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Carrie Gilbert | “Reclaimed”

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In the first image, a loose rendering of an industrial structure appears, with a small hint of foliage beginning to infringe upon it from the right; the same structure appears again in the second image, this time faded, with increasing quantities of foliage overtaking it.

Carrie Gilbert, "Reclaimed," 2020, monotype on paper (diptych), 9" x 12" (each print); 16" x 24" (diptych with mat)

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I have always been intrigued by the idea of nature reclaiming neglected human-made artifacts. The concept seemed to lend itself well to a subtractive monotype printmaking process, since I could use "ghost" impressions to suggest the passage of time and the fading away of the original structure. I then used stencils to add in the vines that are consuming the structure. This image was based on a photo I took at the now-defunct Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City.

Orange bodies of two musicians, doubled and singing a song on an abstracted blue-green background.

Gus Bertram | “Eleggua”

This is a black and white relief print. There is a woman's face with her eyes closed and a third eye on her forehead that is open. Above her head is a representation of firing synapses, which appear like lightening. Her hair is long and black with white highlights, and it becomes the background of the image. Below her face are Psilocybin mushrooms growing up from behind a lotus flower. Under the flower, text reads "Yes! on 109".

Jessica Allison-Bourne | “Yes! on 109”