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Artist Statement

"The [pieces] make me laugh and they make me mad. I suppose that's the goal." - Robert

 

Tales of monsters gobbling up the people are found in stories across the world. Many of them involve the people fighting back even when the monster has swallowed them whole. With the extremely serious issues facing the planet and humanity, how do we come to terms with where and who we are when the playbook we're using could use a rewrite? I like to poke holes in serious issues with humor while celebrating life in all its forms.

 

My studio is located in Garden City, Idaho. I currently occupy the ancestral homelands of the Shoshone-Bannock tribe and the land on which the Shoshone-Bannock, Shoshone-Paiute, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs would gather every summer to trade in the business and arts. Land back and I believe in the concept of real rent. As I can, a portion of my sales go toward individuals, grassroots organizations, and activists working toward decolonization, human rights, and the environment within Idaho.

 

I tend to make pieces celebrating beauty or pointing out the absurdity of hate. In my daily practice I try to make art that either makes you wave your arms around when you look at it on the wall or make you step back and pause. For my linocuts (block or relief prints), I often use source images from print ephemera from decades past and transport them into the present and future. My collages imagine defecting to places that don't exist outside of imagination (yet). I view printmaking and my art as a way to connect with community and the natural world and that is the kind of fun I love having every day. 

 

My words to live by... Understand another culture's myths mean just as much and often more than the ones we've been exposed to. Get out in nature. Resist theonomy and demand the separation of church and state. Unionize. Join a movement. Read. Listen. Play music. Make art. Laugh at your own nonsense. Support artists. Take a self defense class. Learn to skateboard. Tend to the spiritual and physical side of existence. Thank someone bringing something heavy to your attention and think about it. Find ways to take action within your community including rooting out corruption and insisting on equal treatment under the law for all. Get out of the way and choose leaders who know how to organize and play the long game in order to fight the real monster of well-funded hatred and greed found within all of our systems. Create and make room for love and discomfort every day with family and friends. And there's more, I know.​ 

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I am an optimist and my arts education began with my family reading to me, watching the Muppets, and a lot of early exposure to Monty Python. I have had a lot of great teachers along the way in multiple subjects including some formal art training and a lot of figuring things out on my own. â€‹

Original linoprint of a man standing above a woman with "it will be fine" in text balloons
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What Are the Rules, Exactly?

My prints are original linocuts designed, carved, and handprinted by me. Linocut is a type of relief print where the image is transferred onto a block of linoleum (a renewable resource we used to make floors out of), carved out with sharp tools, rolled with ink, and stamped on paper. I frequently make randomly colored monoprint backgrounds and use my designs on those as well to give you a truly original piece with some accidental effects. My collage work is both a way of repurposing prints that don't quite work in an edition and letting my head, heart, and hands travel to a different spot. 

 

I sign my work in pencil so you know it's me. I have a few series of editioned prints for sale that will be a little more consistent in terms of production. Here are some rules to play by if you like my art and want to tell others about it. â€‹

  • Follow my Instagram page for random pieces and updates on editions, as well as the occasional shaky handheld thrill ride Reel of my process (seriously, linocut process lends itself well to a gritty 1970s auteur vibe). 

  • Starting in December of 2024, subscribe to my e-newsletter for "The Interesting Times," my weekly morsel of art, occasional poetry or questions, and tales from the belly of the beast (here we have Idaho). This will also occasionally mention new edition print launches and one-of-a-kind pieces before they are broadly available. 

  • I accept commissions.  If you need a stamp of a beloved pet or commemorative prints, unique portrait, maybe a print of a particular place that means something to you, let's talk. I can also make a custom framed "lady" piece for your home or office. With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit leader and fundraiser, I also bring a unique skillset for nonprofits, grassroots organizations, and individual organizers/activists interested in linoprint or other creative projects.  

  • Want to learn relief printing? I won't claim to be an expert expert but I do offer one on one instruction in block printing because it's a fun, accessible medium that most people can pick up and it's sort of magic. 

  • Get a hold of me through the contact form, IG DM, or at jessica@jessicaevettartist.com

  • I will probably have a presence on Threads and Blue Sky and DooDad and TikTok (never mind!) and Facebook and yes folks the Internet is part of the solution and part of the problem. 

  • If you really want something weird I love making assemblage sculptures out of discarded vintage kitchen gadgets.

Contact

May this e-mail find you well. Let's connect. 

I don't publish my number but you can DM me through Instagram if e-mail isn't your bag.

Studio Appointments Available Upon Request

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