Tsunami Monoprint Project
In response to the horrific devastation in Japan on March 11th 2011, there has been a worldwide outpouring of empathy, support, and prayer. Miller Jackson, age four and a half, has been studying the Japanese language and culture for the past two years at his elementary school. Questions, concern, and sympathy quickly arose over the course of the days and weeks following the earthquake. Wanting to give the small amount of money he saved in his piggy bank to the relief efforts, we asked Miller if he wanted to do more. His answer was a determined yes.
Since March 11th, I noticed all of the painting and drawing he was doing at home and in the studio was of giant waves and destruction, over and over and over again. This was his way, a four year old’s way, of trying to make sense of such massive devastation half a world away. I explained to him that being an artist is a special gift and that with our work we can help in a way that others cannot. We can not only help raise money and create awareness, but offer a unique vision of our thoughts and feelings that others can empathize with forever; permanence of impermanence.
I suggested that Miller create a series of tsunami waves like all of the paintings and drawings he had been doing but approach it a little differently. Using the simplicity of line and a single color, we can produce *monoprints that will have a more painterly and fluid like feel to the images. Giving the worldwide knowledge of what happened, depicting any destruction would not be necessary, not to mention cruel. A single image, a wave, will say everything.
For this series Miller produced eleven monoprints, each one reproduced three times by archival inkjet printing (3/11 to bring significance to the print edition number). Miller will be donating 100% of the sales generated by the Tsunami Monoprint Project to the American Red Cross Japanese relief efforts. There will be an opening reception on Sunday April 17 from 12:00 – 4:00 PM.
*Monoprints are a single image printing method in which an image is painted on a glass, metal, or plexiglass plate and paper is placed on top. By rubbing the back of the paper the image is transferred onto the paper revealing the the image in reverse.
tsunami #1 SOLD acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #2 SOLD acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #3 SOLD acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #4 SOLD acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #5 SOLD acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #6 SOLD acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #7 SOLD acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #8 SOLD acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #9 SOLD acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #10 acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
tsunami #11 acrylic monoprint on arches cream 12"x18" ©2011
Those images marked SOLD are still available as archival prints.
For more information about purchasing an original Tsunami Monoprint or an archival edition, please contact the Color Wheel Studio directly.
The artist at work in the studio.
please pray for all sentient beings
om mani padme hum
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