{"title":"Sandra Starkey Simon \u0026 Fanny Retsek","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir current body of work, Cohabitation Chronicles, has from the start combined imagery of flora and fauna found in the ecosystems that make up backyards, neighbourhoods and open spaces. In this new world of climate breakdown the radical intent always inherent in their work now focusses on the loss of habitat and species extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing relief, etching, drypoint, and monotype Sandra and Fanny create the plates for their prints. Sometimes they work on the same plate, like with the large linoleum print, Lulu’s Evening Walk, and their monotypes. At other times they each create plates that are printed together to form multi-color etchings, or side by side as diptychs. When printing they add chine collé shapes to the print which often interrupt the image, jarring the natural landscape and referencing the impact of humans on the natural landscape and other species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFanny and Sandra’s first collaboration was the opening of Magpie Studios in 2002 when both lived in San Jose, California. Soon after, they began creating prints together in the studio. When Magpie Studios split into Magpie South in Adelaide and Magpie North in Stanford, California, the collaborations became more cherished, and surprisingly more frequent. A rhythm of working and direction came naturally, and their individual styles combined to form something altogether new. When possible, Sandra and Fanny work together during extended visits. When they can’t get together, they send prints back and forth across the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRetsek exhibits internationally and her prints are in collections that include Fine Art Museums, San Francisco and Oakland Museum of Art. She was the master printer at the San Jose Institute of Art Print Center and a former printer at Crown Point Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStarkey Simon is a full-time artist\/printmaker after previously pursuing an art practice and university teaching career in the United States and Australia. Her work is collected and exhibited internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lulus-evening-walk-uncoloured","title":"Lulu's Evening Walk (uncoloured)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSketches of plants and habitats for this lino were made by both FARSISS artists onsite in the Adelaide Hills bushland. As our work is a collaboration and our imagery includes both our homes, California animals and their habitats were also added into the landscape. We invite you to look closely and discover all the wonders of our bushland. This edition was printed by the artists in California. This is  a varied edition of 6 prints. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandra Starkey Simon \u0026 Fanny Retsek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796270973249,"sku":"STAS-0006","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/7578aba2-e7f2-4a23-9e23-8ea93b7e9cff-l.jpg?v=1780533502"},{"product_id":"lulus-evening-walk-with-colouring","title":"Lulu's Evening Walk (with colouring)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSketches of plants and habitats for this lino were made by both FARSISS artists onsite in the Adelaide Hills bushland. As our work is a collaboration and our imagery includes both our homes, California animals and their habitats were also added into the landscape. We invite you to look closely and discover all the wonders of our bushland. This edition was printed by the artists in California. This is  a varied edition of 6 prints. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandra Starkey Simon \u0026 Fanny Retsek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796271300929,"sku":"STAS-0003","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/af47001b-8c24-409d-aaaf-79244b80c8ac-l.jpg?v=1780533514"},{"product_id":"sea-dogs-lost-2","title":"Sea Dogs Lost 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis print is one of the first four prints in our Cohabitation Chronicles series. The imagery in all these prints is flora and fauna from our Australian and Californian neighbourhgoods. Present in the Sea Dogs Lost prints are also loved ones, memories, and stories we told each other while we made the prints.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandra Starkey Simon \u0026 Fanny Retsek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796271333697,"sku":"STAS-0002","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/fce71dea-dc15-4e0b-aa51-a390345b18a1-l.jpg?v=1780533525"},{"product_id":"floating-worlds-1","title":"Floating Worlds 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Floating World prints are some of the first prints in our Cohabitation Chronicles series. The imagery in all the Cohabitation Chronicles prints includes flora and fauna from our Australian and Californian neighbourhgoods. The large birds of prey depicted here were nesting along a creek that abuts the airport in San Jose, California. The trees and mistletoe are from the Adelaide Hills. The title of these prints references the history of printmaking in Japan and the ambiguous sense of space of the forms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandra Starkey Simon \u0026 Fanny Retsek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796271366465,"sku":"STAS-0005","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/56b20d51-214d-4b7c-a974-3c7d791a74e9-l.jpg?v=1780533536"},{"product_id":"floating-worlds-2","title":"Floating Worlds 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Floating World prints are some of the first prints in our Cohabitation Chronicles series. The imagery in all the Cohabitation Chronicles prints includes flora and fauna from our Australian and Californian neighbourhgoods. The large birds of prey depicted here were nesting along a creek that abuts the airport in San Jose, California. The trees and mistletoe are from the Adelaide Hills. The title of these prints references the history of printmaking in Japan and the ambiguous sense of space of the forms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandra Starkey Simon \u0026 Fanny Retsek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796271399233,"sku":"STAS-0004","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/7768beee-c9ee-4168-81b2-1c215fcd6dcf-l.jpg?v=1780533547"},{"product_id":"river-bones","title":"River Bones","description":"","brand":"Sandra Starkey Simon \u0026 Fanny Retsek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796271464769,"sku":"SAN-0002","price":890.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/beafd023-af34-4c6d-8c11-43342b1ce5cb-l.jpg?v=1780533560"},{"product_id":"river-bones-1","title":"River Bones","description":"","brand":"Sandra Starkey Simon \u0026 Fanny Retsek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796271497537,"sku":"SAN-0003","price":890.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/a3050f30-750b-4fa4-a97a-925454bbb2b2-l.jpg?v=1780533572"},{"product_id":"mill-river-3","title":"Mill River 3","description":"","brand":"Sandra Starkey Simon \u0026 Fanny Retsek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796271530305,"sku":"SAN-0004","price":890.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/files\/10e6b3da-3984-4d29-8566-f033eb8d0618-l.jpg?v=1780533583"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/3485\/6769\/collections\/a6f4f67e-f439-471f-a42c-1ec751b629e0-l.jpg?v=1780533606","url":"https:\/\/artimagesgallery.com.au\/collections\/sandra-starkey-simon-fanny-retsek.oembed","provider":"Art Images Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}