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FIRE and WATER Series by Jane Ingram Allen

16 Monday Sep 2024

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“Fire and Water” is a new series of mixed-media handmade paper artworks that I have created in 2024 using dyed Japanese kozo fibers and abaca pulp with collaged threads, burning and hole making. This work focuses on wildfires, water and climate change, and is inspired in part by my experience of wildfires in Santa Rosa, CA,   in 2017, 2019 and 2021.  Also, I am living in an area where water is a continuing concern with long periods of extreme drought and water rationing as well as periodic flash flooding and rising oceans.  All of these are exacerbated by climate change.    

I use controlled burning of my handmade paper and natural fiber constructions to make unique patterns, holes and colors in the handmade paper I create using Japanese techniques and my own papermaking innovations.  The works hang suspended from the ceiling and the transparent paper and holes look great with light coming through. This work emphasizes that fire can be beneficial, beautiful, purifying and warming as well as destructive and terrifying. I feel that seeking harmony with nature should be our goal to help mitigate climate change effects and work together for a better environment.  

The series continues with more images coming soon.

Jane Ingram Allen, Fire and Water 1, 2024, artist-made kozo and abaca fiber paper, dye, fabric bits, thread, burning, 22 x 17 inches, photo by Timothy S. Allen
Jane Ingram Allen, Fire and Water 1, 2024, detail, photo by Timothy S. Allen
Jane Ingram Allen, Fire and Water 2 – Forest Fires, 2024, handmade kozo and abaca fiber paper, dye, thread, burning, 42 x 36 inches, photo by Timothy S. Allen
Jane Ingram Allen, “Fire and Water 2 – Forest Fires”, detail.
Jane Ingram Allen, “Fire and Water 3 – Burned Trees”, 2024, artist-made kozo and abaca fiber handmade paper, dye, acrylic paint, thread, burning, 34 x 24 inches, photo by Timothy S. Allen.
Jane Ingram Allen, “Fire and Water 3 – Burned Trees”, 2024, detail.
Jane Ingram Allen, “Fire and Water 4 – Yellow Hot”, 2024, artist-made kozo and abaca fiber handmade paper, dye, acrylic paint, thread, burning, 18 x 22 inches, photo by Timothy S. Allen.
Jane Ingram Allen, “Fire and Water 4 – Yellow Hot”, 2024, detail.

More Photos from Taiwan exhibition of “In Deep Water”

08 Friday Dec 2023

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The exhibition of “In Deep Water – We’re in This Together” at Live Forever Foundation Gallery in Taichung, Taiwan, opened on Saturday Dec. 2 and will continue on display till March 2, 2024. The work is part of “Water Says” curated by Iris Hong and includes the installation by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback about water and climate change and works also about water from two Taiwanese contemporary artists. The opening reception offered a great chance for Jane and her husband Tim to meet many old friends again and for Jami and her husband Steve to experience Taiwan for the first time. Jane and Jami also conducted a one-day workshop on Sunday Dec. 3 at the Foundation to present their techniques in papermaking and printmaking used in this installation. These photos include some of the opening reception and some from the workshop. All photos are by Timothy S. Allen

Jane and Jami speaking at the opening reception.
Dancer performing at the opening reception.
View of “In Deep Water – We’re in This Together
View of papermaking workshop at Live Forever Foundation Gallery showing paper drying on windows.
Student making handmade paper at workshop.
Students doing printmaking on handmade paper at the workshop.
Burning holes in handmade paper at the workshop.
“In Deep Water – We’re in This Together” by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback at Live Forever Foundation Gallery, Taichung Taiwan.

“In Deep Water – We’re in This Together” opening reception Dec. 2, 3-5 pm at Live Forever Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan

01 Friday Dec 2023

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The installation titled “In Deep Water – We’re in This Together” opens Dec. 2, 2023 at Live Forever Foundation Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan. https://www.live-forever.com.tw/foundation-news-content.php?page=1&index_id=75 The installation of handmade paper and printmaking by Santa Rosa, California, artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, consists of 36 panels presented as a site-specific installation in the magnificent gallery space at Live Forever Foundation Gallery and aims to initiate some international dialogue about our global climate crisis and its effects on the water situation in countries around the world. Taiwan and California have different problems with water, too little most of the time in California and too much sometimes in Taiwan. Everywhere we are experiencing rising waters and temperatures, increased I’ve severity of storms and other effects of climate change. The installation is part of the exhibition “Water Says” curated by Taiwanese curator Iris Hung. Jane and Jami and their husbands are in Taiwan for 10 days to do the site-specific installation and attend the opening reception, present public programs and a hands-on workshop in papermaking and printmaking related to the environment and water. Thanks to the Live Forever Foundation for their support and enthusiasm for environmental art and how it can contribute to raising public awareness around the world about our current global environmental crisis. Here are a few photos of our “In Deep Water” installation in Taiwan. The Foundation also engaged a Taiwanese modern dancer to create a performance with our installation!

Taiwanese Dancer performing for the opening reception of “Water Says” exhibition and interacting with the “In Deep Water” installation by artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback.
Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback speaking with journalists about their “In Deep Water” installation at Live Forever Foundation Gallery in Taichung, Taiwan, on Nov. 30, 2023.
“In Deep Water – We’re in This Together” view of one side of the installation by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, at Live Forever Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan.

More photos will be posted on this Blog and other sites soon. All photos are by Jane’s husband Timothy S. Allen.

Exhibition Opens in Pt. Reyes Station, CA

04 Tuesday Oct 2022

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“In Deep Water – Rising” an installation about water and climate change utilizing hand papermaking and printmaking by artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback opens Saturday, Oct. 8, 3-5pm, at Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA. There will be Artists Talks in the gallery at 3pm. The exhibition remains on view at Gallery Route One’s Project Space through Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. There will also be closing remarks by the artists at 4pm on Sunday, Nov. 13. Gallery Route One is open 11am to 5pm, Thursday through Monday.

For more information: https://galleryrouteone.org

Here’s a photo of the installation at Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA, taken after installing on Oct. 5.

Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, In Deep Water – Rising, 2022 (detail of installation), 2022, mixed media installation with hand papermaking and printmaking, thread, dye, ink, multiple suspended panels, dimensions variable.

Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, In Deep Water – Rising, 2022, Gallery Route One, view, mixed media installation, hand papermaking, printmaking, thread, burning, multiple suspended panels, each about 1-2 feet wide and 8-10 feet long.

(Photos by Timothy S. Allen, https://allentimphotos2.wordpress.com).

“In Deep Water” Exhibition at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Sonoma, CA, January 15-31, 2022

10 Monday Jan 2022

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The exhibition of a collaborative art project titled “In Deep Water” by artists Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback opens on Saturday, January 15, at Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Sonoma, CA.  The project is focused on the current climate crisis and water and makes use of Jane’s handmade paper skills and Jami’s printmaking expertise to create a multi-media multi-part large-scale installation combining printmaking and hand papermaking.  The work will be installed from Jan 15 to Jan. 31 at the Sonoma Community Center Gallery, Sonoma, CA. All the details are on the Sonoma Community Center website now at this link: https://sonomacommunitycenter.org/in-deep-water-endangered/

The opening reception for the “In Deep Water” exhibition which also includes works by Paul Ford will be on January 15, 1-4pm at the Sonoma Community Center Gallery. The Artists Talks will be live and also via Zoom on Sat. Jan. 15 at 2 pm.

Topic: Artist talk: In Deep Water (Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback) and Endangered (Paul Ford)
Time: Jan 15, 2022 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 878 9107 0612
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This exhibition of “In Deep Water” is supported in part by an Emergency Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. The project will expand and continue in 2022 and 2023 with exhibitions at other venues.
Here is a preliminary photo of some of the work in this project, and more photos will be posted soon after all of the 12 panels are installed later this week in the gallery.

“In Deep Water” installation detail by Jane Ingram Allen and Jami Taback, photo by Timothy S. Allen

There will also be a Demonstration of papermaking and printmaking on Sunday, January 23, at 2 pm in the Sonoma Community Center Print Studio. Come see how the processes the artists used to make this collaborative art project using a variety of hand papermaking and printmaking techniques.

For the opening reception and Artists Talks on Jan. 16 and the Demonstrations on Jan. 26, all Covid protocols will be followed with masks and social distancing and limited numbers allowed in the gallery. Contact Jane by email at info@janeingramallen.com for more information.