According to one dictionary description, “Printmaking is the process of creating artworks by printing, normally on paper."
It continues, "Printmaking normally
covers only the process of creating prints that have an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting."
Another very short description is “the creation of beautiful or significant things.”
Prints: On The Wall
Prints: Off The Wall
is a combination of these descriptions.
Normally on paper? Not necessarily! Given the creative use and advances in inks, dyes, materials and technology, prints can be almost on any surface and not always on the wall!
Prints: On The Wall
Prints: Off The Wall
July 15 through July 28
Artist reception July 17th
4 to 6 pm
Frank Creney has been living on Martha’s Vineyard for over 30 years as an artist in clay. He uses alternative firing methods such as raku sagger and obvara, making functional as well as decorative pieces. Almost all are one-of-a-kind. “Nature is my inspiration and the limitless things to learn about clay drive me—it has become my life.” Frank also teaches ceramics at the Featherstone Center for the Arts.
Sheila Fane has shown her artwork at many Vineyard galleries and charity events since the mid-1980s. She works primarily in printmaking media along with papermaking “pulp painting” images and sculptures, specializing in landscapes, seascapes and more recently in animals, especially sheep and cats. Color is usually a major aspect of her work but recently, during the pandemic, she has returned to more simplified images in black and white.
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Linda Ziegler
Nest II
Linda Ziegler studied at Maryland Institute College of Art from 1971-1975, made Martha’s Vineyard her home in 1975, and continued her art education throughout her life. She moves between the mediums of mono printing, pastels, and oil and acrylic painting. lindajziegler@earthlink.net
Sandy Bernat is a wet fiber artist. She has been a hand papermaker for over 30 years. Founder and proprietor of Seastone Papers, a teaching studio exploring pulp fiber in art, she has offered classes in hand papermaking, surface design, and book arts since 1988. She has been exploring the process of printing natural color from local plant materials onto paper for several years.
Sandy Bernat
Daydream #2
Frank Creney has been living on Martha’s Vineyard for over 30 years as an artist in clay. He uses alternative firing methods such as raku sagger and obvara, making functional as well as decorative pieces. Almost all are one-of-a-kind. “Nature is my inspiration and the limitless things to learn about clay drive me—it has become my life.” Frank also teaches ceramics at the Featherstone Center for the Arts.
Frank Creney
Woodpecker Vase
Prints: On The Wall
Prints: Off The Wall
“I have a deep reverence for the Earth.” Each of Liz Taft’s plein air paintings is a homage to the island. She strives to simplify what she sees, observe the subtle colors and capture the magic that she feels. liztaft.com
Linda Ziegler
Nest II
Linda Ziegler studied at Maryland Institute College of Art from 1971-1975, made Martha’s Vineyard her home in 1975, and continued her art education throughout her life. She moves between the mediums of mono printing, pastels, and oil and acrylic painting.
lindajziegler@earthlink.net
“I have a deep reverence for the Earth.” Each of Liz Taft’s plein air paintings is a homage to the island. She strives to simplify what she sees, observe the subtle colors and capture the magic that she feels. liztaft.com
Sandy Bernat
Daydream #2
Sandy Bernat is a wet fiber artist. She has been a hand papermaker for over 30 years. Founder and proprietor of Seastone Papers, a teaching studio exploring pulp fiber in art, she has offered classes in hand papermaking, surface design, and book arts since 1988. She has been exploring the process of printing natural color from local plant materials onto paper for several years.
Renee Balter
Lantern
Renee Balter’s deep appreciation for the Vineyard landscape began in 1954 when she first came to the island to work as a waitress at the Menemsha Inn. She has been painting island vistas since the mid 1970’s, her work featured at some of the island’s top galleries including Cousen Rose and Dragonfly Gallery in Oak Bluffs. Her monoprints, illuminated one of a kind lanterns, and a complete catalog of her giclee prints are available at www.reneebalter.com
Renee Balter’s deep appreciation for the Vineyard landscape began in 1954 when she first came to the island to work as a waitress at the Menemsha Inn. She has been painting island vistas since the mid 1970’s, her work featured at some of the island’s top galleries including Cousen Rose and Dragonfly Gallery in Oak Bluffs. Her monoprints, illuminated one of a kind lanterns, and a complete catalog of her giclee prints are available at www.reneebalter.com
Peggy designs and gardens in Vineyard Haven creating botanical collages from the plant materials and flowers she grows and collects. "My botanical collage compositions are about my experience and pleasure of discovery...the joy of transforming those inner revelations into visual statements of form, color and texture."
peggyturnerzablotny.com
Peggy Turner Zablotny
Twenty Five...Composition One
Peggy designs and gardens in Vineyard Haven creating botanical collages from plant materials she grows and collects. "My compositions are about my experience and pleasure of discovery...the joy of transforming those inner revelations into visual statements of form, color and texture." peggyturnerzablotny.com
Sheila Fane
The Great Wave
Sheila Fane has shown her artwork at many Vineyard galleries since the mid-1980s. She works primarily in printmaking along with paper making “pulp painting” images and sculptures. Color is usually a major aspect of her work but recently she has returned to more simplified images in black and white.
Stephanie Slater
How Many Miles to Babylon
Stephanie works with black gouache on paper, painting scenes from nursery rhymes, folktales, and dreams. She lives and works on Martha's Vineyard, whose natural beauty continues to inspire her visionary style. artbyandruss.com
Stephanie works with black gouache on paper, painting scenes from nursery rhymes, folktales, and dreams. She lives and works on Martha's Vineyard, whose natural beauty continues to inspire her visionary style.
artbyandruss.com
Stephanie Slater
How Many Miles to Babylon
