Printmaking

Iremos abrazados

Last summer the Pacific Northwest experienced a record heat wave of over 100 degrees that lasted a few days. This woodcut comes from a place of processing the emotions that come from experiencing firsthand what climate change is doing to our world, and how events like this will only continue to happen. At the same time I was in the beginning of a new relationship and we spent most of the heat wave together. This print is a documentation of living through unprecedented climate events and keeping each other close, even in unbearable heat.

About

Elisa Dore

Elisa is an artist of Puerto Rican descent born and raised in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, and currently living in Seattle. She grew up between two cultures and languages. She uses her art practice as a way to explore this middle ground, this duality of belonging to two different cultures yet not fully fitting into either one. Along with her ancestry and cultural background, she is inspired by feminine figures, memories, and the natural world.

Elisa Dore

describes their creative process

I often start with an idea, a memory or a dream. Then I translate the idea to a sketch where I flesh out the figures and add symbols and details into the scene. Once I have the sketch developed, I transfer the image to the block. I go over the drawing with pen and sharpie so I have a reliable guide for carving, and then I begin my favorite part of the process, carving the block. Carving the block usually takes me between a few days or a few weeks of work. After I have carved the block I print it by hand.