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News & Events 2010
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Coming in April, 2010
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
by
Wallace Stevens
illustrated
by
Mark Hoppmann
In August, 2009 in collaboration with Musicians Sean Osborn, and Rajan Krishnaswami, I began a series of illustrations to accompany Wallace Stevens, Thirteen Ways of Looking a Blackbird, a collection of poems first published in 1917. From this endeavor the idea for a bound collection of both the illustrations and Steven's poetry was born. Not only was it my first attempt at the art of book making, but it was also the first time I had created a series of illustrations based on another artist's work.
Each illustration was rendered first in India ink before being scanned into a computer. The pages were then layed out in Adobe Elements and printed on an HP 960c Laser Printer before being hand trimmed, creating a total of two sixteen page signatures to be hand stitched. After each cover was created by hand wrapping and gluing fabric to ph balanced artists board, using glue made from wheat paste on the artists stove. The end papers were made using cheesecloth and paint, so that in essence, no two books would be alike. Final assembly was done by gluing the end pages to the signatures and the covers in a series of two steps and placed under weights to dry.
By these methods, a limited edition of 100 books were created by the artist over the space of two months. Each book contain a total of fourteen illustrations, and thirteen poems. Every book comes with it's own numbered certificate and will be presented in a black jewelry box.
In April, 2010, the books will be displayed at a series of salon style concerts along with the images being projected on a large screen during a series of thirteen movements based on the Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird. During the concerts, my book will be available for sale for $30 each plus tax, or you can order in advance at the same price, plus shipping.
To view the illustrations and the poems, click on:
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
For concert times & schedules,
or more information regarding the concerts, go to
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IIn January 2010, my crowz merchandise shop was created at www.cafepress.com/crowz,
to accommodate a growing demand for anything crowz©
Enjoy your visit!
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My show and event schedule can change on a week to week basis.
Check back often!
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To view more of my work, visit
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For inquiries about my work, Commissions, Events, Galleries,
to purchase one of my works,
or just to add your name & address to my mailing list:
Contact Mark Hoppmann at:
Studio: (253) 759-6121
or
email: schuylerland@aol.com
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