"Tree of Souls" Silk Scarf & Print
Rochelle created a line of hand-painted silk scarves and limited edition screen prints on paper. The delicately detailed designed are printed onto the silk with a water-based resist and then hand painted with French silk dyes. Rochelle showcased her scarves at The Morrison Hotel Gallery Loft in the fall of 2011, raising money for the non-profit organization Rational Animal.
"Tree of Souls" visualizes the ancient connection with nature and generations past. Pranayama is a Sanskrit word meaning extension of the prana, life force or breath, as portrayed in the central element of expanding, life-like lungs. This print is a culmination of the various flowers, plants, and architectural elements that have influenced and grown in Rochelle's work for the past 3 years. Her 2009 collection of photographs from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens inspired several drawings, prints and artist books. She was fascinated with the pointed cactus plants, tiny buds of botanical forms and floating lotus ponds. She also draws inspiration from her trip to Italy. The smooth marble striped columns of the Duomo are transformed into twisting, tangled vines. Rochelle's work has evolved into purely imaginative worlds of hybrid flowers, ornate birdcages and abstract plant-like forms. She marries these natural figments of the imagination with symbols of Hindu and Buddhist deities, mandalas and Buddha himself.
"Tree of Souls" visualizes the ancient connection with nature and generations past. Pranayama is a Sanskrit word meaning extension of the prana, life force or breath, as portrayed in the central element of expanding, life-like lungs. This print is a culmination of the various flowers, plants, and architectural elements that have influenced and grown in Rochelle's work for the past 3 years. Her 2009 collection of photographs from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens inspired several drawings, prints and artist books. She was fascinated with the pointed cactus plants, tiny buds of botanical forms and floating lotus ponds. She also draws inspiration from her trip to Italy. The smooth marble striped columns of the Duomo are transformed into twisting, tangled vines. Rochelle's work has evolved into purely imaginative worlds of hybrid flowers, ornate birdcages and abstract plant-like forms. She marries these natural figments of the imagination with symbols of Hindu and Buddhist deities, mandalas and Buddha himself.
This print began as a series of sketches that were refined into a pen and ink drawing. Rochelle uses a tiny .005 micron black pen to create the various lines and shaded dreamlike worlds. Each color separation is drawn by hand and printed one at a time to create the limited edition of prints. The process from initial concept sketches to final piece develops over several months.
Black and White Pen & Ink Drawing
