January 7, 2017
These have been tremendous fun to ink! More on my instagram @raphmakesartithink
January 7, 2017
Well I've been writing and drawing a comic, in addition to all the other stuff I've been doing. Here's a few mock-up covers I had a lot of fun throwing together...
May 8, 2016
Got a few warm and fuzzy photos here with my incredible Faculty Ellie Herman and Tracy Templeton. I am so grateful for their mentorship, challenges, and general support. As well I've got a photo with my WONDERFUL mother, who came all the way out to Indiana from Oaklan...
May 8, 2016
Really happy and proud to post images of this show with Molly Fox. What began as a single-work collaboration in Cross-Disciplinary class turned into a lovely, complex, and thought-provoking show. It represents my first foray into Textiles and a continuation of many of...
March 24, 2016
Had a great time learning a thing or 999 about producing mezzotint plates with the master, Guy Langevin. He had a very physical approach, almost like a martial art or sport. He corrected my posture and my technique very thoroughly, making me aware of how the position o...
March 15, 2016
Had a great time putting together some work and showing at Butler University with Izzy Jarvis--a most fantastic artist and a great friend. Zachary Carlisle Davidson curated the show and gave us the opportunity to give artist talks, which was a great deal of fun. These...
October 26, 2015
I'm planning a book tentatively titled "FUN FOR BOYS." It's a series of pages on transparency mounted between panels of plexi, rotating like a conveyor belt/mobius strip when you turn the handle.
7 images about ready as of now, with a goal of around 20. Each is 9" x 7,"...
October 20, 2015
Hey y'all! How's it going? I am pleased to announce some upcoming shows. This week I’m proud to show with Color Lines at the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center organized by Brooke Starks, next week I’m up for a month in Seattle as part of the Backstreet Bazaar Festival...
October 1, 2015
Wanted to really get these things going 100%. I want the viewer to be able to see both sides of the paper and the print, so they'll be off the wall. They'll divide space so that folks have their backs to the wall reading the back side of the image. Each one presents...
September 29, 2015
I've begun a new series of wall comics at 14" x 18" that I'll hang so that both sides are visible. Don't mind me while I brainstorm on this... and don't worry, there's an overhaul coming when I document a great deal of new stuff. I'm in various stages of assembly and...