MONOTYPE GUILD OF NEW ENGLAND: An Organization Dedicated to the Art of the Unique Print

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       Artist Statement

My process of making art begins with my life experiences: running, walking and exploring˜smells, sights, sounds and light. The land, the Mountains the Arboretum, and the Ocean, inspire me. I meditate and draw spontaneous marks in my journal, after running and spending time outdoors. I experience a transformation of activity and energy that lends itself to working the image further through the printmaking process. My work intuitively lends itself to monotype, woodcut and etching. The sensation of carving, the smell and the feel of the wood is satisfying. There is an energy that carries through the procedure of printmaking that is challenging and rewarding that often leads to valuable discovery.

I strive to convey the chi‚ the Chinese word for life force and energy, combining my experience with drawing and printmaking. The inking is a sensual experience that culminates with a letting go and trusting in the process of the final moment of lifting the plate.

I am compelled to make art to feel whole and at one with nature and the universe. When I am able to capture my experience and translate the energy flow and life force into a concrete image that resonates for the viewer and for me, then I feel joy, satisfaction and peace.

Mardi Reed Artist

       Vision

To develop an image through the process of drawing, painting and printmaking. To design and facilitate courses for artists and teachers in visual journal techniques, watercolor, and sumi ink and wash.

       Resume

            Juried Shows

• Sept 2005 - JP Open Studios Juried Show
• 2004 & 2005 - Loring-Greenough Biennial
• 1994 - Mass College of Art Arnheim Gallery
• 1983 - Chocolate Church, Bath, ME
               1st prize for woodcut print
• 1981 - University of Maine, Orono
• 1980 - Spectra Show, Wiscasset, ME
• 1979 - Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, ME
               Honorable Mention for woodcut print

• Dec. 2005 - Jamaica Hill Realty, Jamaica Plain, MA
• Jul. 2005 - Petal and Leaf, Jamaica Plain, MA
• Jun. 2005 - Boston Public Library, Connolly Branch
• Apr. 2005 - JP Licks, Jamaica Plain, MA
• 2004 - Cha Fahn Tea Room, Jamaica Plain, MA
• 1987 - Goddard College Graduate Show, VT
• 1985 - Schooner Gallery Damariscotta, ME
• 2005 - Group Shows Footlight Club˜JP Art Association
• 2004 - Jp Open Studios at Elliot School
• 2002 & 2003 - Jp Open Studios at Loring Greenough House
• 2001 - Jp Open Studios 2001 Cranston Street Studio
• 2004 & 2005 - Emack and Bolio's - JP Art Association
• 2003 & 2004 - Footlight Club - JP Art Association
• 2004 - Jp Licks-Annual Art Association Show
• 1987 - Bellas Artes San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

• Robert Cory Award, Mass College of ART, for innovative idea in teaching - 1994
• MCC Elder Arts Initiative Mentored Project, Boston, MA - 1998
• National Art Education Convention, Houston, TX - 1995
• Woodcut Print chosen by Gray Haven's Inn Brochure - 1986

• 2003-2005 Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center
• 1991-1994 - Masters of Science in Art Ed Mass College of Art
• 1985-1987 - BA in Art and Education Goddard College, VT
• 1986-1987 - Bellas Artes, Mexico
• 1978-1980 - Mentored by Woodcut Artist, Jean Randall, ME

• 2005-2006 - Watercolor Classes Teach Adults a Eliot School, Jamaica Plain
• 1987-2005 - Visual Journal Workshops
  Drawing exercises demonstrated universal language and developed personal
  imagery through dialoging and responding to marks and color. A participant wrote,
  As a visual artist, I feel that this experience was the most valuable I have
  had in my creative development.
• 1993-2000 - Art and Communication
  Taught drawing as a unique way to communicate with aphasic and stroke
  clients and develop their own art.
• 1994-1998 - After School Arts and Visiting Artist at Jamaica Plain Art Center Introduced Visual Journal Drawing Technique to ages 7-10.
• 1986-1987 - Woodcut Printing
  Developed and facilitated courses: Damariscotta Arts Center, Maine Gres,
  Artes Y Diseno, Mexico and Goddard College, VT

• Jamaica Plain Artist Association
• Woman's Caucus for Arts
• National Museum of Women in the Arts

• Running and training with Liberty Athletic Club
• Gardening and Backpacking

       Contact Information

Phone:      617-522-2021
Address:   23 Cranston Street
                   Jamaica Plain, MA 02130