Like many creatives before her, Ohio artist Rachel Mentzer finds inspiration in the Leelanau Peninsula. During her Glen Arbor Arts Center artist residency Mentzer will look to the “light, textures, and forms of the Sleeping Bear Dunes” to create a series of intaglio collagraph printing plates. Mentzer will describe her process, and show examples of her residential work during a public presentation August 20, 10 am at the GAAC.

“Immersion in the Sleeping Bear Dunes will inspire new technical approaches, expand mytextural vocabulary, and yield a series of plates that informs future printed editions and strengthens my sustainable printmaking practice,” Mentzer said. “While I will not print on-site due to the need for a press, developing these plates in Glen Arbor allows me to push technical boundaries, refine composition, and create a cohesive, light-driven series that fosters growth in
both technique and visual storytelling.”

The GAAC has been hosting visiting artmakers as part of its residency program since the 1990s. For more information about the GAAC’s AIR Program go to GlenArborArt.org /
ARTISTS.