DANA FALCONBERRY
LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTS
ARTIST STATEMENT
"I am a printmaker, musician, and chain-stitcher living in Lockhart and Alpine Texas, and sometimes in Michigan. I learned how to do linocut printmaking from a friend of mine in her tiny Austin apartment when I needed a way to make multiple album covers at once. I fell in love with the process and started printing as a hobby, selling prints at my music shows and using images for album art. I worked as an embroiderer for the Austin-based Chain-stitching company, Fort Lonesome, and now devote most of my time to linoleum block carving as often as I can! I love the ancient and meditative nature of carving linocuts, and I hope to convey a connectivity to the natural world through my prints." — Dana Falconberry ARTIST BIO Dana Falconberry is an artist and musician living in Lockhart, Texas. She grew up dancing classical ballet and modern dance in Dearborn, MI before attending Hendrix College in Arkansas where she studied songwriting, prompting her move to Austin in 2005. After touring, recording, and leading a band for over a decade, she now finds herself focused on visual art. She is currently a stitcher/designer for Fort Lonesome, a custom chainstitch embroidery company based in Austin, and makes linoleum block prints under the name Falconberry Prints. She fell in love with the art form after learning to carve and print linoleum blocks form a friend in order to make her own album covers. |
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