“It Bears Repeating – (2024)”

“It Bears Repeating – (2024)”

I am releasing this piece on New Year’s Day 2024 as both a physical piece and an NFT. The original piece is 72×36 inches (183×91.5 cm) when stretched. The medium is Aerosol and acrylic on canvas. It will be available as just an NFT and also the original Canvas with the NFT companion on the Divenci.com platform.

NFT +Original Canvas is HERE- NFT only is HERE on the Divenci.com Platform

It can also be purchased on eddiecolla.com and the NFT will be transferred to your wallet address

NFT +Original Canvas is HERE – NFT only is HERE

After the past few years, we have all had to endured quite a bit. A global pandemic, 2 wars, a rising income gap, a housing crisis, energy crisis, and a pending environmental catastrophe etc. At times the weight of it all has crushed my spirit. So in December of 2023, I decided to go into my studio and re-visit this piece. This is my mantra, and rather than repeating it verbally from time to time, particularly when things are weighing down upon me, I remind myself of the basics by making this again. It’s a ritual I perform when needed. The time I spend with the piece, alone in the studio reinforces this message and realigns my perspective. That process, is what I take away. The piece itself needs to go out into the world. New Year’s Day seemed the perfect time to put it out in the world. I suspect many people have struggled in a similar way to myself over the past few years. Today is a New Year, a new chapter, and this seemed an apropos first piece.

Ambition Metallic Silver Edition Release

These will go on sale Tuesday August 30th at 9am PST and 18h CEST HERE

Ambition Silver 18×24 inches (46x61cm)

2 color Serigraph on 100lb (270gsm) Cover stock

edition of 100 signed and numbered with certificate of authentication

These were printed with a metallic silver ink, because of it’s reflective nature the text changes depending on the angle of light and your position to the print. The paper used is 100% post consumer recycled and certified forest friendly from The French Paper Company in Michigan. The facility is run by its own in-house Hydro-electric power. This renewable power has avoided 700,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Surplus power is supplied to the local community. The inks used are water based solvent free acrylic.

We all need to start making better informed decisions about what we consume and it’s impact, even artists. Recently I have begun thinking more and more about the materials I use and finding some really good solutions and alternatives. I’m happy to be discovering better ways to print and better materials to reduce waste and pollution. I know this is a small step but a worthy step. As the consequences of climate change continue to have catastrophic results I will do my part to try to continue to find better solutions in my art process and give collectors something they can feel better about owning as well.

Ambition – Spilt Milk Edition

I had a good time making these hand embellished Ambition prints. There are only a dozen of them and each one has a unique background. These will go on sale May 20th at 9am PST HERE

Ambition – Spilt Milk Edition

18×24 hand embellished multiple 1 color hand pulled serigraph

Edition of 12 – each piece is unique

Signed and numbered with certificate of authenticity

Printed of French Paper, Kraft tone 100lb cover stock

This paper is 100% Post consumer recycled and FSC certified.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), is a non-profit organization that sets certain high standards to make sure that forestry is practiced in an environmentally responsible and socially beneficial manner.

Ambition – Etched Metal Plate Release

As a Pow Wow Hawaii Alumni I was asked to be  part of  1xrun’s Pow Wow Hawaii Print Series this year. I decided to do an edition of the piece I did at Pow Wow 2012.

I produced 2 versions of the “Ambition” image as chemical etched metal plates. Each plate is .030″ and 16×20 inches They are available in stainless steel, edition of 100 and Brass edition of 15. Each edition is signed and numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity from myself and 1xrun. These drop Monday, February 22nd at 12noon PST. The brass edition is available HERE and the stainless steel edition is  HERE

The etching process gives the surface an engraved or intaglio of the image which is then filled with paint. I choose this process to give the pieces some weight and dimensionality and create an object more than a print.

 

Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu chillin in front of my painting. Hard Rock Hotel Chicago.