Margaret Garrett | From Terpsichore’s Garden

Margaret Garrett No.2 From Terpsichore’s Garden, 2022 Monotype 22 x 16 inches  Edition 2/28 Printed by Janis Stemmerann at RussellJanis Studio, Published by Planthouse Margaret Garrett No.14 From Terpsichore’s Garden, 2022 Monotype 22 x 16 inches  Edition 14/28 Printed by Janis Stemmerann at RussellJanis Studio, Published by Planthouse Margaret Garrett No.4 From Terpsichore’s Garden, 2022 Monotype 22 x 16 inches  Edition 4/28 Printed by Janis Stemmerann at RussellJanis Studio, Published by Planthouse Margaret Garrett No.6 From Terpsichore’s Garden, 2022 Monotype 22 x 16 inches  Edition X/28 Printed by Janis Stemmerann at RussellJanis Studio, Published by Planthouse Margaret Garrett No.13 From Terpsichore’s Garden, 2022 Monotype 22 x 16 inches  Edition 13/28 Printed by Janis Stemmerann at RussellJanis Studio, Published by Planthouse Margaret Garrett No.18 From Terpsichore’s Garden, 2022 Monotype 22 x 16 inches  Edition 18/28 Printed by Janis Stemmerann at RussellJanis Studio, Published by Planthouse Margaret Garrett No.23 From Terpsichore’s Garden, 2022 Monotype 22 x 16 inches  Edition 23/28 Printed by Janis Stemmerann at RussellJanis Studio, Published by Planthouse Margaret Garrett No.24 From Terpsichore’s Garden, 2022 Monotype 22 x 16 inches  Edition 2/28 Printed by Janis Stemmerann at RussellJanis Studio, Published by Planthouse

Planthouse is pleased to present a new series of twenty-eight prints, From Terpsichore’s Garden by Margaret Garrett, produced in collaboration with RussellJanis Studio in Brooklyn.

Shop the monoprint series From Terpsichore’s Garden by Margaret Garrett here.

ARTIST STATEMENT
From Terpsichore’s Garden grew out of a series of dancing flower collages I had been making. Katie Michel of Planthouse suggested that I use some of the iconography of the collages as the point of departure for a group of monoprints that Planthouse would publish. She introduced me to master printmaker Janis Stemmermann of RussellJanis to realize the project.

I began by creating the shapes we would use in the print studio. Terpsichore is the muse of dance, and I knew that the movement of the forms would be a key element in the language of these prints. I then began to play with color combinations. I wanted a range of colors in the edition as there might be in a garden.

This series was my first time making monoprints, and I fell in love with the process—the sense of play, the speed, the immediacy, and the surprises! Creating these works was enjoyable; I hope that some of that joyous feeling comes across to people when they look at this edition.

–Margaret Garrett, 2022

 From Terpsichore’s Garden is Garrett’s second print publication with Planthouse. 

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in North Carolina and raised in Pennsylvania, Margaret Garrett grew up training to be a dancer. In her early twenties, she discovered painting, finding something spiritually akin to dance in the movement of line and color, and switched her focus to visual art. Garrett’s paintings, prints, and videos have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States, including Planthouse, Danese/Corey, the Flag Art Foundation, Birnam Wood, and the Parrish Art Museum. She has been awarded residencies at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts and in Assisi, Italy, and has collaborated on two projects with Flatbed Press in Austin, Texas. Garrett’s work is held in numerous private and corporate collections in the United States and Europe. Museum collections include the Blanton Art Museum, the Parrish Art Museum, and Guild Hall Museum. She currently lives and maintains a studio on Shelter Island, NY.