I’ve been playing with these small scale maquettes / scale tests and studies for installation pieces (that my wife and I are collaborating on), and I’m really beginning to like the act of creating these things at the small scale and photographing them from inside. Initially they were not intended to be finished pieces (but rather a means to an end), nor were the photographs intended to be the end product, but there is something very satisfying about this process and the images that are emerging. I had always intended to take the pictures into photoshop and use them to mock up what the finished installation would look like in the proposed space, but I think I’ve accidentally discovered a new branch to explore— interesting new territory as much of my new work is dealing with light as an important element, I have been having to figure out how to reproduce lighting effects on a much smaller scale.Image: Kevin Townsend, mottled sensation (study III)
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I’ve been playing with these small scale maquettes / scale tests and studies for installation pieces (that my wife and I are collaborating on), and I’m really beginning to like the act of creating these things at the small scale and photographing them from inside. Initially they were not intended to be finished pieces (but rather a means to an end), nor were the photographs intended to be the end product, but there is something very satisfying about this process and the images that are emerging. I had always intended to take the pictures into photoshop and use them to mock up what the finished installation would look like in the proposed space, but I think I’ve accidentally discovered a new branch to explore— interesting new territory as much of my new work is dealing with light as an important element, I have been having to figure out how to reproduce lighting effects on a much smaller scale.

Image: Kevin Townsend, mottled sensation (study III)

recent sketchbook scans to test out the new scanner (I’m kind of digging the wireless scanning, airprint (iphone/ipad) and email print features of this new printer/scanner beast- it lets my computer stay monolithically perched on my desk, seemingly untethered from the wall and all peripherals.  now I just need to find it a home in my home…) 
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recent sketchbook scans to test out the new scanner (I’m kind of digging the wireless scanning, airprint (iphone/ipad) and email print features of this new printer/scanner beast- it lets my computer stay monolithically perched on my desk, seemingly untethered from the wall and all peripherals.  now I just need to find it a home in my home…) 
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recent sketchbook scans to test out the new scanner (I’m kind of digging the wireless scanning, airprint (iphone/ipad) and email print features of this new printer/scanner beast- it lets my computer stay monolithically perched on my desk, seemingly untethered from the wall and all peripherals.  now I just need to find it a home in my home…) 
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recent sketchbook scans to test out the new scanner 
(I’m kind of digging the wireless scanning, airprint (iphone/ipad) and email print features of this new printer/scanner beast- it lets my computer stay monolithically perched on my desk, seemingly untethered from the wall and all peripherals.  now I just need to find it a home in my home…) 

So… the other day I gave my life drawing/portfolio development classes the assignment to use 0ne 22”x28” piece of paper and 1 black ballpoint pen (they must use ALL of the ink in the pen and bring it back empty) to produce a self portrait, from direct observation that includes a body part touching a reflective surface. I’m looking forward to seeing their drawings — final crits are monday… This was my 20 minute, in-class-demo (observed in a beveled mirror) to discuss facial proportions in perspective, mark making and ballpoint pen drawing tips. interestingly it is also the 1st time I’ve done anything resembling a traditional self portrait in at least 5-8 years
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So… the other day I gave my life drawing/portfolio development classes the assignment to use 0ne 22”x28” piece of paper and 1 black ballpoint pen (they must use ALL of the ink in the pen and bring it back empty) to produce a self portrait, from direct observation that includes a body part touching a reflective surface. I’m looking forward to seeing their drawings — final crits are monday… This was my 20 minute, in-class-demo (observed in a beveled mirror) to discuss facial proportions in perspective, mark making and ballpoint pen drawing tips. interestingly it is also the 1st time I’ve done anything resembling a traditional self portrait in at least 5-8 years
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So… the other day I gave my life drawing/portfolio development classes the assignment to use 0ne 22”x28” piece of paper and 1 black ballpoint pen (they must use ALL of the ink in the pen and bring it back empty) to produce a self portrait, from direct observation that includes a body part touching a reflective surface. I’m looking forward to seeing their drawings — final crits are monday… This was my 20 minute, in-class-demo (observed in a beveled mirror) to discuss facial proportions in perspective, mark making and ballpoint pen drawing tips. interestingly it is also the 1st time I’ve done anything resembling a traditional self portrait in at least 5-8 years
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So… the other day I gave my life drawing/portfolio development classes the assignment to use 0ne 22”x28” piece of paper and 1 black ballpoint pen (they must use ALL of the ink in the pen and bring it back empty) to produce a self portrait, from direct observation that includes a body part touching a reflective surface. I’m looking forward to seeing their drawings — final crits are monday…

This was my 20 minute, in-class-demo (observed in a beveled mirror) to discuss facial proportions in perspective, mark making and ballpoint pen drawing tips. interestingly it is also the 1st time I’ve done anything resembling a traditional self portrait in at least 5-8 years

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Wells of Mimir, documentation-proof of concept tests From on an ongoing series of passive drawings I’ve been working on since February. Ultimately this piece will be re-made at human scale, with the blocks of ice being 5’9” and 5’6” high, the well being drilled at 1” diameter, to the center of each block. The resulting well is to be filled with 18 ounces of india ink. The drawing to be made is a result of my hands, my actions and ideas but in the end I will not be making the marks myself. The process of drawing will last days as the ice slowly melts and releases the ink into the fibers of the paper. All of this traces back to my intense interest in the physiological way that memories are formed—One of these images was reposted this morning on Artchipel, so I thought I’d pull these images from my site, with a little more explanation. 
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Wells of Mimir, documentation-proof of concept tests From on an ongoing series of passive drawings I’ve been working on since February. Ultimately this piece will be re-made at human scale, with the blocks of ice being 5’9” and 5’6” high, the well being drilled at 1” diameter, to the center of each block. The resulting well is to be filled with 18 ounces of india ink. The drawing to be made is a result of my hands, my actions and ideas but in the end I will not be making the marks myself. The process of drawing will last days as the ice slowly melts and releases the ink into the fibers of the paper. All of this traces back to my intense interest in the physiological way that memories are formed—One of these images was reposted this morning on Artchipel, so I thought I’d pull these images from my site, with a little more explanation. 
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Wells of Mimir, documentation-proof of concept tests From on an ongoing series of passive drawings I’ve been working on since February. Ultimately this piece will be re-made at human scale, with the blocks of ice being 5’9” and 5’6” high, the well being drilled at 1” diameter, to the center of each block. The resulting well is to be filled with 18 ounces of india ink. The drawing to be made is a result of my hands, my actions and ideas but in the end I will not be making the marks myself. The process of drawing will last days as the ice slowly melts and releases the ink into the fibers of the paper. All of this traces back to my intense interest in the physiological way that memories are formed—One of these images was reposted this morning on Artchipel, so I thought I’d pull these images from my site, with a little more explanation. 
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Wells of Mimir, documentation-proof of concept tests From on an ongoing series of passive drawings I’ve been working on since February. Ultimately this piece will be re-made at human scale, with the blocks of ice being 5’9” and 5’6” high, the well being drilled at 1” diameter, to the center of each block. The resulting well is to be filled with 18 ounces of india ink. The drawing to be made is a result of my hands, my actions and ideas but in the end I will not be making the marks myself. The process of drawing will last days as the ice slowly melts and releases the ink into the fibers of the paper. All of this traces back to my intense interest in the physiological way that memories are formed—One of these images was reposted this morning on Artchipel, so I thought I’d pull these images from my site, with a little more explanation. 
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Wells of Mimir, documentation-proof of concept tests From on an ongoing series of passive drawings I’ve been working on since February. Ultimately this piece will be re-made at human scale, with the blocks of ice being 5’9” and 5’6” high, the well being drilled at 1” diameter, to the center of each block. The resulting well is to be filled with 18 ounces of india ink. The drawing to be made is a result of my hands, my actions and ideas but in the end I will not be making the marks myself. The process of drawing will last days as the ice slowly melts and releases the ink into the fibers of the paper. All of this traces back to my intense interest in the physiological way that memories are formed—One of these images was reposted this morning on Artchipel, so I thought I’d pull these images from my site, with a little more explanation. 
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Wells of Mimir, documentation-proof of concept tests From on an ongoing series of passive drawings I’ve been working on since February. Ultimately this piece will be re-made at human scale, with the blocks of ice being 5’9” and 5’6” high, the well being drilled at 1” diameter, to the center of each block. The resulting well is to be filled with 18 ounces of india ink. The drawing to be made is a result of my hands, my actions and ideas but in the end I will not be making the marks myself. The process of drawing will last days as the ice slowly melts and releases the ink into the fibers of the paper. All of this traces back to my intense interest in the physiological way that memories are formed—One of these images was reposted this morning on Artchipel, so I thought I’d pull these images from my site, with a little more explanation. 
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Wells of Mimir, documentation-proof of concept tests From on an ongoing series of passive drawings I’ve been working on since February. Ultimately this piece will be re-made at human scale, with the blocks of ice being 5’9” and 5’6” high, the well being drilled at 1” diameter, to the center of each block. The resulting well is to be filled with 18 ounces of india ink. The drawing to be made is a result of my hands, my actions and ideas but in the end I will not be making the marks myself. The process of drawing will last days as the ice slowly melts and releases the ink into the fibers of the paper. All of this traces back to my intense interest in the physiological way that memories are formed—One of these images was reposted this morning on Artchipel, so I thought I’d pull these images from my site, with a little more explanation. 
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Wells of Mimir, documentation-proof of concept tests


From on an ongoing series of passive drawings I’ve been working on since February. Ultimately this piece will be re-made at human scale, with the blocks of ice being 5’9” and 5’6” high, the well being drilled at 1” diameter, to the center of each block. The resulting well is to be filled with 18 ounces of india ink. The drawing to be made is a result of my hands, my actions and ideas but in the end I will not be making the marks myself. The process of drawing will last days as the ice slowly melts and releases the ink into the fibers of the paper. All of this traces back to my intense interest in the physiological way that memories are formed—

One of these images was reposted this morning on Artchipel, so I thought I’d pull these images from my site, with a little more explanation.



 

HAPPY FRIDAY* Artchipel’s tumblr artist feature this week is me… (*This helps to balance out the October snow that fell last night.)artchipel: Tumblr Artist Kevin Townsend | 7knotwind (b.1975, USA) - Sickness took her
. Charcoal, ink, shellac and latex emulsion
 (2008) Kevin Townsend is a USA-based painter, printmaker and former master printer for Hand Print Workshop International and River Tree Arts. His current work is inspired by the physiological processes of memory formation and the degradation / alteration of memory over time. Having worked as a master printer for Russian paper architect and artist Alexander Brodsky and influenced by the work of the paper architects, he began using his drawings as a way to explore metaphors for the internal sites, spaces and vessels of memory capture, containment and collection, envisioning them as installation pieces with the idea that they would only exist as drawings. “By initially denying myself the ability to construct these pieces forced me to keep re-imagining and redrawing them from memory.
 More recently I have begun using the drawings as plans, creating small scale installation pieces.” (interview with artist by ARTchipel Oct-2011) You can visit Kevin’s website or follow his Tumblr to explore his work & inspirations. [Kevin Townsend on ARTchipel]
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HAPPY FRIDAY* Artchipel’s tumblr artist feature this week is me… (*This helps to balance out the October snow that fell last night.)

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Tumblr Artist

Kevin Townsend | 7knotwind (b.1975, USA) - Sickness took her
. Charcoal, ink, shellac and latex emulsion
 (2008)

Kevin Townsend is a USA-based painter, printmaker and former master printer for Hand Print Workshop International and River Tree Arts. His current work is inspired by the physiological processes of memory formation and the degradation / alteration of memory over time. Having worked as a master printer for Russian paper architect and artist Alexander Brodsky and influenced by the work of the paper architects, he began using his drawings as a way to explore metaphors for the internal sites, spaces and vessels of memory capture, containment and collection, envisioning them as installation pieces with the idea that they would only exist as drawings. “By initially denying myself the ability to construct these pieces forced me to keep re-imagining and redrawing them from memory.
 More recently I have begun using the drawings as plans, creating small scale installation pieces.” (interview with artist by ARTchipel Oct-2011)

You can visit Kevin’s website or follow his Tumblr to explore his work & inspirations.

[Kevin Townsend on ARTchipel]