ITEM 20: "Our Mothers’ Pitchers, 1A" by Louise Russell
ITEM 20 Donation by Louise Russell Title: Our Mothers’ Pitchers, 1A Media: Polymer Photogravure on decorator art paper adhered to a Basswood panel Print Size: 7"x5" Basswood Panel Mounted: 10"x8" Valued: $300 Starting Bid: $150 Artist Bio: Louise Russell is a photo-based artist who photographs with an 8 x 10-inch pinhole camera and digital cameras. She has produced silver gelatin, inkjet, cyanotype, and white gold leaf prints on PictoricoPro Transparency film, paper vellum, and kozo. She has recently added Polymer Photogravure printmaking to her output choices. While she has always photographed, she had a career in education and educational software. She was an adjunct instructor of photography at Grossmont College for a few years and is a member of Snowcreek Collective, San Diego River Artists Alliance, and Medium Photo. She is co-facilitator of Present Tense Artist Talks, a Medium Photo quarterly event. In 2025, she exhibited at Hyde Art Gallery, Grossmont College, and had pieces at the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, Level of Service Not Required Gallery, and The Photographer’s Eye Gallery. The Polymer Photogravure image in the 2025 Photographer’s Eye: A Creative Collective auction, Our Mothers’ Pitchers, 1A, was printed as a Chin Colle on a Takach 1836 Table Top Etching Press, but then unexpectedly lifted from its backing paper. She re-adhered it to a Basswood panel using archival Lineco glue, then protected it with 3 coats of Krylon UV Archival Varnish Matte Spray. Louise Russell Website: LouiseRussellPhoto.com Insta: @louiserussellj9
