"Come-Along" is my Poetic. Aesthetic. Print No. 3 and is the 3rd print in a series of 3 silkscreen prints combining the poetry of American poet Dave Smith with the art of strawberryluna, in conjunction the gallery show Poetic. Aesthetic.: An Exploration of Creativity in Poetry and Visual Art curated by John Shipman & The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland.

Poetic. Aesthetic. explores the relationship between the lyricism of poetry and the aesthetic force of the visual. By probing this relationship, Poetic. Aesthetic. also seeks to foster creative collaboration across artistic disciplines. Working with the University of Maryland Creative Writing faculty, The Art Gallery has partnered Maryland poets with national and international artists to collaborate on visual works for Poetic Aesthetic. Each visual artist will create three new works of art based on, and incorporating, the poems of one poet. Poetic. Aesthetic. exhibits works in various media, including paintings, sculptures, videos, drawings, screen-printed posters, and installations.

The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland presents the exhibition Poetic Aesthetic: An Exploration of Creativity in Poetry and Visual Art. The exhibition opens on January 27, 2011 with an Opening Reception from 5:00 -7:00 pm, and will be on exhibit through March 5, 2011. The multimedia exhibition brings together visual art with contemporary poetry in original, interdisciplinary works. Text from poets Elizabeth Arnold, R. Dwayne Betts, Lucille Clifton, Michael Collier, Jehanne Dubrow, Michael Glaser, Joseph Harrison, Ethan Huang, Linda Pastan, Stanley Plumly, Dave Smith, Saul Sosnowski, Elizabeth Spires, and Joshua Weiner will be featured in works from artists Kris Chau, Audra Buck-Coleman, Bill Dunlap, John Foster, Tim Gough, Dan Grzeca, Hero Design, David Hughes, Mirta Kupferminc, Ruth Lozner, Jefferson Pinder, Strawberryluna, Julianna Swaney, and James Thorpe.

This visual interpretation of Dave Smith's poem 'Come- Along' is my 2-color, hand screenprinted silkscreen print in a tone-on-tone palette of plum & violet hand mixed, water based silkscreen inks. Each print is hand signed & numbered in a limited edition only of 75. Size: 16 x 20 inches (40.6 cm x 50.8 cm.) Paper: archival Cougar, White 100lb cover weight.

I design & hand screenprint my prints and posters. If you have any questions, just let me know! Unless otherwise requested, all orders are shipped within 5 business days, though usually much sooner. I like stupid little toys, hopefully you do too because there will be one or two in your tube.

For more information about Dave Smith: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/dave-smith

For more information about the Poetic. Aesthetic. show: http://www.artgallery.umd.edu/exhibitions/2010-2011/poetic-aesthetic/index.htm