164 - Heather F. Wetzel, "Eucalyptus Skeleton Parade, 2021," $250

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Title:  Eucalyptus Skeleton Parade, 2021

Artist:    Heather F. Wetzel

Media:  Unique camera-less silver gelatin print

Dimensions:  11" x 14"

Value: $250

"Time moves so fast. It seems there is less and less time for the slower things in life. Time to sit and reflect, time to remember, time to notice the little things. Analog ways are being replaced by faster technology. Photographic prints and books are being replaced by intangible, transient digital files made of zeros and ones - no texture, no smell, no weight. I prefer to work at a slower pace, with materials and process playing important roles in my making. My work is grounded in contemplation of life in the 21st Century, examining current social concerns, using a variety of materials and methods." 

An artist working in historic photographic processes, hand papermaking, and book arts, Heather F. Wetzel is currently gallery manager at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in the Great Smoky Mountains. Prior to that, she was Assistant Professor, Head of BFA and MFA Photography Programs at Memphis College of Art in Memphis, Tennessee before they closed. Previously, she was a Senior Lecturer in the Art Department, and Book Arts Specialist at Logan Elm Press at The Ohio State University where she was the 2011-2012 Post MFA Fergus Family Fellow in Photography. She earned her Master of Arts & Humanities from Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and her Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies from the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York. Before to coming to The Ohio State University, she completed the University of Iowa Center for the Book Graduate Certificate in Book Arts Technologies in 2011. She is a 2012 Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist, as well as a semifinalist and The Print Center's  Honorary Council Award of Excellence winner in The Print Center's 87th International Competition. Her work has been widely exhibited, and can be found at the Anzenberger Gallery in Vienna Austria, Momentum Gallery in Asheville, NC, as well as in multiple collections.  http://www.heatherfwetzel.com/

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