Jennifer Worsley
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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.
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.
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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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