Author Archives: janeingramallen

Jane Ingram Allen Summer Art News

29 Wednesday Jun 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , ,

Summer art activities include making handmade paper outdoors on my patio and assembling things indoors in my garage studio in Santa Rosa, CA, for upcoming exhibitions and public art projects.

I have been selected for Sonoma Creates Art Surround (https://www.creativesonoma.org/artsurround/) a new public art program that will partner artists with organizations in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, CA, to create new site-specific artworks in public spaces working with the community. The project offers grants of $1000 to $10,000 to each of the selected artists to do one or more public art projects during the months of July to December of 2022. I should know in a few weeks what organizations I will be working with and where my installations will be sited. I hope to do more eco art installations with handmade paper and seeds in the pulp to change over time and work in harmony with nature. Here is a photos of my installation last year in Steckborn, Switzerland, titled “Living Quilt for Steckborn”.

Jane Ingram Allen, Living Quilt for Steckborn, installed in April 2021 and starting to transform, 8 feet x 10 feet x 1 foot, sponsored by Haus zur Glocke https://www.hauszurglocke.ch/home, Steckborn, Switzerland, handmade paper pulp, dye, seeds for wildflowers, soil, boards.
Jane Ingram Allen, Living Quilt for Steckborn, blooming in September 2021, 8 feet x 10 feet x 1 foot, handmade paper, dye, seeds for wildflowers soil, boards, installed in April 2021, organized by Haus zur Glocke and city of Steckborn, Steckborn, Switzerland.

Check back here soon for updates about the art installations I will be doing in Santa Rosa, California, and Sonoma County, California during the coming months.

Summer Workshops with Jane Ingram Allen in Oregon

Jane’s “Papermaking Around the World” workshops this summer at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology are both full. One session will be August 7 and 8, and another session will be August 9 and 10 at Sitka Center in Otis, Oregon, on the beautiful central Oregon coast. For more information about the programs at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, see the website at http://www.sitkacenter.org

During these “Papermaking Around the World” workshops participants will be learning to make handmade paper using materials, equipment and techniques from countries around the world, such as Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Tanzania, Indonesia, Brazil, Nepal and Turkey…all countries where Jane has been an artist in residence. Jane will be teaching more papermaking art workshops in her Santa Rosa, CA, studio during the Fall of 2022. Email her to be put on the email list for workshops and classes in hand papermaking: info@janeingramallen

Continuing work on Collaborative Art Project “In Deep Water“

Jane is continuing to work with printmaker Jami Taback on their “In Deep Water” Project. The installation of “In Deep Water” at Rowan University, Discovery Hall, Glassboro, NJ, is coming down at the end of August 2022. Here is a photo of one part of the multiple panels being created for this installation. Jane and Jami will be creating more handmade paper and printmaking panels for this ongoing installation art project about climate change and water.

Detail of “In Deep Water” panel, one sheet 18″ x 12″, handmade paper, dye, printmaking, ink

The next exhibition of “In Deep Water” will be Oct. 8 – Nov. 10, 2022, at Gallery Route One Project Space, Point Reyes Station, CA. http://www.galleryrouteone.org

Another Papermaking Workshop in August at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology in Oregon

12 Sunday Jun 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , ,

Due to so many people wanting to take the class “Papermaking Around the World” Jane will be offering another workshop on this topic at Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Otis, Oregon, on August 6 and 7, 2022. Jane will also be teaching Papermaking Around the World at Sitka Center, August 9 and 10, which is already full and with a waiting list!

See this link to register for the recently added workshop: https://www.sitkacenter.org/workshops/3317-papermaking-around-the-world

Taiwan Site Maps, created during Jane’s Fulbright Research Grant residency project in Taiwan, 2004-05.

Here is a description of the two-day Papermaking Around the World workshop.

In this workshop participants will learn about hand papermaking techniques, equipment and plant fibers used in different countries around the world (Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, China, Thailand, the Philippines, Bali Indonesia, Brazil, Tanzania and Turkey). The instructor will share her experiences as an artist in residence in these countries where she made handmade paper from local plants to create her handmade paper artworks. Participants will use such fibers as lotka from Nepal, kozo from Japan, abaca from the Philippines, palm leaves from Bali and Taiwan and banana leaves from Tanzania. The instructor will share images, sample books, fibers and equipment used around the world. Participants will learn to use Asian, Japanese, Nepalese and Western techniques for sheet forming as well as creative techniques on authentic and improvised equipment to achieve expressive and creative handmade paper art pieces. 

No prior papermaking skills required. This workshop is also suitable for experienced papermakers who want to explore new techniques and different fibers from around the world.

ENOUGH

27 Friday May 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , ,

This work is from a series of “Guns into Flowers” artworks I started in 2018 after another mass shooting at a school in our country.
Enough is Enough, and we need to demand that Congress pass some common sense gun regulations.

Jane Ingram Allen, “Seven Children”, 2018, 12″ x 17″ x 1″, mixed media on artist made handmade paper, thread, acrylic paint and gel, collage

Photos of “In Deep Water” at Rowan University, Discovery Hall, Glassboro, NJ

18 Friday Mar 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ 3 Comments

Tags

,

 “In Deep Water,” an art installation by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, is now on public display in the lobby of Rowan University’s new Discovery Hall, home of the School of Earth and Environment.  The installation focused on water and the climate crisis consists of 6 long panels each about 25-30 feet long hanging in front of a wall of windows and visible from inside and outside the building.  Other smaller “In Deep Water” panels are also displayed in windows near the Dean’s office and Conference Room in Discovery Hall.  This collaborative artwork by Allen and Taback incorporates hand papermaking and printmaking, and the transparent sheets of handmade paper are embellished with printmaking and joined with threads.  For more information about the work of Allen and Taback, visit these sites:  https://janeingramallen.wordpress.com and https://www.jamitaback.com

“In Deep Water” installation view showing both floors at Discovery Hall, Rowan University
“In Deep Water” view of installation from outside Discovery Hall, Rowan University
“In Deep Water”, view from inside on first floor of Discovery Hall

This work will remain on public view at Discovery Hall, Rowan University, through the end of this semester in 2022, and then will travel to other sites in the US and internationally. 

These photos of the installation were provided by the School of Earth and Environment, Rowan University.

Thanks to the installation team for doing such a great job installing this work with the Northern California-based artists participating virtually. 

“In Deep Water” installation going up at Discovery Hall, Rowan University

“In Deep Water” Now on Exhibition at Discovery Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

16 Wednesday Mar 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ 5 Comments

Tags

, , ,

In Deep Water by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback is on Exhibition at Discovery Hall, School of Earth and the Environment, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

“In Deep Water” is a collaborative art installation by two Northern California artists, one a printmaker (Jami Taback) and one a papermaker (Jane Ingram Allen).  The project is focused on our current climate change crisis relating to water, the most essential requirement for life. This project raises the alarm about water issues and a world in crisis and projects hope for the future using sustainable methods and materials. We are “in deep water”. The collaborative artwork makes use of several printmaking and hand papermaking processes to create a multi-part modular large-scale installation that draw attention to this immense and pressing problem all over the world.

Here is a photo of Discovery Hall where “In Deep Water” will be installed and open for viewing starting on March 21, 2022.  

view of Discovery Hall, Rowan University where “In Deep Water” will be installed.

The installation at Rowan University’s Discovery Hall will consist of 6 flowing panels of handmade paper and printmaking joined with thread, and each panel is about 18-24” wide and 25-30 feet long suspended in front of a wall of windows over 36 feet tall.   

This artwork is designed to be very flexible and can pack and ship flat folded at the thread parts.  Here is a photo of Jami holding all the artwork folded up to ship to Rowan University.  

Here’s a photo of the “In Deep Water” installation at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Sonoma, CA, during January and February 2022. For this installation we used 12 panels each about 15 feet long.

“In Deep Water” at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Sonoma, CA, Jan.-Feb. 2022

“In Deep Water” will be installed this week at Rowan Univeristy’s Discovery Hall, and on view for the students and the public beginning on Monday, March 21, 2022. The installation at Rowan University’s Discovery Hall will consist of 6 flowing panels of handmade paper and printmaking joined with thread, and each panel is about 18-24” wide and 25-30 feet long suspended in front of a wall of windows over 36 feet tall.   

At Discovery Hall the ceilings are very high, and so we joined the panels together to make 6 super long panels that are about 25 – 30 feet long.  The installation at Rowan University is being done during Spring Break, and Andrea Siwik and Jennifer Todora are coordinating the installation with our written instructions and a sketch/diagram.  We will be available by phone for consultation during the installation this week.  Rowan University Art Gallery Director Mary Salvante will also be helping with this installation.  

Sketch/diagram for “In Deep Water” installation at Discovery Hall, Rowan University

Check back here for updates and photos of the finished installation of “In Deep Water” at Rowan University.  The artwork will remain on view at Discovery Hall in the Lobby area and is open to the public during regular campus hours through the remainder of the semester.  

Subsequent exhibitions of the “In Deep Water” project are already scheduled for Gallery Route One Project Space, Point Reyes Station, CA, in Nov.-Dec. 2022, and in late 2023 at Live Forever Foundation Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan.

April 23, 2022 Papermaking Workshop in Santa Rosa, CA

07 Monday Mar 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , ,

Announcing another opportunity to learn more about hand papermaking:

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Hand Papermaking Workshop with Jane Ingram Allen in Santa Rosa

5017 Maiden Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95409

Phone:  857-2344-2432

Email:  info@janeingramallen.com

https://janeingramallen.wordpress.com and www.janeingramallen.com 

EXTREME Hand Papermaking! – Saturday, April 23, 10AM to 4PM

Workshop Fee:  $150 – Includes all materials and use of equipment.  Send check to Jane Ingram Allen, 5017 Maiden Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 or pay with a credit card using Paypal to info@janeingramallen.com

 Due to so many wanting to take the March 19 workshop, I decided to offer it again in April!  Join me in my Santa Rosa studio for some indoor and outdoor EXTREME and Experimental Papermaking using a variety of pulps such as kozo (paper mulberry bark), cotton blue jeans, sisal, flax and abaca as well as at least one plant fiber gathered locally. 

We will do such things as make really big paper using pouring methods, make really thin but strong paper using Japanese techniques, make thick sculptural cast paper, burn handmade paper using a flame retardant, make holes, tear and shred paper, make paper that moves and produces sounds and blend some strange and exotic pulps for special effects.  Come prepared for some extreme experimental papermaking to produce unique handmade paper for artwork of all kinds.  This workshop is suited for beginning and experienced papermakers and promises to challenge you to stretch and expand your ideas about papermaking.  

Class size is limited to 4 people, and all must be vaccinated.  All Covid protocols in effect will be followed. 

Controlled Burning of Handmade Paper
Making BIG paper in Tanzania, at WHAT residency, Arusha

New Classes in Hand Papermaking and Other News

03 Thursday Feb 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, ,

Papermaking Workshop in Santa Rosa, CA, March 19. 2022

EXTREME Papermaking Workshop, Saturday, March 19, 2022, 10am to 4pm, Workshop Fee:  $150 – Includes all materials and use of equipment.  Join Jane in her Santa Rosa studio (5017 Maiden Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95409) for indoor and outdoor EXTREME Experimental Papermaking using a variety of pulps such as kozo (paper mulberry bark), cotton blue jeans, sisal, flax and abaca as well as at least one plant fiber gathered locally.  This class is for beginning or advanced papermakers.  Attached flyer gives complete information.

Papermaking Workshop in Oregon, Aug. 9-10, 2022 

Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, Otis, Oregon (central Oregon Coast)

Papermaking Around the World, August 9-10, 2022. Link for more info and to register: https://www.sitkacenter.org/workshops/3099-papermaking-around-the-world

In this 2-day workshop participants will learn about hand papermaking techniques, equipment and plant fibers used in different countries around the world (Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, China, Thailand, the Philippines, Bali Indonesia, Brazil, Tanzania and Turkey). 

Papermaking Workshop in Washington State, July 18, 2022

Pacific Northwest Art School, Whidbey Island (near Seattle)

Introduction to Hand Papermaking, Monday, July 18, 9am to 4pm.  Link for more info and to register:  https://pacificnorthwestartschool.org/product/ingram-allen-jane-6262-intro-to-hand-papermaking-july-18/

In this 1-day workshop, explore techniques of hand papermaking including sheet forming, pressing and drying as well as techniques of laminating, embedding and watermarking. Learn how papermaking can be used for a variety of art creations and make an array of handmade papers using Western and Asian papermaking techniques.

Papermaking Workshop in Washington State, July 19-22, 2022 Pacific Northwest Art School, Whidbey Island (near Seattle)

Papermaking from Scratch using Local Plants, Tuesday July 19 through Friday July 22, 9am to 4pm each day.  Link for more info and to register:  https://pacificnorthwestartschool.org/product/carlile-kovacs-flora-6235-felt-animals-may-23-25/

This 4-day workshop will cover how to make paper from scratch (starting with gathering local plant materials such as leaves and bark) and using minimal equipment and facilities. The emphasis will be on problem solving and creative use of local natural materials to make unique handmade paper art, with sustainable methods and materials that do not harm the environment. 

OTHER NEWS

“In Deep Water” Exhibition in Sonoma, CA, Ends on February 23, 2022

“In Deep Water” an installation by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback continues at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, M-F, 10am to 4pm, through Feb. 23, 2022.  The Sonoma Community Center webpage about this project gives all the details:  https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/event/in-deep-water-endangered/

This collaborative installation uses hand papermaking and printmaking and focuses on water and the current climate crisis. “In Deep Water” will be shown at other venues around the world in 2022-2024.

Jane’s Handmade Paper Art in New Book by Helen Heibert

Jane’s handmade paper art using wildflower seeds in the paper pulp is featured in a new book by Helen Heibert, The Art of Paper Craft.  The virtual book launch event is on February 15th at noon MST (Denver). You can read all about the online event and register here:

https://helenhiebertstudio.com/the-art-of-papercraft/.

For more information contact Jane by email info@janeingramallen.com or phone 857-234-2432

February 23, 2022, Closing Date for “In Deep Water” Exhibition in Sonoma, CA

25 Tuesday Jan 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, ,

February 23, 2022, will be the last day to see “In Deep Water” at Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma, CA.  The Sonoma Community Center webpage about this project gives all the details:  https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/event/in-deep-water-endangered/

This installation is a collaborative eco art installation art using hand papermaking and printmaking by artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, focused on the current climate crisis and water.  A new configuration of the “In Deep Water” collaborative project will be shown at Gallery Route One Project Space, Point Reyes Station, CA, Nov. 19 – Dec. 26, 2022. The artists plan to continue this project and show it at other venues around the world in 2022-2023.

This unexpected opportunity to show “In Deep Water” at the Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma, CA, was supported in part by an Emergency Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and we are very happy to have been able to install our work in this beautiful light-filled gallery for longer than the two weeks originally planned, but now another exhibition is coming, and we will take this work down on Feb. 24. 
Please let me know if you want photos or more information about this work.  Public viewing in the Gallery is okay with masks, social distancing and groups of no more than 4 people during regular hours, M-F, 10am to 4 pm.   Just let me know too if you would like to meet me there before the show closes on Feb. 23.
Thanks to Jill Valavanis, Curator and Fine Arts Manager at Sonoma Community Center and to Timothy S. Allen for the photographs of the installation. See more of Tim’s photos at https://allentimphotos2.wordpress.com

Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, viewing their installation of “In Deep Water” at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Jan. 15 – Feb. 23, 2022
detail of “In Deep Water” installation by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Jan. 15 – Feb. 23, 2022

More Photos of “In Deep Water” installed at Sonoma Community Center Gallery & Invitation to Zoom Program Sat. Jan. 22, Demonstrations of Papermaking and Printmaking and How We Created this collaborative work.

17 Monday Jan 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

, , , , ,

The installation of “In Deep Water” in the beautiful gallery space at Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma, CA, is now open for viewing. “In Deep Water” is a collaborative art project by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback focused on water and the climate crisis. The artwork will be on exhibition at Sonoma Community center Gallery until Jan. 30, 2022, Monday through Friday, 10am to 4pm, and visitors can go see it without an appointment if they come in groups of no more than 4 people, wear masks, maintain social distancing and have proof of vaccination with them. Email Jane at info@janeingramallen if you would like to have a tour of the gallery with the artists.

You are also invited to a Zoom program next Saturday, Jan. 22 at 2pm Pacific Time for demonstrations of papermaking and printmaking to learn more about how this work was made and see the processes used in its creation. Go to this webpage for a direct link to this Saturday’s Zoom Program: https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/in-deep-water-endangered/

You can now watch the Zoom program for the Artists Talks online by going to the webpage of Sonoma Community Center: https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/in-deep-water-endangered/

The Zoom program “Artists Demonstrations” will also be recorded and put up on the webpage of Sonoma Community Center at the same link: https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/in-deep-water-endangered/

Thanks again to Jill Valavanis, Fine Arts Manager at Sonoma Community Center for all her help with this exhibition. The Sonoma Community Center exhibition of “In Deep Water” is supported in part by an Emergency Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.

“In Deep Water” from right side.
In Deep Water from left side.
In Deep Water with Jane walking behind it.
Detail of In Deep Water showing light coming through the work
Detail of In Deep Water showing some of the panels attached to the floor platforms.
Detail of In Deep Water from the other side.
In Deep Water (view of whole installation) This installation at Sonoma Community Center is approx. 14 feet high, 24 feet wide and 8 feet deep, and this work can be installed in many different ways in different spaces.

These photographs of the installation “In Deep Water” by artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback were taken by Timothy S. Allen (allentimphotos2.wordpress.com). Check here for more photos of the demonstration session that will be posted after next Saturday’s Zoom program.

“In Deep Water” Exhibition of Work by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback Now Open by Appointment or see it virtually!

15 Saturday Jan 2022

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

, , , , , ,

“In Deep Water” a collaborative art installation about water and our climate crisis, utilizing printmaking and papermaking by artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback is now on view at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Sonoma, California, for scheduled private tours with the artists. Contact Jane by email at info@janeingramallen.com to set up a time to view the work in person before it closes on January 29, 2022.

The Zoom programs for the Artists Talks on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 2pm and the Artists Demonstrations, Jan. 22 at 2pm are open for all and will be recorded for later viewing. See the website of Sonoma Community Center at https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/event/in-deep-water-endangered/?instance_id=6574

for updated information and the links to the Zoom meetings and recorded programs.

The Sonoma Community Center exhibition of the “In Deep Water” project by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback is supported in part by an Emergency Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. The whole installation measures about 24 feet wide, 16 feet high and 8 feet deep, and it is made up of 12 panels, each about 2 feet wide and 14 feet long of handmade paper with printmaking on the papers joined by natural threads so it all folds up for easy transportation, and it can be very different at each place where it is installed. Jane and Jami plan to continue adding to this project and exhibiting it around the world. You can walk behind this installation and view the work from the other side too! This photo shows the completed installation of “In Deep Water” at Sonoma Community Center Gallery. Photo is by Timothy S. Allen, https://allentimphotos2.wordpress.com

Other photos of the installation will also be posted on this Blog in a few days.