BEAVER - Intaglio/Pigment - 15"X12" - This was Susan's very first intaglio. It was pulled at the renowned Kala Institute in Berkeley, California.
CHAMELEON - Intaglio and watercolor - 24"x18" - An edition of this work was awarded First Place at the first annual Bay Area Counties Sheridan Art Prize and is part of the permanent collection at the Library of Congress.
CHAMELEON (B&W) - This is an example of the depth that is given to the print once color is applied.
GIANT ZEBRA LIZARD (B&W) - Intaglio and Watercolor - 24"X9" - Zebra Lizards reveal a beautiful black and white shadowing along with delicate rainbow hues.
WORLD ON FIRE- Intaglio and watercolor - This is an example of how Susan sometimes uses, not only color, but novel methods to create a more powerful statement.
DRAGON - Intaglio/Pigment - I created a number of DRAGONS (with their eggs) during a lunar calendar Year of the Dragon.
DRAGON - Intaglio - Printed a la Pupae (A traditional technique that uses vey thin paper between the plate and the image paper.)
DRAGON - Intaglio - Printed a la Pupae
DRAGON - Intaglio/ Gold Leaf - Printed a la Pupae - Each edition is indeed an "Edition Varie".
A is for - AVOCADO - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - Susan planted an Avocado seed at her apartment when she first moved in. While it never produced any avocados, the tree is now 3 stories tall.
B is for - BRUSSELS SPROUTS - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - Susan's favorite roasted vegetable!
C is for - CARCIOFI (artichoke) - Intaglio and watercolor - 9"X24" - My friend once described artichokes as "the only vegetable that bites you back".
D is for - DIAKON - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - Valuable for improving dense soil as well as the material used for carving the "shank bone" for our Passover Seder. Did I mention that it's delicious?
E is for - EGGPLANT - Intaglio and watercolor - 9"X24" - The tiny ladybugs are a welcome guest to the garden. They are an integral part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program.
F is for - FUNGI - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - Inspired by a 19th century mycologist (Elisabeth Browning). Though it is doubtful that the various species depicted would fruit together, their beauty and importance made for a wonderful and fanciful composition.
G is for - GARLIC - Intaglio and Watercolor - 9"X24" - Queen of the herbs. There are several varieties in the garden.
H is for - HOPS - Intaglio and Watercolor - 9"X24" - These were "rescue rhizomes" from the local nursery that we ley a local home beer brewer harvest. If you look closely, you'll see three quail eggs where the local quail decided to nest.
Working on the Missing letters.
K is for - KOHLRABI - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - An underappreciated Brassica with many health benefits is also home to Dragon flies.
L is for - LEEKS - Intaglio and Watercolor - 9"X24" - (Or as Susan calls them "Mr. and MRS. Piroux"). Two lovely alliums, loaded with personality!
M is for - MAIZE - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - Some take exception to the tiny mice feeding. Some predation is expected (and often beneficial) in a biodynamic garden.
N is for - NOPALES - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - The tiny Jeroba rat seeks protection amid the Nopales spines and we marvel at the sky before a storm.
P is for - POTATO - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - A mole in a potato patch is the epitome of happiness!
R is for - RED ONION - Intaglio and watercolor - 9"X24" -
S is for - SAGUARO CACTUS - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - Moisture in this iconic cactus has saved many a life...human and non-human. The pollination of the night flowering cactus is dine by nocturnal bats. This calls attention to the symbiotic relationship between divergent life forms. The image was created during a second fellowship at the Frans Masereel Centrum in Belgium.
T is for - Tomato - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - Singer songwriter Guy Clark wrote: "There's only two things that money can't buy. That's true love and homegrown tomatoes." (Can you find the garden pest in this image?)
U is for - UNICORN GOURD - Intaglio and watercolor - 9"X24" -
W is for - WATERCRESS - Intaglio and watercolor - 9"X24" - Cows eating watercress and the landscape from my cottage window in Belgium.
Y is for - YAM - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" - Everyone should (at least once) put toothpicks in a Yam with the girth in a glass of water and enjoy the climbing vine of delicate leaves reaching for the light.
Z is for - ZUCCHINI - Intaglio and watercolor 9"X24" -
MUSHROOMS WITH CARABUS - Intaglio and watercolor - 9.5"X6" - Mushrooms are fruitbodies of a mycelial network that live in the soil. These networks (especially the mycorrhizal) are the most important features of a well developed soil.
SPINY LIZARD - Intaglio and Watercolor - 4"X12" - The rhythmic breathing of the delicate spiny lizard is both gentle and strong. She makes on more aware of our own breathing.
BASILISK LIZARD - Intaglio and Watercolor - 9"X24" - Basilisk is the first of many studies of a favorite species.
SMALL ZEBRA LIZARD - Intaglio and Watercolor - 12"X4" - This is the prototype of my life-sized intaglio of a Zebra Lizard.
PINNIPEDS - Intaglio and Watercolor - 12"X9" - After Pier 39 in San Francisco was completed, the Pinnipeds left "Seal Rock", by the Cliff House, to the birds.
KISSING CHAMELEONS - Intaglio and Watercolor - 24"X9" - With such beautiful skin and adaptability, we hope they can survive their disappearing habitat.
TULE ELK - Intaglio and Watercolor - 12"X9" - My second ever etching captures a memory of Elk on the beach at Usal on the Lost Coast in Mendocino County, Ca.
THE SOUND AND THE FEAR -
BIRDS ON A WIRE - Intaglio and Watercolor - 12"X9" - In the best of all worlds, perhaps these birds might share a resting place without a dominant director.
SPIDER AND THE FLY - Intaglio and Watercolor - 12"X9" -
MOON RABBIT -
TWENTY FOUR CARROTS - Intaglio and Watercolor - 12"X9" - My friend, Cissie, spearheaded interesting and fun Philanthropic art exhibits and fund raisers for many years. "24 Karats" was the theme one year. Funny anthropomorphic carrots seemed more interesting than 24K.
SPIAGGIA - (Spiaggia is Italian for Beach) - Intaglio and Watercolor - 9"X12" - A reminder of the rocky Monterossa al Mare beach in Italy.
MY FUNNY VALENTINE - Intaglio and Watercolor - 9"X3.5" - An annual Valentine's Day Exhibit always fosters amusing takes on flirtation.
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (Cards) - Intaglio and Watercolor - 12"X9" - From the partridge in a pear tree to the twelve Lords a leapin', the beloved holiday carol suggests all sorts of images.
ANIMALS on CHRISTMAS - Intaglio and Watercolor - 12"X9" - The image speaks for itself.