Bloodflowers

Bloodflowers

To produce cosmetically perfect blooms for export to the U.S. and Europe, Columbia's 80,000 flower industry workers, mostly women, perform long hours of physically grueling and hazardous labor.

Pollinators

Pollinators

Pollinators— most often bees, butterflies, birds, and bats are critical to fruit and seed production. The pesticide Imidacloprid is believed to be one of the main causes for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) amongst bees.

Flores Muertas

Flores Muertas

The print series Flores Muertas depicts the issue of where our flowers come from, what kind of hidden real costs and dangers lie behind them and questions global capitalism as a real danger to people and the environment.

Murcielago Santo

Murcielago Santo

The crucified skeleton bat is a reminder to us, that human induced environmental hazards will most likely cause many species to go extinct.

I have been an affiliate of Discover Graphics for 7 years now. It's an amazing resource for the entire Greater Washington Metropolitan region. Penny Barringer is an artist and master printer with incredible knowledge and in-depth experience in the world of fine-art printmaking.

If you are serious about printmaking, you should check out this gem - located on the second floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town Alexandria!


artdc gallery show this Saturday!

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Join me on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 3pm at the artdc.com gallery in Hyattsville. I have a print from my flores muertas series on display. This is part of a larger arts festival which is organized by Gateway CDC. I will be there between 3-4pm.

ardc.com gallery
5710 Baltimore Ave.
Hyattsville, MD 20781


Highlighted Work

amadoudiallo_mod4
The print “41 Bullets” addresses racial profiling, gun violence, and police brutality. R.I.P. - Amadou Diallo. More
ratskull_mod5
A somber but beatiful little still life of an anonymous 'friend' in the Sonoran Desert. More
Bees drawing by Henrik Sundqvist
Disappearing bee colonies hurt entire food chains. I started a Pollinator Series. More