Naomi S. Velasquez
Idaho

Media: Letterpress print/broadside on handmade paper

Artist Statement:
Idaho is a letterpress and handmade paper broadside that explores Eastern Idaho and one of our Idaho icons: potatoes!  For this print, I created handmade paper. I utilized letterpress printing P22 blox for one layer of the print. For the other layers of the print, I used daredevil printing techniques and the myriad of Idaho images and type in the collection at Pinyon Jay Press at Idaho State University. 

Biography

Naomi S. Velasquez is an award winning contemporary textile and book artist. Her artwork is consistently shown internationally and nationally and in diverse venues ranging from galleries to public works installations. Naomi holds an M.F.A. from the University of North Texas in Studio Art, Fibers. Naomi’s work was included in Quilt National 2011, and received the "Most Innovative Use of the Medium Award." Naomi is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Art at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. She is the coordinator for the Fiber Media and Papermaking areas. Her work is held in numerous private and public collections including the University of Denver Library, Emory University Library, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts and the University of North Texas Special Collection.