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The Treasureish Hunt

First edition of a graphic novel: “The Treasureish Hunt"
 
Medium:
Graphic novel digitally printed on vellum and cotton
 
Dimensions:
4.25" x 5.5" x .5"
 
Price:
$20.00
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Book/Paper Arts
 
Art in Public Places:
Yes
 
Location:
Greenville, NC
 
Description:
200 pages, 50 copies printed. Individual chapter were located in 9 site specific installations in downtown Greenville, NC, May 2014. The entire book can be viewed digitally here.
Page Details from The Treasure(ish)Hunt
 
Medium:
Digitally printed on vellum and cotton
 
Dimensions:
4.25" x 5.5" x 0"
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Book/Paper Arts
 
Description:
This medley of images appear in various chapters of the graphic novel, "The Treasure(ish) Hunt". The book was created by using traditional and digital means and then printed with an inkjet printer.
Promotional Activity
 
Medium:
efforts taken to promote the Treasure(ish) Hunt exhibition
 
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Public Art
 
Location:
Greenville, NC
 
Description:
Promo for "The Treausure(ish) Hunt": 40 personal invitations were mailed, written by the main character of the book. Five Hundred paper rockets were displayed and left around town- these had the treasure map and instructions printed on the inside.
Site #1 
 
Medium:
paper rockets, decals, terrariums, treasure maps
 
Dimensions:
8’ x 40’ x 20’
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Installation
 
Location:
Jenkins Fine Art Building, Burroughs Welcome Gallery, Greenville, NC.
 
Description:
The map was provided at Site #1.
Site #2
 
Medium:
acrylic painting, decals, bird house, cube, book chapter 
 
Dimensions:
10’ x 10’ x 5’
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Installation
 
Location:
The Magnolia Tree between 5th St. and Trustees Way, Greenville, NC
Site #3
 
Medium:
oil painting, decals, wooden box, book chapter
 
Dimensions:
6’ x 5’ x 3.5"
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Installation
 
Location:
Backdoor Skate shop 222 E 5th St.,Greenville, NC
Site #4
 
Medium:
acrylic painting, decals, trashcan, book chapter
 
Dimensions:
20’ x 10’ x 4’
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Installation
 
Location:
Nostalgia Newsstand, 201 W 9th St.,Greenville, NC
Site #5
 
Medium:
bans blades, decals, mail boxes, book chapter
 
Dimensions:
8’ x 14’ x 12"
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Installation
 
Location:
Guarentees Screen Printing, 917 Dickinson Ave., Greenville, NC
Site #6
 
Medium:
oil painting, decals, book chapters 
 
Dimensions:
8’ x 6’ x 3"
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Installation
 
Location:
Dickinson Ave. Ext., Greenville, NC
 
Site #7
 
Medium:
oil painting, decals, clipboards with book chapters 
 
Dimensions:
60" x 60" x 1.5"
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Installation
 
Location:
Brody Medical School, E Campus Loop, Greenville, NC

Site #8
 
Medium:
oil painting, decals, bathroom mirrors with participant mate
 
Dimensions:
7’ x 25’ x 1’
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Installation
 
Location:
The Scullery, 431 S Evans St., Greenville, NC
Site #9
 
Medium:
decals, test tube terrariums, trunk, book chapter
 
Dimensions:
15’ x 20’ x 10’
 
Year Completed:
2014
 
Primary Discipline:
Installation
 
Location:
The Bridge between Avery St. and Town Common, Greenville, NC
The Treasureish Hunt
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The Treasureish Hunt

These images are from an interactive art walk I designed in May 2014. Among nine installations, chapters from a graphic novel were "hidden" at ea Read More

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