by Blake Peterson (2012)
*Digital Prints (as above) Available

BOOK PREVIEW

Zoe is making a series of four books, each printed in an edition of 15.  The books consist of drawings taken from her sketchbooks, with each book thematically arranged.  The two shown in the preview pictures below are "Crimes" and "Mostly Relationships."  

The pages are printed digitally, and the hardback covers were hand screen printed.  

Zoe did all of the drawings, while I acted as an editor and handled layout.  

Zoe working on the book cover

'Mostly Relationships' & 'Crimes' Covers by Zoe Phillips (2012)

"Crimes" by Zoe Phillips (preview)

"Mostly Relationships" by Zoe Phillips (preview)

"Mostly Relationships" and "Crimes" by Zoe Phillips (preview)

A drawing

A drawing Blake completed recently, based off a panel in a recent comic strip

Untitled [09.23.12; Pen, Graphite, Wash] by Blake Peterson (2012)
*Digital Prints (as above) Available

'...As Saint Lucy'

Here are a few photographs of Blake's '...As Saint Lucy' - currently being shown as a part of "Don't Leave Me This Way" in Berlin.

Details;
Materials :  Digital Print, Water Color, Graphite, Ink, Ink Wash, Marker, Acrylic, Glitter, and Gold Flocking
Dimensions :  Approximately Three Feet Wide by Six Feet Tall

'...As Saint Lucy' by Blake Peterson (2012)

'...As Saint Lucy' by Blake Peterson (2012)

'...As Saint Lucy' by Blake Peterson (2012)

Don't Leave Me This Way

DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
Exhibition by Graduates from the Glasgow School of Art MFA Program.

Bethanien
Marianneplatz 2
10997
Berlin

Is closing this weekend.  The final day is Saturday, September 22nd.  

Blake's mixed media piece: '...As Saint Lucy' is included in this show, as well as a unique printing of 'The Women That Shaped My Life.'  Unfortunately, we weren't able to visit in person, but from what we've seen from the documentation (we'll share later) of everyone's work - the show looks fantastic.

Another Comic...

This is not the conclusion (or related to) to the 'Cuisinart Story'.  

Click the image to enlarge.

'An Old Argument' by Blake Peterson (2012)

Blake's On-Going Comic Series...

This is a new series I'm working on... 

Click the image to enlarge.

signed editions available, contact via email.  

What Blake Saw - Episode 1; Blake Peterson (2012)

What Blake Saw (Text-less Version); Blake Peterson (2012)

It's Mac

We're having very productive times... 

Here's an image I finished drawing today.  It's a part of another project, which is still in its early stages...

'It's Mac' (2012) by Blake Peterson

Reggie and the Pink Lizard

Zoe and I made some more figures for our next project.  Here are some preview images.

Zoe made the pink lizard-like figure, and I am responsible for the photographs & the second character.

Sculpture by Zoe Phillips (2012)

Sculpture by Zoe Phillips (2012)

Sculpture by Zoe Phillips (2012)

Sculpture by Blake Peterson (2012)

New Projects

A Few Updates:

Over the upcoming weeks we will be producing a series of books.  Each book will contain a set of drawings by Zoe Phillips, organized by a specific theme.  

I am in the process of finalizing the set of drawings for the first publication.  

We will have more detailed information about the project this week, once we have printed the covers for the first book.  

We will have the new fabric pieces available for sale soon.  Getting them hemmed is taking a little bit longer than usual.

I have also been working on a few new images for something else... 

Bath Time - Ink Drawing ([Book Preview] 2012) by Zoe Phillips

Untitled [08/2012] Version 1 by Blake Peterson (2012)

Untitled [08/2012] Version 2 by Blake Peterson

Skinny Baby Wombaaaaaaa..... Yea Yea Yea!!!

NEW THINGS!!!

...Sculpted by Zoe Phillips, photographed by Blake Peterson.  

Prints Available!

Photo #1 (08/2012) : Prints Available

Photo #2 (08/2012) : Prints Available

Photo #3 (08/2012) : Prints Available

Scarves Almost Ready!

It has been a hectic, but productive few weeks.  Zoe and I are together again in San Francisco!

While getting accustomed to a new city and getting moved into an apartment, we have been working on quite a few different projects: a few prints, drawings, potentially a new book project... AND we're completing new scarves!

Once we have ironed the fabric and hemmed the edges, we will upload proper photographs with purchase information!  

[Detail] 'Mana-TEASE' silk scarf by Zoe Phillips + Blake Peterson (2012)

[Detail] 'Mana-TEASE' silk scarf by Zoe Phillips + Blake Peterson (2012)

 

[Detail] 'Spooky Glasgow v01' silk scarf by Zoe Phillips + Blake Peterson (2012)

[Detail] 'Spooky Glasgow v01' silk scarf by Zoe Phillips + Blake Peterson (2012)

[Detail] 'Spooky Glasgow v01' silk scarf by Zoe Phillips + Blake Peterson (2012)

[Detail] 'Spooky Glasgow v02' silk scarf by Zoe Phillips + Blake Peterson (2012)

[Detail] 'Spooky Glasgow v02' silk scarf by Zoe Phillips + Blake Peterson (2012)

New Work

Researchers at the University of Iowa have recently discovered that there are a series of portals in the Earth's magnetic field, which periodically open and close throughout the day.  These invisible, elusive, and unstable portals are capable of transporting particles at high speed from the Sun's atmosphere's to Earth's, causing geomagnetic storms.

Yawning (Part 1) [Large Format Digital Photograph] by Blake Peterson with Zoe Phillips

Yawning (Part 2) [Large Format Digital Photograph] by Blake Peterson with Zoe Phillips

New Fabric Pieces

Zoe and I have been working on some new fabric pieces.


We already have them printed onto fine organic silk, we just haven't made the cuts or hemmed the edges.  


But here are some preview pictures of the original designs.

**PREVIEW** Spooky Glasgow Version 02 by Zoe Phillips with Blake Peterson (2012)

**PREVIEW** Spooky Glasgow by Zoe Phillips with Blake Peterson (2012)

**PREVIEW** Manatees (Man-A-Tease!) by Zoe Phillips with Blake Peterson (2012)

As Comfortable... (Photo Documentation Part 2)

Here is the last set of photographs from the "As Comfortable As A Wool Bikini" show with Kyle Smith, in Glasgow at studio 41.


We'll have another update shortly, as Zoe and I just finished some new fabric pieces...  

Outside of Studio 41 - photograph by Blake Peterson (2012)

Inside of Gallery - Photograph by Blake (2012)

Sheep Costume by Blake x Zoe (2011)

Alternate View of Gallery