A New FREE download available -

"Stressed Bonus"
digitally manipulated stressed paper collage by Mick Mather

The FREE pdf download for "The Stressed Series - A book" is now available. At the end of March I mentioned that I'd let all of you know when and today is it. The image above is a bonus created for this post and doesn't appear in the book ... please enjoy both.

Another DisCo image from the vault -

"Stimulus Package II (A Mother's Arms Version)"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

I was just reviewing the recent work files that resulted in my submission to Seth Apter's Disintegration Collaboration Project by way of this FREE down-loadable PDF artists' book, "From the Proverbial Ashes". While there, I found a few alternate versions, like today's post, that I thought I might offer up.

Disintegration Colaboration: "From the Proverbial Ashes" -

"Stimulus Package II (Thumbnail Set)"
detail from an Artists' Book by Mick Mather

Once again, here we are with a BIG reveal for Seth Apter's way fab Disintegration Collaboration Project. Today, many of us are posting what we've created from the remains of our original works. As can be seen by the image above, for me that wasn't much. Even so, I pressed forward with what I had to create an artists' book called "From the Proverbial Ashes" that you can download for FREE as a PDF document at MediaFire (a file hosting service). Have at it!

Redflag: Inadvertently, I failed to title the print on page 7 of the PDF - the result of Stimulus Package II (Original Photograph #4) - it should have been titled "Stimulus Package II (Birdhouse XVIII Version)". Hmmm, this correction is a bit of a puzzle in and of itself, yes?

Behind the curtain -

"Wife of the Wizard of Oz"
$50 Unframed - LUCAS GALLERY
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

You wouldn't know it but I've spent the greater part of the last 3 or 4 weeks listening to some new and some old music while looking at a ton of art. Not the least of which was the Preview Reception last Friday morning at SUArt Galleries for the way fabulous retrospective "Impressions: Jasper Johns". My mind is still spinning from that sensory overload but it's not the end of the story. While busily planning my year end back-ups - along with a better plan for that task in 2008 - I was easily sidetracked into my new love, PDF Art Zines. As I began downloading and perusing zine after zine, it wasn't long before I was truly inspired and dropped everything to get to work on today's post. Long story short, it is said that Johns "always downplayed the importance of subject matter in his work and instead emphasized the techniques and processes associated with making art". My own method of working with digital tools runs parallel to that path, especially so in the piece you see here. Have at it ... I've got more artwork to drink in! :D