Melissa Meyer returned to Oehme Graphics during our September rains for a very productive three days. Master Printer Susan Hover Oehme found the eye of the storm and just enough time to expose nine large solar plates, prior to her arrival. The 63″ x 32 1/2″ print is a triptych that uses all nine solar plates, printed in sets of three values of greys and blacks. This is Melissa’s largest print since she worked with Robert Blackburn in the 70’s. Only one solar plate was effected by the stormy sky and was surprisingly beautiful. Susan creatively printed two light values onto the dense plate tone of the grey and black plate to explore spacial relationships. Entitled Mal Noir I and Mal Noir II, these delicate and intimate prints will be editions of 12 priced at $2,000. After creating many watercolor vellums, Melissa added 13 monotypes to her 2011 Senso series of 26 1/2″ x 31″, at $2200 each. The watercolor monotypes consist of at least three layers of Melissa’s colorful markmaking, printed in multiple layers. The triptych was such a success that we decided to combine the watercolors with the solar plates on 26 1/2″ x 56″ sheets of paper. For $4,000, The Chief I, The Chief II, and The Chief III, demonstrate how a well wiped solar plate will hold a strong black and soft plate tone over bright colors.
The nine plate triptych is the largest print Master Printer Susan Hover Oehme has printed at Oehme Graphics.
Sue and the newest addition to OG, the talented and hard-working Hollis Moore, begin to pull the print
Oehme Graphics hosted the Center for Visual Arts and a talk by Melissa Meyer on her last evening in Steamboat.
Director of the CVA in Steamboat Springs, Linda Laughlin, invited Melissa Meyers to present “My Life of as a Colonist” for The Visiting Artist Series. Susan Oehme and Linda generously invited the CVA and Steamboat art lovers to Oehme Graphics for cocktails and appetizers as Melissa Meyer shared her experiences at several Artist Residencies. Melissa inspired the audience to travel to locations outside of Steamboat Springs to explore new artist communities with focused time for simply creating art. Afterwards, our guests viewed the enormous amount of work Melissa completed in three days. Sue described the print project and even demonstrated printmaking processes to answer many questions from the curious audience.
Members of the CVA appreciate the collaboration of Melissa’s exquisite marks and Susan’s clever printmaking
Thanks Melissa! We’ll be bringing all her new prints to the next print fair
NY Satellite Print Fair at Bohemian Hall , Nov. 7th – 10th.
in New York City during Print Week 2013
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