#Etch a sketch art series#

Jane Labowitch, aka the aptly named вЂњ Princess EtchвЂњ, creates incredible Etch A Sketch images beyond our wildest childhood dreams. But one Chicago artist has tamed the Etch A Sketch beast and has made it her art form and lifeвЂ™s passion. WormВ than anything usually ended in either frustration or accidental erasing (that was devastating). Every dime we make funds reporting from ChicagoвЂ™s neighborhoods.Remember playing with Etch A Sketches as a kid? For most of us, the crude line drawings that often looked more like the game Mr. She plans to work at the museum, spending eight to 10 hours on the Etch a Sketch and talking to other museum guests about her art.Дo stories like this matter to you? Subscribe to Block Club Chicago. Once Labowitch has picked a subject, she will focus on that piece for the next month or so, she said. rex was still in the entrance hall, sheвЂ™d have chosen that.)

#Etch a sketch art series#

SheвЂ™s working on a series that depicts Chicago landmarks, like the Bean and the skyline, and sheвЂ™s been checking out the Field Museum to see what catches her eye there. SheвЂ™s worked at conventions like C2E2 and hopes to participate in more in the future.ДЇor now, Labowitch is seeking out her next source of inspiration for another big Etch A Sketch piece. Labowitch also teaches workshops, showing students the basics of Etch A Sketch, and goes to events where she does portraits like a caricature artistВ - just one who uses a mini Etch A Sketch instead of pen and paper. One of her most ambitious pieces, a recreation of Georges SeuratвЂ™s вЂњSunday On La Grande Jatte,вЂќ sold for $2,500 last year.ДЇor those who canвЂ™t spring for an original Etch a Sketch, LabowitchВ also sells pins, stickers, ornaments and prints of her work online. Now, she takes commissions for work on mini Etch A Sketches, which start at $128, and her larger works can go for up to $800. вЂњItвЂ™s a bit of a stressful experience, shipping my work, but IвЂ™ve shipped literally hundreds of renditions at this point in the last five years and itвЂ™s a tried-and-true method of preservation,вЂќ Labowitch said.ДЄ post shared by рџ‘‘ Princess Etch рџ‘‘ first piece Labowitch sold - a rendition of Yoda from Star Wars - went for $300 when she was still in high school. She packs her creations in a вЂњboatload of bubblewrapвЂќ and ships them out to customers. Labowitch then cleans the Etch A Sketch, seals the hole in the back and glues down the front knobs so no new lines can be created. вЂњItвЂ™s a messy process, and itвЂ™s how I justify the cost that I ask for my work.вЂќ вЂњItвЂ™s like a smoke вЂ¦ and nothing is sacred to that powder. вЂњIt involves a lot of shaking and a lot of banging on the Etch a Sketch to be as thorough as I can be,вЂќ Labowitch said. But the work is messy and Labowitch has to do it outside while wearing a mask. Cleaning out the excess powder ensures that even if the Etch A Sketch is shaken, the image on the front wonвЂ™t change. Labowitch has to drill a hole in the back of the Etch a Sketch and remove the very fine aluminium powder from the inside. вЂњIf I would have done that then I wouldnвЂ™t have met you,вЂќ Labowitch explains.ДЄ post shared by рџ‘‘ Princess Etch рџ‘‘ finishing each piece, Labowitch has to preserve themВ - no easy task on an Etch a Sketch, which can be erased with the smallest of shakes. вЂњWhy here? Why didnвЂ™t you just look at a photo of it?вЂќ Others are more skeptical: вЂњAre youВ - what? How did you do that?вЂќ some ask when they see her work. Many people end up telling Labowitch about how they grew up with Etch A Sketches (theyвЂ™ve been around since 1960), and she loves to hear their stories. SheвЂ™s even asked those who take photos of her and her work to contact her so she can share the pictures. If a person lingers, sheвЂ™ll ask them if they have questions for her and encourages people to approach her. Passersby who see Labowitch working are sometimes timid and nervous about interrupting her, she said. She spent those hours on a bench before the real вЂњParis StreetвЂќ вЂ“ with some breaks to talk to curious strangers about her art. LabowitchвЂ™s latest big piece, a recreation of Gustave CaillebotteвЂ™s вЂњParis Street Rainy Day,вЂќ took her about 12 hours spread out over nine trips to the Art Institute. I've finally completed my on-site Etch A Sketch rendition of Caillebotte's Paris Street Rainy Day at It took 12 hours over the course of 9 sittings в”пёЏрџ–јпёЏ I will share a straight-on photo on Friday вќ¤пёЏ /huDlJsGtwO- Princess Etch рџ‘‘ Etch A Sketch artist September 26, 2018