Diane Stemper ~ Ohio

At Home with Insects
By Diane Stemper
Oxford, Ohio: Plat 21 Studio, 2004.

4.5 x 5.75"; 4 pages. Accordion fold. Linoleum prints on arches paper.

Diane Stemper: "My artistic work is inspired by my environment and the historical and contemporary relationships between our daily living, science, and the unseen mystery of the natural world."
$45

Discovery, Plat 21
Book 1
By Diane Stemper
Oxford, Ohio: Diane Stemper, 2000. One-of-a-Kind.

10.75 x 14"; 12 leaves. Handmade cotton fiber paper. Graphite drawings on Strathmore 400. Digital inkjet prints on Mohawk Superfine. Cover of banana fiber paper.

Diane Stemper: "Discovery, Plat 21 began as a journey on my acre lot, drawing common and uncommon insects that alit on the house and land. Inspired by the illustrators who traveled with the early explorers and brought back drawings and records of exotic plants and animals and insects, I embarked on a daily quest to document all the insects within my lot, formally known as plat 21."
$900

Insectlopedia Cycles
By Diane Stemper
Oxford, Ohio: Diane Stemper, 2000. Edition of 3.

9.5 x 12"; 23 leaves. Handmade paper. Linoleum prints on Arches and colored
pencil drawings.

Diane Stemper: "Insectlopedia Cycles depicts insects swarming, invading, still, and quiet. At times appealing and beautiful, the insect's form is captivating and alluring to the senses but at other times shocking, repelling and grotesque. Through the experience of aversion and attraction the contradictions of our relationship to the natural world presents itself."
$450