Rebecca H. Pollack

Indigenous Woman Rebecca H. Pollack

Graphite Pencil on Strathmore Illustration Board 5.75" x 4.75" NFS

This is a graphite study of a woman, inspired by an Edward Curtis photograph. For over 30 years he travelled deep into Indian territories in the early 1900s to document Native American cultures. He documented with film, recordings, writings and photographs, concerned that white expansion and the United States government would destroy their way of life. This woman’s face speaks to me of her life on the land: her gaze, expression and weathered skin.

Lacewing Rebecca H. Pollack

Etching in Payne’s Grey on Warm White Stonehenge Printmaking Paper 9" x 6" $400

My exploration of printmaking encompasses etching, linocut and monoprint. Nature informs everything I do, and I photograph relentlessly for pattern, form and detail. The architecture of this lacewing intrigues me. Insect populations are severely dwindling, and I am documenting some in my series of insect etchings. This lacewing lives only four to six weeks and is very tiny and delicate. Nocturnal, the adults beneficially consume whiteflies and aphids from fields, farms, meadows and gardens.