https://kayebuchman.com https://kayebuchman.com https://kayebuchman.com/storage/custom/favicon.png en (cc) Kaye Buchman Eco Development The Loyola Dunes Restoration Project is rebuilding the native dune habitat of Lake Michigan's shoreline on Chicago's north side. This area had been negatively impacted by climate change over the past two decades and considerable erosion had occured along the lakefront. After the extreme intensity of Hurricane Sandy's winds in 2012, the lake waters had flooded the beach, bike path, playgrounds, lawn areas, and basketball courts. Following this extreme weather event, Marram Grass seedlings were planted a few feet apart in designated areas as a test to see if a more stable shoreline could be formed. Since that time, more and more areas of this wide stretch of public beach have been planted with these grasses and other native plants to reform and stabilize the topography of the lakefront. The dune grasses have taken root over large areas of the beach and it has been fascinating to watch the evolution of this changing ecosystem. Over time, the small, sparsely spaced seedlings are now densely formed swaths of elegant grasses that, at their roots, catch the blowing sands and build taller and taller mounds. The deep, complex root systems can be seen during this process as the land formations grow and change through time. Eco Research Daily walks to the lakefront, just a few blocks from my home/studio, provides countless opportunities for watching the transformation of the lakefront and bringing this experience into my studio practice. Sketchbook work while at the beach allows for immediate interaction with the forms, textures, and colors embodied in the environment. Fallen dune grasses are painted with watercolor or ink and printed directly on the page. Sand is mixed with pigments and nature remnants are collaged directly onto painted surfaces. Collagraph printing has also brought the dynamic nature of regeneration into my studio work. Foam core boards are coated with gel medium, a liquid adhesive, and placed gel side down to collect nature fragments directly from the beach. Dried grasses, sand, small beach stones, feathers, and assorted urban leftovers are left to dry on the plate in the configuration they are found in. These plates are then printed with black ink on different types of paper and layered with color pencil, watercolor, and other art materials. Eco Art The process of printing directly with natural forms became the motivation for my most recent drawings on assembled papers of different colors. These sustainable Nepalese papers are made from the inner bark of the Lotka bush and are fibrous and highly absorbent. Inked plants and grasses are pressed directly onto the papers and provide an organic, compositional framework for these large-scale pieces. Layers of color pencil and other materials are added to further explore the physical and visceral energies of this important example of ecological rewilding, and to express my appreciation of and fascination with this beautiful, thriving lakescape. This is my place by the lake pulled by a strong undertow and a luminous moon aglow. This is my heart in your hand swelled by the soundings below and a bouyant lifeboat to row. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 18:49:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/marram-grasseshttps://kayebuchman.com/content/marram-grassesThe Dahl Arts Center presents a one-person exhibition of large-scale mixed media drawings along with smaller collagraph-based works on paper. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:47:05 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/wild-thingshttps://kayebuchman.com/content/wild-thingsKB Studio presents Water Worlds at the Anchor Building Gallery in Saint Clare Shores, Michigan. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/water-worldshttps://kayebuchman.com/content/water-worldsKB Studio presents Words Art Pictures, a group exhibition showcasing the dynamic interplay between words and images when embedded together visually. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 14:09:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/words-art-pictureshttps://kayebuchman.com/content/words-art-picturesThe Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods presents Head in the Trees, an exhibition of large-scale pen & ink drawings and mixed-media paintings. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Sun, 16 Sep 2018 14:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/head-in-the-treeshttps://kayebuchman.com/content/head-in-the-treesKB Studio presents Eco Connections, a group exhibition that showcases the dynamic forms and forces found in our life-sustaining ecosystems. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Tue, 01 May 2018 14:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/eco-connectionshttps://kayebuchman.com/content/eco-connectionsThe Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, California presents Around the Whirled, a solo exhibition of large scale pen & ink drawings, mixed-media paintings, and thematic book projects from April 1 to May 6, 2017. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Sat, 01 Apr 2017 14:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/around-the-whirledhttps://kayebuchman.com/content/around-the-whirledThe Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, South Dakota presents Big Wild, a solo exhibition of multi-media work in the Inez and Milton Shaver Gallery from November 18, 2016 to March 4, 2017. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/big-wildhttps://kayebuchman.com/content/big-wildUnder the Willow Trees, an 80' painted mural, is painted at the north end of the Loyola Redline Station at the Albion Avenue viaduct. It is inspired by the willow trees and dunes restoration project adjacent to the Loyola Beach pier. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 15:57:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/under-the-willow-treeshttps://kayebuchman.com/content/under-the-willow-treesThe Oliver Art Center in Frankfort, Michigan presents In the Middle, a solo exhibition of large-scale pen & ink drawings, digital prints, mixed-media paintings, thematic books, figurative models, and animated short movies. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:00:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/in-the-middlehttps://kayebuchman.com/content/in-the-middleThe Harold Washington Library Center presents Kaye Buchman: Other Pages, Other Books, an exhibition of 30 artist's books and 7 large scale pen and ink drawings from April 25 to June 3, 2016. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 17:00:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/other-pages-other-bookshttps://kayebuchman.com/content/other-pages-other-booksThe Elk River Area Arts Alliance presents the Arts in Harmony International Juried Traveling Exhibition at the Sherburne County Government Center Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Mon, 01 Feb 2016 17:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/arts-in-harmony-international-juried-traveling-exhibitionhttps://kayebuchman.com/content/arts-in-harmony-international-juried-traveling-exhibitionKoehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College presents Feminism Across the Generations, October 1-23, 2015. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/feminism-across-the-generationshttps://kayebuchman.com/content/feminism-across-the-generationsBrand Library Art Galleries in Glendale, California presents the 43rd Annual Works on Paper National Juried Exhibition, September 26 through November 13, 2015. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Sat, 26 Sep 2015 17:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/43rd-annual-works-on-paper-national-juried-exhibitionhttps://kayebuchman.com/content/43rd-annual-works-on-paper-national-juried-exhibitionUniversity Galleries of Illinois State University presents Artwork by College of Fine Art Alumni at the Uptown Normal Art Gallery, September 19 through October 19, 2015. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Sat, 19 Sep 2015 18:09:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/artworks-by-college-of-fine-art-alumnihttps://kayebuchman.com/content/artworks-by-college-of-fine-art-alumniBig Thicket, a large-scale pen & ink drawing, is included in The Base Line: An Exhibition on Drawing, at ARC Gallery in Chicago and is the recipient of an Honorable Mention award from juror Aron Packer from Packer Schopf Gallery in Chicago. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/the-base-line-an-exhibition-on-drawinghttps://kayebuchman.com/content/the-base-line-an-exhibition-on-drawingBig Swell, a mixed-media painting, is included in From Nature, a national juried exhibition at The Art Center in Highland Park, Illinois. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Fri, 01 May 2015 08:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/from-naturehttps://kayebuchman.com/content/from-natureIn Between, a 42 image print suite, is included in Folktales & Legends: An Exhibition Without Borders at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/folktales-legends-an-exhibition-without-bordershttps://kayebuchman.com/content/folktales-legends-an-exhibition-without-bordersMcLean County Arts Center in Bloomington, Illinois presents Big Ink, a one-person exhibition of large scale pen & ink drawings inspired by environmental energy patterns. Artikel weiterlesen...]]> ]]>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 08:07:00 +0200https://kayebuchman.com/content/big-inkhttps://kayebuchman.com/content/big-ink