Introducing Jessica Baker who pulls copper and solar plate etchings, monotypes and monoprints on the etching press in her Clinton Hill studio. In the works we are showing here, you can see her interest in circles as a powerful archetype of spirit and the cycle of life (the bold color monotypes) begin to imprint itself directly onto materials collected from nature. Most recently, she has been printing on leaves collected from around Brooklyn, primarily in Prospect Park.
The Gallery: Jessica Baker
Sassafras on Sassafras. Monotype . Print size: 6" diameter, 2008Titles in order of the Gallery:
- Black in Red in Gold Circle. Monoprint, 11" diam, 2007
- Black in Red Circle 1. Monotype, 11" diam, 2007
- Sassafras on Sassafras. Monotype . Print size: 6" diam, 2008
- Tulip on Ginkos. Monotype , Print size: 6" diam 2008
- Multiple Leaf & Print Circle. Etchings on Tulip Tree leaves, etchings on rice paper & leaves, 17" diam
- Black in Red Circle 2. Monotype, 11" diam, 2007
- Blue in Gold Circle 1. Monotype, 11" diam, 2007
- Leaf & Circle Repetition. Etchings on Shingle Oak Leaves, monotype print, leaves. 31" diam, 2008
- Double Tulip Leaf Prints. Etchings printed on Tulip Tree leaves, 20" x 18"
- Three Birch. Monotype. Print size: 6" diam, 2008
You can see Baker's work, alongside four other print makers at The Hofstra University Museum’s exhibition: Ancient Echoes in Contemporary Printmaking. Through March 20th (Hempstead, NY 11549)
Inquiries about the works featured here? Please contact the artist directly via email or visit her site to see other works.
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I happen to have one of Ms. Baker's works in my apartment. It's one of her recent leaf prints and I bought it directly from the artist. Of course, I love it and waking up to it every morning is just perfect. The thing I love about her leaves and circular prints (thanks for posting them here, by the way) is that they are at once so simple and very complex. I constantly see new things in the small circular print that she printed on the leaf. The circular prints that you posted are the same way for me. Thanks for pointing the way towards this truly innovative artist.
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