Portfolio CoverPhotocopy Transfer and Mixed Media

Theme: The “3rd Place”

Karissa Ferrell. Mental Place, (2011). Gel medium and packing tape transfer.

Karissa Ferrell. Domesticity (2011). Gel medium and packing tape transfer on paper

What is “The 3rd place”?

The term was coined by Ray Oldenburg in his book, “The Great Good Place,” 1999.

1st Place = The Home

2nd Place = Work or School

3rd Place = In the Community

Hallmarks of a true "third place": Informal Public Gathering Place (accessible to everyone), Voluntary, Community/Urban, Free or Inexpensive, Interactive, Happily Anticipated, Democratic (lack or focal point or hierarchy), and Frequented.

Resources:• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place• http://www.pps.org/articles/roldenburg/• http://libertypostgallery.blogspot.com/2009/09/third-place.html

Examples of “3rd Place” form Ancient Times

http://tinyurl.com/3bzn3st http://tinyurl.com/3tgvxoc

Contemporary Examples of “3rd Place”

http://tinyurl.com/3smalq5

http://tinyurl.com/3hbublm

http://tinyurl.com/3hzm9lp

http://tinyurl.com/3opbop3

How to make a gel medium transfer?

• Choose an image that has good contrast (strongly defined shapes, blacks and whites)

• Size or manipulate the image if needed.• Print using laser (black and white or colored)• Cover the surface (where you want to transfer the image)

with gel medium.• Place the image (print side down) on the gel medium• Burnish using a hard, smooth object.• Wet your finger and rub on the back of the image• Allow the papers and gel to fully dry (use hairdryer to speed

up drying time)• THEN. Wet your finger and rub on the back of the printed

image to remove the paper and reveal the image. Let dry between rubbing sessions to avoid tears (may need to repeat the process multiple times)

• COVER the transfer with gel medium and allow to fully dry before layering another image.

How to make a packing tape transfer?

• Find an image (in a magazine or book)• Carefully cover with packing tape (overlap strips if

needed)• Use a baren to burnish the surface of the tape• Soak the image + tape in water for 5 minutes• Scratch the back of the paper then rub with your

fingers to remove the paper• Once your image is revealed you may use sand paper

or a Brillo pad to make the image more transparent• Apply the image to your final design- adhere with a

layer of gel mediumResources:

http://www.calsk8.com/zeitgeist/acrylicgeltransfers.htm

Photocopy transfer examples

Robert Rauschenberg

http://tinyurl.com/3awamzk

Robert Rauschenberg, http://3dstatic.com/mailbox-rauschenbergbandalbum-cover/

Nitsa1's photostream, Route 58, Virginia, (2010).http://www.flickr.com/photos/nitsaa/with/5614736796/

http://tinyurl.com/44ufcg2

http://tinyurl.com/3z3xyvr

Christine Sajecki. Humor In American Newlyweds 1; self portrait with a red-headed woodpecker, (2009). 25"x19"

encaustic, photocopy transfer, and oil pastel on oak

http://tinyurl.com/44ufcg2

Project Criteria:

• Level 1 (Front Only- 3rd Place)• Level 2/ADV (Front, 3rd Place) + (Back, 1st or 2nd Place)• Fill 90% of the page• Use both gel medium and packing tape transfers• Use color and black/white images• Create a focal point area of interest• Carefully construct your design (avoid “goobies”)• Optional: Include “found text” to enhance your design