Tag: Printmaking
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TAOS Distillery: Transforming Thistle
Follow the transformation of thistle into tea & artwork by Swiss based artist, Daniela Jules Garza during a Creature Conserve supported residency at the TAOS distillery in New Mexico
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Re-imagining Conservation at the National Museum of Wildlife art | Curated by Creature Conserve
Acequia Artwork and poetry by Lee Lee & Thatcher Gray exhibited at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, WY – curated by Creature Conserve
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Acequia – Eco-printing at AADK
Eco-printing during a residency at AADK in Blanca, Spain. We used dye plants found on our explorations and transferred their color by soaking them in rust-activated water, warmed by the hot mid-summer sun.
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Acequia: Printmaking at Green Olive Arts
In Summer 2022, during a project in Tetouan, Morocco, we explored Acequias’ living history while collecting local plants. We created prints using a plexiglass press method, incorporating an anthotype process with turmeric. This allowed for dual-color impressions while ensuring plant material was moist to prevent damage during printing.
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OCHO | Printmaking with Plants
The ¡Pollinate! series by LEAP featured a printmaking workshop at OCHO Art Space, focusing on native plants that support pollinators. Participants created textured prints using native seeds, guided by Jan Simonsen Martenson. This event complemented the ¡Pollinate! Art Show and culminated in the NeoRio 2016 festival celebrating art and nature.
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SEED :: disperse – Stephanie Lerma
The artwork “In the Air, A Seed Cloud” by Stephanie Lerma explores the connection between air, water, and seeds. Using handmade cotton paper and other materials, the piece reflects on the hopes of a gardener for rain and the natural process of seeds drifting through the air to land in the yard.
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SEED :: disperse – Viviane Le Courtois
Viviane Le Courtois created collaborative art during Saturday coffee gatherings at Processus in Denver, using fruit pits placed on paper as a medium. She expanded the concept of shared tables to urban wildlife, collecting nibbled seeds from a compost pile to transform into sculptures, illustrating broader communal connections.
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SEED :: disperse – Stephanie Hilvitz
Stephanie Hilvitz’s artwork ‘Vessel’ features a plaster body cast adorned with milkweed pods, exploring themes of life, death, and survival through the monarch butterfly’s migration. Her work, inspired by mythology and science, aims to raise awareness about the endangered milkweed populations, inviting viewers to participate in conservation efforts by scattering seeds.
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SEED :: disperse – Rian Kerrane
Rian Kerrane’s installations, “House Home” and “Seed Wallpaper,” explore themes of domesticity and cultural critique through various materials and performances. “House Home” uses molten iron to symbolize spiritual cleansing, while “Seed Wallpaper” reflects on female roles in society and the symbolic nature of décor. Both works address identity, memory, and social constructs.
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SEED :: disperse – Linda Melvin-Graham
Linda Melvin Graham, inspired by biology and geometry, explores celestial mysteries through monoprints on acrylic sheets at Processus Art Life. She marvels at how the material interacts with light and reflects on the beauty of seeds as genetic carriers. This work is part of Denver’s 2016 Month of Printmaking.
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