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Happy Holidays and Updates on Art Projects

21 Monday Dec 2020

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On this day of the Winter Solstice I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season! It is the longest day of the year, and this year the date is especially special since Jupiter and Saturn are aligned and appear in the southwestern sky as almost one big star! I hope all of you are staying safe and healthy and happy to be hopefully coming out of this pandemic year and into a better future in 2021.

My art projects have mostly been on hold in 2020 due to the pandemic, but I did complete the installation of “Living Quilt for Sojourner Truth” in Sacramento at Sojourner Truth Community Garden. This public art work consisting of a handmade paper quilt with wildflower seeds in the pulp was installed on Nov. 21, and it is already beginning to transform with the seeds sprouting and growing. We hope to see a bed of blooming flowers in early Spring. These photos show the “quilt” when installed on Nov. 21 and also how it looked on Dec. 16. Thanks to Bill Maynard, Sacramento Parks Supervisor for taking this photo to show the changes.

Living Quilt for Sojourner Truth on 11/21/2020
Living Quilt for Sojourner Truth on 12/16/2020

I am planning to teach papermaking art workshops this summer at various organizations around the US. One workshop will be at Sierra Nevada University, Incline Village, NV.

https://www.sierranevada.edu/academics/summer-art-workshops-2/ingram-allen/

I am also invited to teach a workshop at Pacific Northwest Art School in Washington State https://pacificnorthwestartschool.org/product/ingram-allen-jane-6154-paper-making-from-scratch-with-local-plants-anytime-anywhere-july-13-16-2021/) and at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Otis, Oregon (www.sitkacenter.org). Keep watching this Blog for updates about the workshops. I am also planning to do some private workshops at my Santa Rosa studio in the coming year. It all depends on how things go with the vaccine and the pandemic outlook.

I also hope to travel later in 2021 to France (Cour Commune, Voulx, France) and to Switzerland (Haus zur Glocke, Steckborn, Switzerland) for artist in residency projects.

Happy Holidays to All! These stars bring hope for a better 2021. The installation is on 4th Street in downtown Santa Rosa, CA, through January 2021.

Stars of Hope Installation in Santa Rosa, CA

05 Saturday Dec 2020

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“Stars of Hope”
an art installation by Jane Ingram Allen
at 620 4th Street, Santa Rosa, California
Installed on November 25, 2020

“Stars of Hope” is part of the Downtown Chamber’s “Open and Out” series of 2020 art and cultural activities in downtown Santa Rosa. In this time of a pandemic and an economic downturn, these stars of colorful handmade paper with seeds for wildflowers in them express hope for a brighter future in 2021. After the installation comes down in early 2021, these stars will be given out to residents to plant in their own yard or keep as a remembrance of this time and our hopes for a better world.

There are so many things we hope for as we approach the holiday season and the end of 2020 and start of 2021. We hope for an end to the pandemic and a cure or a vaccine for the Coronavirus that is still affecting us all around the world. We hope for more economic opportunities and a fairer distribution of wealth and good jobs for everyone. We hope for a better environment and a positive response to climate change and other issues affecting our relationship with the earth. We hope for a better understanding and a coming together for our country and a renewal of our commitment to the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all people. We can wish upon these “Stars of Hope” and work together for a better 2021.
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sutter Health in Santa Rosa liked the idea of this art installation and agreed to sponsor it for the Chamber’s “Winter Lights” public artworks this season. Words of hope by Sutter employees are included in signage for this installation.
This photo by Timothy S. Allen shows the installation with twinkling lights bringing light to the downtown area.