Dew Point
Dew Point
Dew point is a meteorological term denoting the atmospheric temperature, varying according to pressure and humidity, below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form. I made these wet process/solar dye prints of tall blue lettuce and Japanese knotweed in high summer, when the dew point was indicative of the oppressive heat and humidity. The lettuce is a native wildflower, and the knotweed is a noxious invasive plant. I liked the contrast between their differing leaf forms.
Materials: artist-painted and commercial silk and cotton fabric
Technique: wet process cyanotype and solar dye prints, patchwork, stitching
Size: 57”h x 55”w
For Sale: $7,600
Exhibit History:
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh New Member Exhibit, 2022, Martha Gault Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
John Hopper’s Inspirational Magazine, no. 60, April 2022, Interview
Out of the Funk, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, 2021, Erma Freeman Center for Imagination, Pittsburgh, PA.
