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RISOGRAPH PRINTED WEB OF OFFERINGS
SMERE TACTICs
Sharing artforms and practices to make interdependence visible
Imagine The World
WE are curious for life.
WE are accepted as our whole selves.
ALL needs are met w/o exploitation or struggle.
WE know our roots & RETURN to deep relation with all life on the planet.
roles
PRINTMAKER - Printing all the things in order to spread new visions for the world
TEACHING ARTIST - Sharing processes that make space for acceptance and to navigate the current world
COMMUNITY BUILDER - Holding complexity as we grow community networks of abundance & care
{S}ara {Mere}DITH TACtics
As an artist I go by Smere Tactics.
Creating all sorts of art for 20+ years!
A list of some of the mediums used:
creating and printing woodcuts, collagraphs, dry-point etchings, kitchen lithography and working on testing and combining mokulito ( wood lithography) with woodcut printmaking, painting ( plant- based acrylic, moving away from acrylic),mixed media, assembling mixed media large scale art installations using reclaimed and found materials
super keen on RISOGRAPH printing & currently help manage Communication’s Print Collective of Risograph Printers
ASK ME ABOUT:
My Rules of Engagement
Deep Sea Creatures + bioluminescence
Cherokee Marsh flora and fauna
Communication arts collective
Navigating Community conflict
OTHER FACTS:
Autistic, Mother of 2 teenage boys, married to my husband for 20 years, been a Northsider ( Madison) for 17 years, Lifelong Wisconsin resident, feel off if I don’t walk in the woods at least once a week, I have a Sandhill Crane call, enjoy backyard TV ( watching the drama of animals we share an ecosystem with), recently picked back up on knitting, mending and other fiber based arts and crafts
Join me in the studio
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Usually 6-9pm on a Thursday evening. Every month I pick a process and up to 4 people to teach. You get to learn a creative process ( usually printmaking) using the same tools and space I do.
See what’s on the schedule in the Shop or Sign up to receive workshop updates via newsletter
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Interested in a workshop but the timing doesn’t work? Reserve a private lesson or sessions with me in the studio. I can teach a variety of printmaking processes, mixed media and help you plan out, troubleshoot or brainstorm for your creative project. Bonus pricing if you bring a buddy along for fun!
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Also known playfully as Moonshadow for how First Fridays fall soon after a Full moon.
Every first Friday through November my studio is open from 6-8pm along with other studios in the same building and even the same area.
Free activities every time
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Offering DIY printing with my small woodcut blocks for a
Sliding scale $10-30
Bring your own clothing or fabric to print on
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Our collective artist’s studios are called Roundhouse studios. We aim to have 2-4 events per year studio wide.
Sign up for my newsletter to find out when these events happen.
custom work
Commission me to create a woodcut painting.
Created on 12”x12” cradled wooden panel. We’ll collaborate on imagery. I’ll carve some of the imagery and everything will be painted. Examples images show what the final product could look like.
If you’d like a piece that shows connect between humans and nature especially flora and fauna this is a great option. This could be a great gift or memorial for a caregiver depicting animals or plants they love combined together.
Images shown are examples of woodcut paintings / paintings I have created
I will collaborate with you on a design and hand carve a block up to 8”x10”
Proven to help with advocacy efforts. If your organization is out at a community festival, a campus or advocacy event. Printing an image on clothing, fabric or even paper helps people remember the information they receive with a physical reminder and en experience.
You decide if you’d like to keep the block and print on your own. $500
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I retain the woodcut $300 for design up to 8”x10”
AND I come with supplies to your event for up to 3 hours to print for a flat rate of $250 ( per event) plus additional for any travel beyond 50 miles from Madison.
Feel free to contact me via email with questions or to build a contract/ receive invoices instead
Want a completely unique version of a mini woodcut?
This allows you to combine a print with colors you like for your home or gift to someone else.
You pick one of my woodcut blocks and send me a few color choices. I’ll print the woodcut on clothing pattern paper and it will be affixed to a 4”x4” panel over intuitive color marks and floated on a black frame measuring 8”x8”
This one comes ready to hang. Photos are all examples.
If you have questions feel free to email me beforehand. If this is purchased first there will be follow up via email. Those living in the Madison WI area will get an invite to the studio to take a look at options in person