About the Exhibition

Artist Statement: Initially I lit the candle as an act of remembrance. The action brought a singular light into the darkness of winter months, a symbol of hope.

Making contour drawings of the candle, allowed me to immerse myself into the moment the candle burned, allowing for a lifting of spirit. Drawing the candle image on the copper etching plate, allowed for a transformation of the drawing through the process of printmaking. Before each immersion into the acid, I drew a new network of line, over over the old. Following each etching of the image, a print was made documenting each stage the image went through until the final print. On the surface, it appears I have come full circle from dark to light, light to dark. However, following this process of destruction of image through printmaking, I come to a place of new place symbols enriched through this act of re-creation.

Artist Bio: Kate Baillies discovered the magic of making prints during her high school years. She studied art with a focus on printmaking at Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, ON. She later extended this education, obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, NS. Kate has worked in the capacity of printmaking technician at Alberta College of Art and Design. She has taught art to children in schools located in Halifax and Calgary, as well as in programs at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the City of Calgary’s North Mount Art Center. Most recently, Kate completed a month-long residency at the Zea Mays Printmaking.The studio, located in Florence, Massachusetts, specializes in sustainable. “green” printmaking practices.