“I hope my work helps to draw attention to the delicate balance of nature and the inter-dependence and connectivity between ourselves and our natural environment,” she says. “I hope that the sense of freedom I try to capture will resonate with everyone that sees it.”

But while birds are constant throughout her work, Henley’s toolbox is a mish-mash of sorts – with her artwork a mixture of weave, embroidery, and print. Using machine and hand stitch, Henley applies fragments of Japanese paper, found paper, dyed muslin, and bits of silk. Her pieces are made by a combination of dying, painting with pigments and screen-printing onto cotton calico, and then texturing the surface with various materials.

Large, spacious areas of printed and painted surface contrast with small stitched details, representative of delicate birds in their wild natural environment and the contrast between intricate detail and the vast expanse of surrounding space. The result is a thought-provoking work of art that invites the viewer to question his relationship with the natural world.

Follow her stunning work on Instagram.

The post This Artist Studies the Movement of Birds appeared first on TettyBetty.

Each of Lauren’s designs is drawn first by hand, then transferred to a rubber or linoleum block. The design is carved into the block and the block is inked and printed by hand. Then it is scanned and edited on a computer in her home studio. 

She relies on sketchbooks to keeping track of her many ideas. “I keep a number of different sketchbooks but they are often very rough ideas for the finished pieces,” she told the Fishink blog. “Sometimes they are ideas or themes. Sometimes sketches giving a general guide for composition. Imagining an idea as a relief print has become fairly fluent for me in the last year of concentrated practice. Sketchbooks for me are also a great way to remember and revisit thematic material which was completed earlier in my development and needs another go.”

Inspired by her love of nature, walks in the woods, storybooks, folk tales, and childhood memories, she sees her connection with nature as an overarching motivation for her work. “It is easy to see how disconnected one can become with the technology available, but without respecting and acknowledging the incredible natural world it would be a much less rewarding life to live,” she stressed.

Enjoy some of her work in the gallery below:

The post Andrea Lauren Will Make You Fall Inlove with the Art of Printmaking appeared first on TettyBetty.

Miller’s print is titled They Cause Tsunamis and it references a scene from Ponyo, one of Miyazaki’s movies.

“In the movie,” Miller explains, “the five-year-old main character, Sosuke, shows a group of elderly ladies the goldfish that he found. One woman, Yoshi, recoils and says ‘Fish with faces who come out of the sea cause tsunamis. That’s what they always say.’”

“Which,” she adds, “turns out to be correct.”

Check out the poster below and swipe right to see more photos.

The post Denver-based Artist Arna Miller’s New Print Honors Miyazaki appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I hope my work helps to draw attention to the delicate balance of nature and the inter-dependence and connectivity between ourselves and our natural environment,” she says. “I hope that the sense of freedom I try to capture will resonate with everyone that sees it.”

But while birds are constant throughout her work, Henley’s toolbox is a mish-mash of sorts – with her artwork a mixture of weave, embroidery, and print. Using machine and hand stitch, Henley applies fragments of Japanese paper, found paper, dyed muslin, and bits of silk. Her pieces are made by a combination of dying, painting with pigments and screen-printing onto cotton calico, and then texturing the surface with various materials.

Large, spacious areas of printed and painted surface contrast with small stitched details, representative of delicate birds in their wild natural environment and the contrast between intricate detail and the vast expanse of surrounding space. The result is a thought-provoking work of art that invites the viewer to question his relationship with the natural world.

Follow her stunning work on Instagram.

The post This Artist Studies the Movement of Birds appeared first on TettyBetty.

Each of Lauren’s designs is drawn first by hand, then transferred to a rubber or linoleum block. The design is carved into the block and the block is inked and printed by hand. Then it is scanned and edited on a computer in her home studio. 

She relies on sketchbooks to keeping track of her many ideas. “I keep a number of different sketchbooks but they are often very rough ideas for the finished pieces,” she told the Fishink blog. “Sometimes they are ideas or themes. Sometimes sketches giving a general guide for composition. Imagining an idea as a relief print has become fairly fluent for me in the last year of concentrated practice. Sketchbooks for me are also a great way to remember and revisit thematic material which was completed earlier in my development and needs another go.”

Inspired by her love of nature, walks in the woods, storybooks, folk tales, and childhood memories, she sees her connection with nature as an overarching motivation for her work. “It is easy to see how disconnected one can become with the technology available, but without respecting and acknowledging the incredible natural world it would be a much less rewarding life to live,” she stressed.

Enjoy some of her work in the gallery below:

The post Andrea Lauren Will Make You Fall Inlove with the Art of Printmaking appeared first on TettyBetty.

Miller’s print is titled They Cause Tsunamis and it references a scene from Ponyo, one of Miyazaki’s movies.

“In the movie,” Miller explains, “the five-year-old main character, Sosuke, shows a group of elderly ladies the goldfish that he found. One woman, Yoshi, recoils and says ‘Fish with faces who come out of the sea cause tsunamis. That’s what they always say.’”

“Which,” she adds, “turns out to be correct.”

Check out the poster below and swipe right to see more photos.

The post Denver-based Artist Arna Miller’s New Print Honors Miyazaki appeared first on TettyBetty.