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JulyJul 29 Tuesday Tue 08
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AprilApr 28 Monday Mon 08
I had my type-2 class do a project to experiment with hand made type.
AprilApr 2 Wednesday Wed 08
I spent all last weekend traveling throughout Dallas and Fort Worth looking at museums and galleries.
MarchMar 20 Thursday Thu 08
Here are some sketches I am planning on using for a suite of drawings.
I hand-pulled my largest lithograph edition this week.
MarchMar 15 Saturday Sat 08
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Since about 2006 I have slowly began collecting prints from artist: Jay Ryan. Thought maybe I would show off what I have so far. Maybe I'll start posting all the work I collect. I have always found it very interesting what artwork, artists collect. You know, I used to tell myself many years ago that I wanted to have all my own work on the walls of my home. Now it is everyone else's work instead. Well here are three Jay Ryan's and his book.

This is his book.

These are the three that I have so far. More to come. Check his work out!
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DecemberDec 25 Tuesday Tue 07
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DecemberDec 1 Saturday Sat 07
NovemberNov 29 Thursday Thu 07
NovemberNov 27 Tuesday Tue 07
I have been trying to find another way to make new works using the supplies I have.
Just got a letter in the mail today notifying me of the acceptance of one of my prints into the
NovemberNov 19 Monday Mon 07
NEWS FLASH: Chaka tries blogging...again. I've tried the blog thing before and never liked it that much. But I am liking the way artists are blogging about their work rather than their lives. Maybe it will help me develop my thoughts for new works. No promises, but expect what only CHAKA can bring. I AM CHAKA!!!
Photo dedicated to Ben Rollins
I moved a few months ago into a studio space with a good friend of mine. She named the joint Bois d'Arc Press. It has been a great space to work and an even better place to print. YEEEEHAWWWW!BOIS D'ARC PRESSBelow: (1) Entrance, (2) the real "myspace", (3) The Press, because real printmakers do it by hand.


NovemberNov 3 Saturday Sat 07
I belong to Christ, I am a husband and father, an artist and printmaker.
My work and imagery are a response to spiritual and practical concerns within my walk of faith. I prefer to express myself through personal conviction, celebration and rebuke. I believe peace will conquer conflict, I believe unity will disperse division, I believe love will massacre hate and Truth will never sleep.
I have a website: www.iamchaka.com
Jason Upton, Misty Edwards, Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits, Iron & Wine, U2, Relient K, Me Without You, Matisyahu, Sufjan Stevens, Alexi Murdoch
Bible, Art on Paper, Journal of the American Society of Agronomy, The Rest of the Gospel, Revolutionary, Aselm Kiefer (Heaven and Earth), "Sun_Soil_and_Survival"
Anselm Kiefer, Cy Twombly, Terry Winters, Jay Ryan, Emily Whitehorse, Jim Dine, Jeri Ledbetter, Antoni Tapies
sloth, jude, catastrophic, function, agronomy, experiential, sloppy, manipulation, ramble, eclectic, integer, kingdom, crush, paper, ascension, justify, bodaggett,
Christian, husband, father, artist, printmaking, drawing, photography, flyfishing, music, pottery