Eugene
Eugene
Elizabeth’s printmaking began at Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene and continued with LaVerne Krause at the University of Oregon. She developed her approach to the reduction process (also known as the suicide method) on her kitchen table as she began raising the first of her three daughters.Moving to Florence, Oregon, working at a wallpaper factory under the direction of a Gemini Master Printmaker, not only provided a unique mentorship, but also afforded the opportunity for her first One-person show at Arakunen Gallery.As Art Director for Eugene Saturday Market during the Fifteenth Anniversary she created posters for the event as well as arranging music on Saturdays.Studios in Eugene moved from the space above Newberry’s Five and Dime on Willamette Street to the Eugene Planning Mill warehouse west of Skinner Butte and finally a garage in her home on 16th Street.A motorcycle road trip to the Midwest in the early 80’s inspired the highway series where the full sheet blend was developed. The blend served as a base for collage using printed papers and found objects, themes that run through her career.The relationship with Loci Pfeiffer and Opus 5 Gallery provided long-term strong support as Elizabeth moved north.The Northwest Print Council (now Print Arts Northwest) took Elizabeth to Portland for Board meetings and began a long-term relationship with established Northwest printmakers and Beverly Shumaker at Image Gallery.