This week, Silas Plum talks about technique, subjects, and inspiration in his artwork! Some of your pieces use thick, dripping acrylic layers. Are there any other uncommon techniques that you enjoy using in your art? Sure, I think Multi-layered Gesso/Powder Pigment on canvas is pretty neat. Alcohol ink that is spread thick and torched is […]
Poetry: My Path
My Path by Dan Grote Am I easier to stomach now, a sloppy drunk with a neat drink? A generic face with a designer drug, hoping to find a hypodermic in a haystack? Every sunset, an irradiated orange, every morning a whore with open arms. How much really changes in twelve uneasy steps? (My strides […]
Fiction: The Women in the Next Booth
I was sitting in the end booth minding my own business. I always mind my own business. The corned beef was on its way. After so many years, Jennifer knows what I want, and I’ve been on a serious corned-beef kick. The Clayton Diner’s known far and wide for its sandwiches, especially the kosher ones. […]
Process Piece – Silas Plum
For the month of November we will be interviewing artist Silas Plum about his artwork, inspirations, and styles! Artist Statement Silas Plum lives and makes art in the woods. He believes strongly in the tired old maxim that the true value of an object is more than the sum of its parts, that the gut […]