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SUMMARY:Rooted in Bloom
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in Bloomby Prajakta Joshi\nOn View: August 29 – October 3\, 2026Opening Reception: Wednesday\, September 9\, 5-7pmGarden Club Collaboration on view starting Friday\, September 25\nArtist statement: \nBorn in Mumbai\, raised in Dubai\, and with years in the fast-paced design worlds of India and New York\, New Jersey\, Prajakta Joshi’s life has been an ongoing study in perspective. While her career led her to build her own design agency\, her creative soul remains anchored in something gentler and far more enduring: the elemental wisdom of the natural world. \nAs a practitioner of Yoga and Ayurveda\, Prajakta sees life not as a series of fixed moments\, but as a quiet\, rhythmic dance between Earth\, Fire\, Water\, Air\, and Space. These elemental forces do not simply surround us; they flow through our minds and bodies\, shaping how we experience growth and change. \nIn Rooted in Bloom\, Prajakta turns her lens toward this subtle energy. Her paintings move beyond traditional depictions of flowers and landscapes\, seeking instead to translate the invisible pulse of living things. Her work honors the forces of nature that guide us through transformation\, using bold color and gestural forms to translate the emotional and physical impact of movement onto the canvas. Through the softer gradients\, gestural forms\, she captures the delicate impermanence of nature—the swift rush of air\, the subtle shift of light\, and the fleeting beauty of a moment caught just before it becomes a memory. Her work reminds us that to truly bloom\, we must first allow ourselves to be moved by the quiet forces that sustain us. \n								\n									artist website\n					\n														\n									artist instagram
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/rooted-in-bloom/
LOCATION:Lower Level Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Lower Level Gallery
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SUMMARY:Gallery opening: Rooted in Bloom
DESCRIPTION:Rooted in Bloomby Prajakta Joshi\nOn View: August 29 – October 3\, 2026Opening Reception: Wednesday\, September 9\, 5-7pmGarden Club Collaboration on view starting Friday\, September 25\nArtist statement: \nBorn in Mumbai\, raised in Dubai\, and with years in the fast-paced design worlds of India and New York\, New Jersey\, Prajakta Joshi’s life has been an ongoing study in perspective. While her career led her to build her own design agency\, her creative soul remains anchored in something gentler and far more enduring: the elemental wisdom of the natural world. \nAs a practitioner of Yoga and Ayurveda\, Prajakta sees life not as a series of fixed moments\, but as a quiet\, rhythmic dance between Earth\, Fire\, Water\, Air\, and Space. These elemental forces do not simply surround us; they flow through our minds and bodies\, shaping how we experience growth and change. \nIn Rooted in Bloom\, Prajakta turns her lens toward this subtle energy. Her paintings move beyond traditional depictions of flowers and landscapes\, seeking instead to translate the invisible pulse of living things. Her work honors the forces of nature that guide us through transformation\, using bold color and gestural forms to translate the emotional and physical impact of movement onto the canvas. Through the softer gradients\, gestural forms\, she captures the delicate impermanence of nature—the swift rush of air\, the subtle shift of light\, and the fleeting beauty of a moment caught just before it becomes a memory. Her work reminds us that to truly bloom\, we must first allow ourselves to be moved by the quiet forces that sustain us. \n								\n									artist website\n					\n														\n									artist instagram
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/gallery-opening-rooted-in-bloom/
LOCATION:Lower Level Gallery
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Lower Level Gallery,Opening Receptions
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SUMMARY:Plant Planet: Two Views of Nature Printing
DESCRIPTION:Plant Planet: Two Views of Nature Printing\nby Laura Bethmann and Lisa Madson\n\nOn View: October 10 – November 7\, 2026\nOpening Reception: Saturday\, October 10\, 3-5pm\nLaura Bettman in the Siegal Gallery & Lisa Madson in the Lower Level Gallery\n\n\nArtist statement: \nNature Printing: Natural objects\, printed by hand\, are direct impressions of life.\nThe forms\, patterns and textures of leaves\, flowers\, roots\, fruits\, tree bark\, seeds\, vegetables\, and a host of natural objects produce phenomenally expressive\, life-sized artwork. The spontaneity\, immediacy\, and organic qualities of even the simplest nature print depict true visual characteristics of the natural world. \nAn Ancient Practice\nLeonardo da Vinci described this process on folio 72 verso of his ‘Codice Atlantico’ including a nature printed sage leaf. Benjamin Franklin devised a secret nature printing process when printing colonial currency in Philadelphia. Nature printing is a little-known technique today\, but it holds a fascinating and worldwide history. This practice served as art and craft\, and as a science for the study and identification of plants. Although it has been traced back thousands of years\, its origins have never been discovered. \nTwo Views: Lisa Madson and Laura Bethmann\nLisa lives and works in northern New Jersey. Laura lives and works in southern New Jersey. The highlands and mountainous regions versus the Pine Barrens and flat\, rich farmlands. Both of these regions are catalysts for creative innovation\, as these artists make vivid associations with their surroundings and explore a kinship with the natural world. \nTwo Views: Nature Printing\nLisa presents artworks that portray a moment in time with insight into our connections to the environment. She translates the beauty of nature through a steam dyeing process where the natural pigments and patterns of plants project their images onto paper or canvas. Lisa invites nature’s outdoor elements to play a role in determining the final result\, such as floating a printed canvas on the river for pattern\, or aging it through the winter in ice and snow. Other media include inks\, embroidery\, cyanotype\, silkscreen and encaustic.\nLaura is influenced by the fantastic structures\, delicacy\, and mystery of botanical life. She has continued to be excited by adventures in the experimental process of nature printing for over 40 years. Her process is direct printing. Botanicals\, carefully inked or painted\, are printed by hand onto papers\, fabrics\, and a variety of other surfaces. Her nature printing media include relief ink\, watercolor\, and acrylic. Laura’s botanically-inspired watercolor paintings include ink nature printing\, color pencil and collage.
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/plant-planet-two-views-of-nature-printing/
LOCATION:Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Lower Level Gallery,Solley Lobby
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SUMMARY:Gallery opening - Plant Planet: Two Views of Nature Printing
DESCRIPTION:Plant Planet: Two Views of Nature Printing\nby Laura Bethmann and Lisa Madson\n\nOn View: October 10 – November 7\, 2026\nOpening Reception: Saturday\, October 10\, 3-5pm\nLaura Bettman in the Siegal Gallery & Lisa Madson in the Lower Level Gallery\n\n\nArtist statement: \nNature Printing: Natural objects\, printed by hand\, are direct impressions of life.\nThe forms\, patterns and textures of leaves\, flowers\, roots\, fruits\, tree bark\, seeds\, vegetables\, and a host of natural objects produce phenomenally expressive\, life-sized artwork. The spontaneity\, immediacy\, and organic qualities of even the simplest nature print depict true visual characteristics of the natural world. \nAn Ancient Practice\nLeonardo da Vinci described this process on folio 72 verso of his ‘Codice Atlantico’ including a nature printed sage leaf. Benjamin Franklin devised a secret nature printing process when printing colonial currency in Philadelphia. Nature printing is a little-known technique today\, but it holds a fascinating and worldwide history. This practice served as art and craft\, and as a science for the study and identification of plants. Although it has been traced back thousands of years\, its origins have never been discovered. \nTwo Views: Lisa Madson and Laura Bethmann\nLisa lives and works in northern New Jersey. Laura lives and works in southern New Jersey. The highlands and mountainous regions versus the Pine Barrens and flat\, rich farmlands. Both of these regions are catalysts for creative innovation\, as these artists make vivid associations with their surroundings and explore a kinship with the natural world. \nTwo Views: Nature Printing\nLisa presents artworks that portray a moment in time with insight into our connections to the environment. She translates the beauty of nature through a steam dyeing process where the natural pigments and patterns of plants project their images onto paper or canvas. Lisa invites nature’s outdoor elements to play a role in determining the final result\, such as floating a printed canvas on the river for pattern\, or aging it through the winter in ice and snow. Other media include inks\, embroidery\, cyanotype\, silkscreen and encaustic.\nLaura is influenced by the fantastic structures\, delicacy\, and mystery of botanical life. She has continued to be excited by adventures in the experimental process of nature printing for over 40 years. Her process is direct printing. Botanicals\, carefully inked or painted\, are printed by hand onto papers\, fabrics\, and a variety of other surfaces. Her nature printing media include relief ink\, watercolor\, and acrylic. Laura’s botanically-inspired watercolor paintings include ink nature printing\, color pencil and collage.
URL:https://artscouncilofprinceton.org/event/gallery-opening-plant-planet-two-views-of-nature-printing/
LOCATION:Arts Council of Princeton\, Princeton\, NJ
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Free or Low Cost,Lower Level Gallery,Solley Lobby
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