• Jennifer Worsley

      Woodblock Prints, Drawings and Pastels

       

       

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      Art in Pilar's Garden

      June 8-10 from 5 to 9 pm

      403 8th Avenue ~ Salt Lake City

       

       

      Utah Arts Festival

      June 21- 24

      at Library Square in Salt Lake

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

    • Jennifer Worsley

      Pastels

      Big Cottonwood Morning in October - 14" x 20"
      June on Payette Lake - 8" x 12"
      Big Cottonwood Creek in October - 18" x 22"
      Payette River at Sunset - 9" x 12"
      Clouds and Granite, Near Alta - sold
      Little Cottonwood Canyon in May - sold
      New Meadows Sunset in August - sold
      Jughandle Mountain in Summer - sold
      Little Cottonwood Creek in October - sold
      Late Winter--Grandeur Peak - sold
      Big Cottonwood Creek, Early November - sold
      Big Cottonwood Canyon in September - sold
      September Sunset--McCall - sold
      Big Cottonwood Creek--Late October - sold
      Big Cottonwood Canyon With Clouds - sold

    • Drawings

      The Waterfall
      Little Cottonwood Rocks
      Rocks Above the Falls
      Morning At Kaaterskill Falls

    • Woodblock Prints

      My woodblock prints are made using water based inks applied to the block with brushes, a technique used in the Japanese printmaking tradition. A lot of planning and experimenting goes into making a woodblock print, and the process involves many separate steps. For me this is an interesting contrast to the immediacy and spontaneity of working in pastel.

      Road Through the Palouse - $375
      Stream on a Late Summer Afternoon - $675
      Clouds Over the Palouse - $375
      Salt Lake Valley With Snow - $500
      Summer Clouds Over Antelope Island - $275
      Sunset on the Payette River - $165
      River Delta At 30,000 Feet - $425
      Fall Light on the Stream - $350
      Summer on Payette Lake - $450
      Moonrise Before Sunset - $275
      River on a Summer Morning - $500
      Dusk in the Mountains - $125
      Highway In the Desert - $375
      Clouds and Moonrise - $225
      Canyonlands Dusk - $165
      Shadows on the Uintas - $350
      Morning Clouds - $400
      The Waterfall - $600
      Late Summer Sunset at Saltair - $400
      Summer Afterglow on the Great Salt Lake - $350
      New Meadows Dusk - $375
      The River in October - $675
      Guardsman's Under September Clouds - $300
      Winter Sunset on the Lake - $325
      July Sunset - $200
      August Evening - $375
      Mountain Valley Road - $125
      Canyon With Summer Clouds - $350
      Early Summer Morning - 14" x 18"
      Creek in Evening - 18" x 23"
      White Rim at Sunset - 8" x 12"
      Palouse in July - 13" x 12"

    • Moku hanga is a Japanese method of woodblock printmaking. It is water based, and brushes are used to apply pigment to the woodblock. A starch paste, traditionally made from rice, is also used to manipulate the pigment texture. The technique allows for subtle transparent layers of color, each of which adds a different dimension to the image.

       

      The interaction of paper, wood, and water in moku hanga lends itself to printing by hand. This is what I do with all my prints, using a baren, which is a Japanese rubbing tool designed specifically for woodblock printing. More photos of this printing process are here.

       

      Many of my prints are made using a reduction technique, which involves printing the woodblock in one color, then carving areas of the block away, and printing over top of the first layer in a new color, revealing the carved areas as I go. This continues until I have the final image, often a process of fifteen or more colors and carving stages.

      With this reduction technique, my edition size (generally between ten and thirty prints) must be decided in advance, because the block is carved away in the process and the design can not be reprinted.

       

    • in the studio and on location

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    • Contact Me

       

      My studio in Salt Lake is open every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm

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    • Bio


      Education:

       

      Hudson River Fellowship, New York, NY. 2009

      The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY. 1998-1999

      Boston University School for the Arts, Boston, MA. BFA, 1996

       

      Gallery Exhibitions:

       

      2018 Solo Exhibit at Summit Sotheby's 9th and 9th Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

       

      2016 Solo Exhibit at the Town Club, Salt Lake City, UT

       

      2014 "Water" - Solo Exhibit at Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, UT

       

      2013 Solo Exhibit at Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, UT

       

      2013 "LIKE" - Group Exhibition, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA

       

      2011 Group Exhibition, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA

       

      2010 Works On Paper - Group Exhibition. 15th Street Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

       

      2008 "Rivers and Sunsets" - Solo Exhibit, Pickett Fairbanks Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

       

      2006 "Pastels and Woodcuts" - Solo Exhibit, Pickett Fairbanks Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

       

      2005 River Pastels. Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

       

      2003 "River Pastels" - Solo Exhibit, Chroma Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

       

       

      Awards:

       

      Park City Art Festival, "Best of Show - Printmaking" 2017

       

      Sun Valley Art Festival "Best of Printmaking" 2013, 2014, 2017

       

      Park City Art Festival, "Best of Show - Drawing" 2015

       

      St. George Art Festival "1st Place - Printmaking" 2015, 2016

       

       

      Art Festivals:

       

      Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT. 2001, 2003-2017


      Park City Art Festival, Park City, UT. 2001-2005, 2007-2017

       

      Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival, Ketchum, ID. 2013-2017

       

      Art in the High Desert, Bend, OR. 2013, 2015-2017

       

      St. George Art Festival, St. George, UT. 2015-2017

       

      Sonoma Plein Air Art Festival, Sonoma, CA. 2009-2011


      Bistro 45 Courtyard Show, McCall, ID. 2007-2010


      Art Fair Jackson Hole, Jackson, WY. 2006-2008


      Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL. 2003-2005

       

       

       

       

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