Ecological artists - Jenny Kitchener & Katharine Owens

1. Ecological artists - Jenny Kitchener &Katharine Owens

2. Artist Intention • I often feature insects in my work. I identify with them and feel that they have a lot to teach us. During the course of their lives they go through quite obvious changes in the form of metamorphosis. I often use this idea of change as a metaphor in my prints. • Jenny Kitchener'

3. Artistic process My work melds my interests in science, creativity, environment, and policy. I am particularly interested in the way humankind influences nature, habitats, and species. My work explores the intersection of humans and nature (i.e., land-use, habitat destruction, species extinction, de-extinction, sustainability, climate change), as well as depictions of arthropods. I use simple tools and processes to create woodblock and linoleum block prints that deal with these issues. Katharine Owens

4. Composition Rule of Thirds. Imagine that your image is divided into 9 equal segments by 2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines. The rule of thirds says that you should position the most important elements in your scene along these lines, or at the points where they intersect.

5. Elements of Design • How line shape, color, value, texture, form, and space - are organized or composed according to the Principles of Art and Design: balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, unity/variety