Bowing to Paradox
Bowing to Paradox click to view magnolia leaves, etched glass, chicken wishbones, wood, and metal tears – title is from a fragment in Kathleen Flowers’ poem Like Blossoms Falling. Solo exhibition at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, Oregon 2010 Bowing to Paradox is an exhibition that contemplates life – both the joys and the sorrows. It…
Read MoreCross Hairs
Cross Hairs click to view Artist Project Grant provided by The Regional Arts & Cultural Council Exhibition at The Art Gym at Marylhurst University 2005 “Cross Hairs presents words that describe hair – words that are often negative – unruly, kinky, oily, dull, and wispy crossed with hairstyle names like mullet, mohawk, momoware, cornrows, bob,…
Read MoreAlphabet Tricks
Alphabet Tricks click to view Alphabet Tricks was made possible by an artist residency grant from the Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York. There are 120 copies in the edition and each book has 15 double-sided pocket pages. hand-set letterpress, silk-screen 4″ x 3.5″ x .75″ 2000 Purchase your copy here Alphabet Tricks situates…
Read MoreNot So Fast
Not So Fast click to view Burch trunk, twisted wire, ceramic jay Poem by Kathleen Flowers 2019 8′ x 5′ x 24″
Read MoreAnother opportunity to see Owed to The Mountain, 12/3/2021
Please join us on Friday, December 3 between 5-9 PM to view Learn how Owed to The Mountain was printed. I will have examples of solar etching plates, reduction wood blocks, wood engraving, eco press, and handset type so you can get an idea of how the different parts were printed. This project will be showcased at an Ink…
Read MoreOwed to The Mountain book launch Nov. 12 &13, 2021
Book Launch and Showing of New Artist BookOwed to The Mountain Friday & Saturday, November 12 & 13, 2021 Passages Bookshop1223 NE ML King Blvd., Portland, [email protected] Thank you David Abel for this opportunity to display my project in your space. Hours:Friday 11/12, 5:00-8:00 pmwith a presentation by me at 7:00pmSaturday 11/13 12:00-6:00 pmI will be there…
Read MoreJuly 2020 ART NEWS from Diane Jacobs
Finding solace in Mother Nature In this email: BLACK LIVES MATTER COVID-19 wear a mask Shutting, halting and canceling Pipeline construction Oregon Art Commission/Ford Family Foundation Career Opportunity Grant Owed to the Mountain artist book project – stories, prints, Ecoprints The Storyteller Issue: Leaf Litter #8 The Art of the Book – Seager/ Gray Gallery – Interwoven Alphabet Grappling with…
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2020 We Need Change! In this email: INTERSECTIONS: NEW ORLEANS CBAA 2020 CONFERENCE ARTADIA – Awardee November Spotlight In Cahoots Residency WAKE video and images Snap shots from my special time in New Orleans for the 2020 College Book Arts Association Conference INTERSECTIONS: Paper Machine; glimpse of the Mississippi River (I learned it is 200 feet deep); Amistad Research Center on the Tulane University…
Read MoreWAKE installation October 2019 at the Annex at the Bush Barn Art Center in Salem, OR
Reception and artist talk October 12, 5-8 PM Art installation WAKE in the Annex at the Bush Barn Art Center in Salem, OR.Please join me on Saturday, October 12 from 5 – 8 PM for an artist talk and reception. The show is up through October 30, 2019. Gallery hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 AM – 5 PM Saturday & Sunday 12 – 5 PM Here are detail images from…
Read MoreMay 2019 Art News from Diane Jacobs
Grateful for a month of focused art making! In this email: Pine Meadow Ranch Artist Residency Last weeks to see OPEN SESAME! The Magic of Artist Books Revealed Interview with Cynthia Sears showcasing OPEN SESAME Artist book collaboration with Alisa Banks $PEAK OUT update The top picture is a panoramic view of my studio and work I produced during the four week residency.…
Read MoreSeptember 2019 Art News from Diane Jacobs
Fall is approaching Image from Lopez Island at Iceberg Point In this email: Wake, solo installation at The Annex, Salem Art Association Mountain artist book received a 2019 RACC Project Grant Interwoven Alphabet The Book as Art: The Page and Beyond Unredacted – in Swampscott, MA GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE – Friday, September 20 Please join me at Wake’s reception and artist…
Read MoreMarch 2019 Art News from Diane Jacobs
Welcoming Spring In this email: Leland Iron Works 2018 Residency Show: A/PART OPEN SESAME! The Magic of Artist Books Revealed Forest Anthology Pine Meadow Ranch Artist Residency A PART is group show of 2018 Leland Iron Works residency artists: Jodie Cavalier, Beckey Kaye, Mami Takahashi, Linda Wysong, Robin Cone-Murakami, Nicolo Gentile, Lauren Goding, Catherine Ross, Adam…
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