The Savored Line developed from my interest in textile design enhanced by natural fibers and pigments. I utilize digital technology in my studio practice, and have made solely digital works in the past, but I am always drawn back to historical references and processes of art, craft and making. Over the past several years I have been tinting materials with pigments from walnut ink, indigo and madder root, in a process where I can manage mixtures and concentrations. Texture, color, and line, are prominent elements in this series monotypes that are a single and unique one-of-a-kind print. What I enjoy about working with heated bees wax and pigment is the confluence between painting, drawing and printmaking. I can brush the liquid color onto the plate, draw and mark on the surface and transfer the image to paper where the color seeps and absorbs into the surface fibers. Jane Allen Nodine 2015 Image: The Savored Line.95, 24 X 18", beeswax, pigment on Washi paper Visit the Image Gallery
