Art From the Hart Gallery
LIBBY GEORGE: MONOTYPE PRINTS WITH COLLAGE
Opening April 4
ARTIST'S STATEMENT:
After putting away my etching press for several years, I am printmaking again. I always loved printmaking but put it aside because the traditional printmaking process required very toxic materials.
Last year I applied for and received a grant from the Ingrid Nickelsen Trust to explore printmaking with non-toxic soy inks. The Art From the Hart Gallery show is a series of monotype prints with collage. These prints of flowers are a result of the grant. They are a new beginning.
Painting on Plexiglas, laying a piece of damp paper over the Plexiglas, and running it through the press makes the monoprint. For the collage work, shiny paper is glued with rice paste and then run through the press a second time.
Since 1974, Libby Georgeʼs work has been exhibited in solo and group shows at galleries and museums in the United States and abroad, including, the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, California; the California Museum of Art, Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, California; the University of California, San Francisco; and the College of Art in Kumasi, Ghana, Africa. In addition, her pastels and prints are in public and private collections, including those of the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington D.C.; the College of the Redwoods, and the Clarke Memorial Museum in Eureka, California; the Save-the-Redwoods-League in San Francisco, California; and the Bureau of Land Management in Sacramento, California.
Images shown: Upper left: TWO STEMS; Upper right: BLUE FLOWERS; Lower right: POPPIES. All monotype and collage.
The Hart Gallery is located in the box office of the Ferndale Repertory Theatre, 447 Main Street, Ferndale. It is open during regular box office hours (Tuesday through Saturday noon to 5pm) and during performances.
The gallery also features note cards by Humboldt county artists. All proceeds from gallery sales support the Ferndale Repertory Theatre.