The art and process of Mercedes Knapp, a student at MCAD with an abundance of interests and visions to share.Tumblr (3.0; @mercedesmisheard)http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9d8ce18dd0fbad9455597dbf95a8ef2/tumblr_mmi3jzbfGe1qjw70ro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/208f37508356a9bcdfde1b7355a97bdc/tumblr_mmi3jzbfGe1qjw70ro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f17018582bcbc2cc59ec20947e7f17f/tumblr_mmi3jzbfGe1qjw70ro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e47995382eded65b1ca61c4248e664b4/tumblr_mmi3jzbfGe1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Intaglio final + detail, 9” x 12” plate. 2013.</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49963520255http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49963520255Wed, 08 May 2013 18:23:59 -0400intaglioprintmakingintaglio printpinkpurplefloralombregradientflowers and swirlsall my favesartists on tumblrprintmakers on tumblrprintetching<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/69b12edcc8c297d730bf7712dcba11f7/tumblr_mmefisbI321qbwlgxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mercedesbird.tumblr.com/post/49807029839/creation-students-in-progress">mercedesbird</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Creation students in progress</p> </blockquote>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49823245493http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49823245493Mon, 06 May 2013 22:04:54 -0400in progressconcepts and metaphors<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5f36b534f68d21de629be473f2389d5f/tumblr_mm8x56DAi31qbwlgxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mercedesbird.tumblr.com/post/49546753055/woodcutting-a-dragon">mercedesbird</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Woodcutting a dragon</p> </blockquote>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49547009778http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49547009778Fri, 03 May 2013 19:30:43 -0400in progressprocesswoodcutprintmakingreliefrelief printmaking<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6bf1f6e527a6c6cafe9897d00947af30/tumblr_mm6kzsd75t1qbwlgxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mercedesbird.tumblr.com/post/49445483749/more-intaglio-ready-to-print">mercedesbird</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>More intaglio. Ready to print!</p> </blockquote>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49445755649http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49445755649Thu, 02 May 2013 13:14:00 -0400intaglioin progressprocessetchingcopperplateprintmaking<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c3e0e8bf59d0bc1dfa7c008210b63c0/tumblr_mlzx9o2wcS1qbwlgxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mercedesbird.tumblr.com/post/49150409009/intaglio-process">mercedesbird</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Intaglio process</p> </blockquote>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49154165725http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/49154165725Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:40:49 -0400intaglioetchinghardgroundprocessin progress<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5eda1c64f704e0412f3297cc96c488a/tumblr_mlfrhvv6jV1qbwlgxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mercedesbird.tumblr.com/post/48261268279/12-hours-of-straight-printmaking">mercedesbird</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>12 hours of straight printmaking</p> </blockquote> <p>life is a dance!</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/48263562721http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/48263562721Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:30:38 -0400tiredprogress<p>Hi! What an interesting question. I try to have a lot of fun and variety when it comes to medium; in the last two days alone I’ve played with inks, watercolors, soft pastels, and pens. However, I’d say that my most comfortable go-to medium is colored pencil, especially Verithin Prismacolors. They’re versatile, vibrant, <em>and</em> precise!</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/47330987013http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/47330987013Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:49:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2a816af3dc85000e9cfe7566267d1bab/tumblr_mk136hkfAJ1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6165afef0ac5e5c584a231115556e146/tumblr_mk136hkfAJ1qjw70ro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/376f2b03251437770c7a97a067a40a74/tumblr_mk136hkfAJ1qjw70ro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Those Days, These Days, Somedays</p> <p>9” x 12” carved linoleum prints, Spring 2013</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/45934929320http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/45934929320Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:49:29 -0400Artists on Tumblrmcadreliefprintmakinglinoleum printrelief printlifedeathcycle of life2D<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7191b0521e7bf128452a3c94879eceef/tumblr_mk12ojdF2h1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c972aea08cfaed3119f9ff14b56ad2b2/tumblr_mk12ojdF2h1qjw70ro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Midnight Special Parts One and Two, Spring 2013, 12” x 12” colored pencil</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/45934077242http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/45934077242Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:38:00 -0400Artists on Tumblrcolored pencilunderwateroceandepthscoral reefopenmandalaroundMercedes Knapp2Dillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/382526618718bd2c7b80a6e46996adff/tumblr_mjic43xpjo1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>my exhibition for the illustration merits scholarships! it’s in front of auditorium 140 til thursday so if you’re around mcad i’d love for you to take a look :)</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/45119552395http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/45119552395Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:48:03 -0400mcad<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f05cf69d05111087b3175b507ea67f0d/tumblr_mi6h6sxNAb1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>intaglio test plate, 4” x 6”</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/43025190788http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/43025190788Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:32:52 -0500intaglioprintmakingblack and whitethird eyeopeningenlightenmentascensionall-seeingeyeprintbrow chakrachakrasdivinity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08f54e1ad722b46c7976a6d580cc532a/tumblr_mi4n48EjMk1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>official light-on-dark experimentation! i’m pretty sure i’ll like it after the initial new-technique-discomfort wears off.</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/42948681390http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/42948681390Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:45:44 -0500experimentalexperimentationcolored pencilin progressblack paper<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7abb75fd5f9ec134d83efea71d4337a/tumblr_mfbb1kiPhK1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bd1529e861c299717248f63299c6b7b5/tumblr_mfbb1kiPhK1qjw70ro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3cf51d0436f70778becdbcafe168d52d/tumblr_mfbb1kiPhK1qjw70ro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3224adddf06e3c8ed7e1cc0061fdc601/tumblr_mfbb1kiPhK1qjw70ro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c7825abbf11e7aec1e7532c5e81c091/tumblr_mfbb1kiPhK1qjw70ro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/24383c197e68d7d5253de8cccfcfcf8e/tumblr_mfbb1kiPhK1qjw70ro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Large Format Photography final, Fall 2012</p> <p>“<span>This installation is a manifestation of my failures to connect to other people. The arms and hands are extensions of our hearts’ energies, the way we connect physically. To connect emotionally and spiritually to the people I surround myself with has been one of the biggest struggles of my life, and it saddens me when I realize how very little I even physically touch the people I care for. Exhibiting my wavering, delicate, failed attempts at connection – you can’t touch the photographs without leaving a mark or scratch – I have manifested a lifelong struggle that must be experienced and acknowledged to begin to be understood.”</span></p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/38361258108http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/38361258108Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:27:00 -0500large formatphotographyfinalprojecttransparenciestransparencyinstallationphoto4 x 54x5camera<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f689e74d291f55b68885ea68a2904e05/tumblr_mfb8sbfSlH1qjw70ro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cf6d619c9e930fd8d352c986fba921fa/tumblr_mfb8sbfSlH1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e64d517f038f55c3781c1cc6e01c50c7/tumblr_mfb8sbfSlH1qjw70ro5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/43b4c8194c53cbd5b1d30d4db52f6d00/tumblr_mfb8sbfSlH1qjw70ro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/201c635516ee4a1ddd4b9caa2339f370/tumblr_mfb8sbfSlH1qjw70ro4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0dca8cb8edf8049dbc271c4744821194/tumblr_mfb8sbfSlH1qjw70ro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>My final project for Screenprinting: a series of six monoprints, 12” x 18”</p> <p>Enjoy!</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/38357661939http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/38357661939Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:38:00 -0500screenprintscreenprintingmcadfinalprojectquotelifeconsciousnessselfegonaturemeaninglovemonoprintwatercolorinkpaintposter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/95581e059cc41c596e16d8367d282303/tumblr_mf1incrdfj1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>my head also matches my final today!</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37930194107http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37930194107Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:35:36 -0500meself<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/058f1398f557ec8aeacee7b0943122a8/tumblr_mf1i4kNvkK1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Final assignment for Intro to Illustration. Digital painting for a 20 x 16 inch print of Buenos Aires.</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37929370139http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37929370139Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:24:20 -0500artists on tumblrdigitalcityargentinabuenos airespsychedelicneonpaintingphotoshopart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71d576461a404b63efb3bf6e89580ce8/tumblr_meyn11AkDo1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>cranking out my intro to illustration final!</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37821515260http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37821515260Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:17:25 -0500work in progressartists on tumblrprogress<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b99b1d70462eda035adc536a2e072f28/tumblr_mevuqtQ0lw1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Halftone Print</p> <p>Fall 2012</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37730319116http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37730319116Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:11:17 -0500screenprintphotoscreenprintingneonwhiteinkhalftone<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c94f044648d515059b4bb8ee5f115e1/tumblr_mevunygQRr1qjw70ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Reductive Print</p> <p>Fall 2012</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37730211144http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37730211144Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:09:34 -0500reductionreductiveprintscreenprintscreenprintingpsychedelictealorangemouthface<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1753cc87841c01e1483ac2cda79982bc/tumblr_mevuhmvGO91qjw70ro1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Watercolor Monoprint 2</p> <p>Fall 2012</p>http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37729975680http://mercedesmisheard.tumblr.com/post/37729975680Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:05:00 -0500monoprintscreenprintscreenprintingelephantlotuscrownchakrarainbowspiritualmetaphysical