Her: I wish I could...

1. Screenprint. Although I've spent five years in art school, I've never taken a class on screen printing. The process seems very long and technical, however the results are so beautiful. Take a look at this amazing video that shows the process of screenprinting. (Found via SwissMiss).

A pretty rough guide to screen printing from Andrew Bell on Vimeo.

2. Letterpress. Similar to screenprinting, letterpress is another craft that has me fascinated. I love love love the look of letterpressed greeting cards and posters. Unfortunately it is a hobby that requires a bit of an investment in money and space - neither of which I am rolling in at the moment. In my third year of art school I had the pleasure of visiting a very respected letterpress artist, Jim Rimmer, in his home studio. Sadly he passed away this year. Here is a beautiful video about him and his work.

From Lead to Gold: Portrait of Jim Rimmer from Ryan Mah on Vimeo.

3. Dance. I've always been a little bit awkward, and have never been able to dance very well. I would actually love to take some classes (for very, very beginner adults) in some sort of funky dance. Even belly dancing could be fun!

Hey Him, is there anything you wish you could do?

Comments

[mommy]

Wow, screen printing is a lot more technical than in 1976/77 when I was screen printing t-shirts by hand. I'd love to show you the old but simpler way some time!
I found this piece in the Globa and Mail about Jim Rimmer: http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20100427.OBRIMMER26ATL//TPStory/Obituaries

[mommy]

Oh ya, I saw this last night and thought it fit in with your wish to dance - maybe you could take Elaine with you to class!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xi4O1yi6b0

[Michelle Clement]

Oh - I've been dying to learn to screen print! When I go back to school, it's nearly first on my list. :) And Emily Carr has a few Continuing Ed Letterpress classes - basically, a work-on-whatever-you-want with the presses & old letters. It's lovely!!