Kelly Tankersley

Artist Statement

I view my work as a collaboration with nature. I make handmade paper with plant materials from my garden. My photographs are also mainly taken in my garden or on hikes. I am fascinated with symbols and intricate patterns that, to me, give glimpses and insights into to the great mysteries of life.

Secret Garden
etching and cyanotype

Secret Garden
monoprint

Doves
etching

Romancing you, my love
etching

Flight
Solar plate etching

Inland Seaoats
botanical monoprint

Fig Ivy
monoprint

Oak Mandala
solar plate etching on artist made paper/chine colle

Veiled Madonna
Mixed media print

Winter Walk: Lyric
Etching on artist-made paper

Branch Silhouette
Etching on artist-made paper (flax & cotton blend with gulf muhly seeds).

Cathedral of Flight
Mixed media print on artist-made paper

Doves: Fly In
Etching on artist-made paper

Doves: Dip
Etching on artist-made paper

Doves: Fly Away
Etching on artist-made paper

Winter Walk: Chorus
Etching mounted on board

(detail) Tribute to Fig Ivy and Insland Seaoats
monoprint on artist-made paper mounted on birch panel

Moonrise, Charmed Meadow
solar plate etching

Double Moon
gelatin monoprint

February Visit Series
Sun Prints mounted on Hand-Made Paper

Cathedral of Flight
Artist�s made paper, polymer gravure solar plate, pronto plate, carborundum collograph with handpainting

SOLD, no longer available, Moonrise Charmed Meadow
Polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper

Night Song
Polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper with hand painting

SOLD, no longer available, Sumac Silhouette
Artist�s made paper, monotype and carborundum collograph

Seed Head: Dill
Polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper

Winter Walk: Lyric
polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper, inked �ala poupee�

Branch Silhouette
polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper

February Visit: Doves Fly In
polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper with chine collè

February Visit: Doves Fly Away
polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper with chine collè

February Visit: Doves Heavy Branch
polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper with chine collè

February Visit: Dove Valentine
polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper with chine collè

February Visit: Dove Strand
polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper with chine collè

February Visit: Single Dove
polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper with chine collè

February Visit (Series of Six)
polymer gravure solar plate printed on artist-made paper with chine collè

Night Voyage Under the Seed of Life
Artist made paper, drypoint etching, pronto plate, chine colle, and carborundum collograph with hand painting

Sold, no longer available, Night Voyage Guided by the Moon
Artist made paper, drypoint etching on chine colle, monoprint, and collage with hand painting

Fragment: Winter Walk II
Artist made paper, polymer gravure solar plate, drypoint etching on chine colle, and collage

Fragment: Winter Walk I
Artist made paper, polymer gravure solar plate on chine colle, and pronto plate

Fragment: Dawn
Artist made paper, polymer gravure solar plate on chine colle, pronto plate, copper leaf with hand painting