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SUMMARY:Gallery opening – Plant Planet: Two Views of Nature Printing
LOCATION:Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton
DESCRIPTION:Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM\n\nPlant Planet: Two Views of Nature P
 rinting\nby Laura Bethmann and Lisa Madson\n\nOn View: October 10 – Novem
 ber 7\, 2026\nOpening Reception: Saturday\, October 10\, 3-5pm\nLaura Bet
 hmann in the Siegal Gallery & Lisa Madson in the Lower Level Gallery\n\nA
 rtist statement:\n\nNature Printing: Natural objects\, printed by hand\, 
 are direct impressions of life.\nThe forms\, patterns and textures of lea
 ves\, flowers\, roots\, fruits\, tree bark\, seeds\, vegetables\, and a h
 ost of natural objects produce phenomenally expressive\, life-sized artwo
 rk. The spontaneity\, immediacy\, and organic qualities of even the simpl
 est nature print depict true visual characteristics of the natural world.
 \n\nAn Ancient Practice\nLeonardo da Vinci described this process on foli
 o 72 verso of his ‘Codice Atlantico’ including a nature printed sage leaf
 . Benjamin Franklin devised a secret nature printing process when printin
 g colonial currency in Philadelphia. Nature printing is a little-known te
 chnique today\, but it holds a fascinating and worldwide history. This pr
 actice served as art and craft\, and as a science for the study and ident
 ification of plants. Although it has been traced back thousands of years\
 , its origins have never been discovered.\n\nTwo Views: Lisa Madson and L
 aura Bethmann\nLisa lives and works in northern New Jersey. Laura lives a
 nd works in southern New Jersey. The highlands and mountainous regions ve
 rsus the Pine Barrens and flat\, rich farmlands. Both of these regions ar
 e catalysts for creative innovation\, as these artists make vivid associa
 tions with their surroundings and explore a kinship with the natural worl
 d.\n\nTwo Views: Nature Printing\nLisa presents artworks that portray a m
 oment in time with insight into our connections to the environment. She t
 ranslates the beauty of nature through a steam dyeing process where the n
 atural pigments and patterns of plants project their images onto paper or
  canvas. Lisa invites nature’s outdoor elements to play a role in determi
 ning the final result\, such as floating a printed canvas on the river fo
 r pattern\, or aging it through the winter in ice and snow. Other media i
 nclude inks\, embroidery\, cyanotype\, silkscreen and encaustic.\nLaura i
 s influenced by the fantastic structures\, delicacy\, and mystery of bota
 nical life. She has continued to be excited by adventures in the experime
 ntal process of nature printing for over 40 years. Her process is direct 
 printing. Botanicals\, carefully inked or painted\, are printed by hand o
 nto papers\, fabrics\, and a variety of other surfaces. Her nature printi
 ng media include relief ink\, watercolor\, and acrylic. Laura’s botanical
 ly-inspired watercolor paintings include ink nature printing\, color penc
 il and collage.\n\nMore info: https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/ga
 llery-opening-plant-planet-two-views-of-nature-printing/
URL:https://princetonu.gadzooklabs.com/e/acp52003
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