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Sue Reno Studio
Fiber Art and Inspiration
April 10, 2024
Everything old is new again
March 21, 2024
Artquilts for U.S Department of State Art in Embassies Program
I'm so excited! Two of my artquilts have just been picked up and are on their way to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, as part of the Art in Embassies Program. They were chosen, with the assistance of a curator, by incoming Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock. I am grateful to the Ambassador for her selection of my work. I hope they bring her and her guests much pleasure as they hang on the walls of the Embassy.
Selected were On the Verge:
On the Verge |
Materials: artist-painted and commercial silk and cotton fabric
Techniques: wet process cyanotype/solar dye, patchwork, stitching
Size: 54”h x 49”w
The Organic Landscape |
Materials: artist-painted and commercial cotton and silk fabrics
Techniques: cyanotype prints, Seminole style piecework, machine stitching
Size: 78"h x 32"w
Thanks to the SAQA Global Exhibit Seasonal Palette, The Organic Landscape has already toured many venues in the US, as well as in Taiwan and Brazil. I am thrilled to add another county to its exhibit history.
I was part of the Art in Embassies program once before, with the Organic Garden in Vientiane, Laos. It gives me a particular kind of patriotic pride to be able to make a contribution by loaning my artwork to this excellent program with a great history.
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March 18, 2024
In Dreams I Found Utopia included in Susquehanna Inspired
I am delighted to announce that In Dreams I Found Utopia has been selected by curator and artist Rob Evans for inclusion in "Susquehanna Inspired: 3 Centuries of Artistic Interpretation. The exhibit will be at the Kerlin Gallery at Creative York, York, PA, from April 4 - May 18, 2024.
In Dreams I Found Utopia |
"The Susquehanna River is one of the great rivers of the United States and one of the earliest to be explored. Curated by York County artist, Rob Evans, and partnering with the Lancaster Conservancy, Creative York will feature artwork, spanning 3 centuries, about the Susquehanna River and the surrounding land in Lancaster and York counties.
An opening reception will be held at Creative York on Thursday, April 4 from 6 to 8pm."
In Dreams I Found Utopia, detail 1 |
In Dreams I Found Utopia, detail 2 |
In Dreams I Found Utopia, detail 3 |
In Dreams I Found Utopia, detail 4 |
February 7, 2024
New Work - Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse Effect |
I am delighted to share my latest work, Greenhouse Effect. It combines large wet process cyanotype prints of leaves gathered in my local woods with elaborate patchwork borders.
Greenhouse Effect, detail 1 |
Greenhouse Effect, detail 2 |
Greenhouse Effect, detail 3 |
Greenhouse Effect, detail 6 |
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December 21, 2023
2023 Winter Solstice Pinhole Camera Pics
Here's the best of this season's winter solstice pinhole camera pictures. The tech behind these could not be any simpler. A piece of Foma black and white photographic paper is rolled up, inserted, and sealed inside a clean beer can. A single pinhole is poked in the can to admit light, the whole works is attached to a hopeful vantage point, and then I wait. These cans were put out on the summer solstice, so each swooping line on the horizon represents a single day's journey of the sun across the horizon.
It's best to aim it towards the south, but it's also fun to experiment. This one above was off the the side, on top of a garden trellis, so you can see some of the sun paths but also a nice assortment of trees.
I do the above view every year, it's looking out from the front of my suburban home near Pittsburgh, PA, USA. This year a shrub grew up and partially obscured the view for a while in the summer; you can see a few branches and a leaf.
I do these because they are fun, and because when everything is instant it's nice to have something to wait for. I hope you enjoy them!
December 4, 2023
Experiments in wet cyanotype - part 88
The sensitive fern was the focus of a large quilt I did back in 2007, which I titled Mystery Fern. This was pre-google image search, when I had to rely on what was in my head or in my field guides, and at first I couldn't do a positive ID, hence the "mystery". It remains one of my all-time favorites, for its imagery and it's cool, woodsy vibe.
Mystery Fern |
All of these prints are primarily cyanotype chemicals, with just a smidge of Solarfast solar dye in yellow.
Here they all are after exposure, but before rinsing.
And here are the rinsed and finished prints.
That's probably the last printmaking session for the year, although I do have bunch of pressed leaves, so I might get inspired on a cold and snowy day.
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November 3, 2023
Experiments in wet caynotype - part 87
Next is a branch from a hawthorn tree. It's a medium sized tree at the edge of our property; I don't think I ever noticed it before. Perhaps this is the first time in my tenure that it's fruited this heavily, or perhaps this year I noticed it just before the birds.
Then, on to fig leaves! I planted figs for the first time this year, and this late in the season felt empowered to harvest a few leaves for printmaking. First is a set of three on cotton, then a solitare on mineral paper.
Next a trio of nasturtium leaves on mineral paper.
And finally, some more spikenard.
Here they all are after exposure but before rinsing. I always observe at this time of year that I can get good prints on a warm sunny day, but they lack the extreme patterning and color morphing of a hot and humid summer day.
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