Normally a printer would cut a block and stand inside a little room and roll the block and paper through a little press and no one would get excited about that. But Josh likes to do things the fun way and the fun way almost always involves a steamroller.
The artists inked the blocks and covered them with paper...
The blocks were placed in front of the steamroller...
Then Josh was released from his chains and he wildly climbed up on the steamroller...
After he popped a few wheelies Mr. Drews steamrolled a couple of compact cars to warm up and then he was ready to go...
People scrambled for cover...
This poor girl was not able to get out of the way in time...
But after a quick cleaning of the roller, Josh was back in business...
He also may have clipped that telephone utility box at some point...
Seriously, Josh was safe and kind and no one was steamrolled during the process. Some very good quality prints were created. I was able to take part in the Extravaganza as an absentee artist. Molly and I collaborated on a design and she was able to attend the event and handle all the manual labor. Neither of us had ever collaborated with anyone before but the design and the process turned out very well. The important thing to note is that Josh is teaching this kind of creative approach to art to the students in our state. He's not just giving them assignments, he's creating events that bring different people together and allow his students to have experiences beyond the classroom. It's this kind of approach to teaching that won Josh the title of SC Art Educator of the Year last year.
And now I leave you with a couple of prints from the Extravaganza. This one by Sandy Singletary...
And this, the Molly and Doug collaboration...
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