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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · 24d

ABC cancelled Jimmy Kimmel; so I just cancelled our Disney Plus subscription!

Little voices do eventually get heard, as Target found out the hard way...

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · 26d

Above Scotts Mill, OR, Santiam Fire Aftermath, another photo from last week's Oregon road trip. Thinking of this as perhaps another series; Slow Recovery.
Five years after the 2020 wild fire and the reforestation charges are subtle, a reminder that nature heals itself very slowly.

Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · 26d

Above Scotts Mill, OR, Santiam Fire Aftermath, a landscape photo from last week's Oregon road trip. A black and white study for a potential Multi-Media Monotype for my Urban Ashes series. Investigating a lasting imprint of the logging pathway to salvage the usable trees after the urban wildfire.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Sep 4

El Cariso Village, Riverside County (CA), the aftermath of the Airport Fire (2024). I printed four versions of this multi-media monotype, while the ghost print appeared to be my best candidate for subsequent hand-coloring (Prismacolor art pencils)

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 31

Superior, Colorado (Marshall wildfire aftermath, 2022), Urban Ashes series (no. 6580), a 16 x 20" multi-media monotype I printed on a 20 x 24" sheet of cotton rag.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 30

Delighted to be selected for Lenscratch’s 2025 summer exhibition, A Summer of Hope, "to remind us that it takes conscious effort and active action to make the world brighter, sharper, and actively in focus."

Renewal (Memory Pod series) an archival pigment print weave (24 x 24")

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 29

Superior, Colorado, Urban Ashes series (no. 93908), a multi-media monotype with hand-coloring. I continued to hand-color this monotype to resolve my sky issues (plus a few other touch-ups), now completed.

16 x 20" image: Intaglio and pigment inks & Prismacolor pencils on 20 x 24" cotton rag sheet.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 18

Does not appear that my tribe has followed me to Bluesky...so what's next??

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 18

Superior, Colorado, Urban Ashes no. 6595, version 2, a multi-media monotype weave. The aftermath of the Marshall urban wildfire. I modified my earlier print weave as the checker-board pattern in the sky in my first weave attempt became too distracting for me.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 17

Classic cyanotype, 11 x 14" on 16 x 20" sheet of Bergger Cot, edition of 5, San Clemente Surf, morning, March 2024 (no. 8681, Warming Water, Anthropogenic Crisis series). Just finished framing, without glass or mat, today for a special collector, soon heading to Salt Lake City, UT.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 12

Cool! Getting more validation for my continuing development of my Entanglements series with the third Critical Mass Top 200 Finalist recognition.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 11

Glitter (San Clemente beach) is now heading to the wall of a former San Clemente city lifeguard. He told me that there were so many days in his guard tower when he had to look into the afternoon sun reflections to make sure that all of the swimmers were safe.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 9

Extremely delighted! Ella chose one of my favorite Multi-Media Monotypes from my Warming Water series (San Clemente, No. 070123) for her Brooklyn (NYC) home. This monotype (intaglio and pigment ink on cotton rag) is from my investigation of the Anthropogenic Crisis.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Aug 2

Superior, Colorado, Urban Wildfire Aftermath, Marshall Fire, 2022 from my Urban Ashes series. Getting this monotype print ready for the chopping block to create a print weave, and realized that this too is going to be a keep 'as-is' monotype (intaglio and pigment ink on cotton rag).

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 31

El Cariso Village, Riverside County (CA), the aftermath of the Airport Fire (2024). Intaglio and pigment inks on cotton rag, subsequent irregular weave of two of the prints.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 31

Erica, Wow! Thank you for your wonderful validation of my attempts to deal with this subject. Very much appreciated.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 31

From my Urban Ashes series, another print of the urban landscape of Boulder Colorado in the aftermath of the 2022 Marshall wild urban fire. A print that I was going to incorporate into a weave, while deciding after some post-printing modifications that it looks great as-is.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 25

Aftermath, Marshall Fire, Superior, Colorado, 2022 (No. 6226, Urban Ashes series), monotype print weave, intaglio and pigment inks on cotton rag. Continuing to explore this concept using my multi-media monotype prints, a hand-weave from two different printing sessions.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 24

This resulted in a one do-over for a different print weave combination. Cool!

Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 23

Aftermath, Marshall Fire, Superior, Colorado, 2022 (No. 6595, Urban Ashes series), monotype print weave, intaglio and pigment inks on cotton rag. Continuing to explore this conceptual variation using my multi-media monotype prints, a hand weave from two different printing sessions.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 20

Hope (Memory Pods series) Another idea for a print weave for my series that I experimented with this weekend. Prompted by a statement: what might hope look like for those whose memory is fading. Memory Pods is an investigation of aging, mortality, memory & loss #botanicalart #handweave #memory

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 16

Just arrived; The Hand Magazine, summer 2025 issue number 49! Honored to be featured. My cyanotype hand-weave & hand-stitched prints from my Entanglement series. Captured on 120 film & subsequently scanned to create my digital contact negatives #alternativephotography #cyanotype #handsewn #handweave

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 13

Opening reception of the Irvine Annual (#41) at the Irvine Fine Arts Center yesterday and honored to share the walls with so many talented artist. I had some interesting discussions with other print makers around the nuances of working with intaglio ink. Urban Ashes series, multi-media monotype.

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 11

Getting informal feedback during a print critique of my latest print weaves for my Memory Pods series. This has been a low-stress way to find out how some new prints resonate when trying something new, such as some of my recent print weaves that may incorporate text. #handweave #botanical

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Douglas Stockdale @stockdale.bsky.social · Jul 8

Brain Fog (Memory Pods series) A print weave that I experimented with prompted by a statement about "brain fog". Memory Pods is an ongoing investigation of aging, mortality, memory and loss. From scanned 120 Porta 160 film, Pigment prints, 24 x 24". #botanicalart #handmade #handweave #memory

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