EARTH, SKY, WATER
Statement & Exhibition Guide
I work in collaboration with the forces of nature, creating cyanotypes with outdoor sunlight and often using plants and other elements from nearby surroundings in the exposure. As I work outdoors with materials that are responsive to the elements, I feel a deep engagement with localized ecosystems. This engagement is furthered by working with paper and canvas at the edges of oceans, rivers, and other bodies of water in an attempt to capture their ebb and flow at that particular time and place. My observation of these natural phenomena has made me increasingly aware of the delicate interconnections in the world around us, and the changes in our ecosystem that require both humans and animals to adapt to new ways of navigating the world.
My recent focus is on sea kelp ecosystems, and I use kelp from California beaches to create small- and large-scale pieces. In these works, I seek to capture the power and mystery of the ocean as well as the beauty and fragility of kelp forests.
NEW NAVIGATION
July 5 – August 27, 2017
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Above: Earth, Sky, Water 1 / Cyanotype, oil paint, and embroidery on canvas suspended on walnut board, 47 x 132 in., 2022
Below: Earth, Sky, Water 2 / Cyanotype, oil paint, and embroidery on canvas suspended on walnut board, 47 x 132 in., 2022
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Azure Dreams 1-6 / Cyanotype and ink on paper, 14 x 11 in. each, 2023
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Silent Emergence / Cyanotype, gouache, ink and wax on paper on panel, 18 x 24 in., 2024
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Sea Floor Awakening / Cyanotype and encaustic on paper on panel, 14 x 11 in., 2024
!["Wild Places Performance" 2020, David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA. On-line Performance at the beginning of the pandemic. I began embroidering items of personal significance into these large silk pieces as a way of processing collective and personal grief.](https://annholsberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ah-sew-smallest.gif)
"Wild Places Performance" 2020, David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA. On-line Performance at the beginning of the pandemic. I began embroidering items of personal significance into these large silk pieces as a way of processing collective and personal grief.
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Sea and Stars / Cyanotype and ink on paper on panel, 18 x 24 in., 2024
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Adrift, Diptych / Cyanotype and wax on paper on panel, 24 x 36 in., 2024
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Tidal Glitter 3 and 4 / Cyanotype ink embroidery on paper, 24 x 19 in., 2023
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Tidal Glitter 7 / Cyanotype, ink, and embroidery on paper, 24 x 19 in., 2024
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Bioluminescence / Cyanotype and encaustic on wood panel, 12 x 12 in., 2024
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Ephemeral Waters Diptych / Cyanotype and wax on panel, 36 x 36 in. each, 2021
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Flow / Cyanotype, oil paint, and wax on paper on panels, 14 x 11 in. each, 2021
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Sea Plant Triptych / Cyanotype, paint, and wax on panel, 24 x 18 in. each, 2021
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Tidal Glitter 5 and 6 / Cyanotype, ink, embroidery on paper, 14 x 11 in. ea., 2024
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Earth, Sky, Water 1, detail / Cyanotype, oil paint, and embroidery on canvas suspended on walnut board, 47 x 132 in., 2022
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Ancient Sea / Cyanotype, gouache, and wax on paper on panel, 18 x 24 in., 2021
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Tidal Surge / Cyanotype, ink, and wax on paper on panel, 14 x 11 in., 2021
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Navarro / Cyanotype, oil, and wax on paper on panel, 14 x 11 in. each, 2018
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Sea Forest series / Cyanotype and embroidery on silk, 120-240 x 45 in., 2021-23
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Ocean Mist / Cyanotype and wax on paper on panel, 24 x 18 in. each, 2019
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Deep Space 1 / Cyanotype and ink on paper, 22 x 30 in., 2015
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Deep Space 2 / Cyanotype and ink on paper, 22 x 30 in., 2015
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Deep Space 3 / Cyanotype, ink, machine stitching and acetate on paper, 30 x 22 in., 2019
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Total Eclipse / Cyanotype and encaustic on panel, 24 x 55 in., 2021
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Navigating Deep Space 1 / Mixed media on paper, 42 x 30 in., 2022
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Navigating Deep Space 2 / Mixed media on paper, 30.5 x 43 in., 2022
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Incoming Tide, Diptych / Cyanotype on paper, 88 x 30 in., 2018
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Sea Forest 1-6 / Wild Places exhibition, David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA, 2020 (Photo credit Matt Garamy)
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Kelp Forest 1 / Cyanotype on paper, 72 x 38 in., 2018
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Kelp Forest 2 / Cyanotype on paper, 72 x 38 in., 2018
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Sea Forest 1 / Cyanotype on silk, 120 x 45 in., 2018
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Sea Forest 2 / Cyanotype and embroidery on silk, 120 x 45 in., 2020
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Sea Forest 2, detail / Cyanotype on silk with embroidery, 120 x 45 in., 2020
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Sea Forest 3 / Cyanotype on silk, 78 x 45 in., 2020
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Sea Forest 1 (Left), Kelp Forest 1 & 2 (Right) / Traces Exhibition, Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2019
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Sea Forest 4 / Cyanotype and embroidery on silk, 114 x 45 in., 2020
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Sea Forest 5 / Cyanotype and embroidery on silk, 114 x 45 in., 2020
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Confluence / Cyanotype, oil paint, and wax on paper on panel, 24 x 36 in., 2016
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Sea Forest 1-6 / Wild Places exhibition, David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA, 2020 (Photo credit Matt Garamy)
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Sea Forest 8 / Cyanotype on silk, 132 x 45 in., 2021
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