Shared Landscapes by Diana Baldwin

Diana Baldwin is a printmaker working from her home studio in Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was introduced to printmaking by The Mahone Bay Printmakers. With the Guidance of Ed Porter, Professor Emeritus NCCADU, etching became her main focus and passion.

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Knock Knock and Other Prints by Natt Cann

Natt Cann is a Canadian visual artist whose projects of print hone upon the haunting of lands – ideologies and industries keeping afloat Canadian notions of colonial heritage and their degradations. Natt’s aim is to share Atlantic centric discussions of commorancy, climate, and past snuffed economic aspirations amidst the celebrations of current peoples, politics, and newfound practices.

“I am a printmaker focusing primarily on etching. My subject matter includes still lifes and landscapes.

I have a particular interest in how landscapes are affected by the changing seasons and the passage of time. Agricultural and manmade patterns on the land are also fascinating to me. On my daily walks, bike rides, or time spent gazing out the window, my attention will often be caught by a snatch of colour, interesting pattern, or texture. This becomes inspiration for future projects.

I enjoy the etching process and the many steps it takes to get the finished print. It gives me time to settle in and think about how I will achieve the end result. It also allows for the possibility of experimentation. I am constantly learning how this process can be adapted to aid in the interpretation of my ideas.

I find myself excited by what is offered by the blank plate at the beginning of a project. There is always hope and expectation at what will come off the press at the end of the journey.”

-Diana Baldwin

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“Knock Knock continues my interests as an ongoing explorative series into the 21st-century capitalist rental system, an admission that many will never own a house, a stark reminder of the loss of architectural heritage, and the urgent need to address the housing crisis. The body of work is a collection of primarily Atlantic doors, impressionable Victorian brownstone and Gothic Revival abodes captured in lens based means and mono-printed through photochemical transfers. Their texture and design imparts a sense that they are vanishing in favour of their replacements, undeniably featureless podium developments designed for those who can’t yet afford them.

Yet, amidst the seriousness of the art’s statement, a pleasantness and authenticity stands bold amongst the collection. The colour and variation of the nearly 200 and growing mono-prints, bring to the audience the nostalgia of home on the east coast and what it means to own or not own a house in today’s world.”

-Natt Cann