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GOOD HERB
New work by Jess Hirsch
October 1st-31st, 2009
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Fontanelle Gallery is pleased to present Good Herb, an exhibition featuring new drawings and installation by Portland artist Jess Hirsch.
Hirsch crafts delicately rendered pencil drawings of alternative medicine practitioners, healers, shamans, and the herbs that they harvest from the wild for medicinal use. Hirsch's drawings and sculptures serve as a referential library that represents the vivid imagery discovered within the text of her investigative research. The depictions are not intended to romanticize the exotic, nor convey anthropological studies, but rather document the practices that appeal to Hirsch for personal exploration.
Good Herb is a journey into alternative medicine through academic research, experimentation, as well as trial and error. Research has been developed from oral accounts, group meditations, books on Native American medicine and Mexican Curanderismo, YouTube tutorials for preparing herbs, and seeking advice from local practitioners. This project encourages self-education and the many facets of alternative health care available to the public for little or no cost. Health insurance is not required.
Fontanelle will host a special Healing Skillshare Workshop at the gallery on Saturday, October 17th at 2pm.
Jess Hirsch was born in Minnesota and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Lewis and Clark University in 2007. She has exhibited at Milepost 5, Gallery Homeland, and The Artistry in Portland. She is co-founder of Homeschool, a nomadic art gallery based in Portland, and co-creator of the Portland Healing Project, a healing workshop series and online resource for artists and low-income families to find affordable healthcare through alternative medicine.
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Jess Hirsch
Brave Buffalo, 2009
21 x 27" (26 x 32" framed)
Graphite & gouache on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Girl Savior, 2009
13 x 16" (18 x 22" framed)
Graphite on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Mexican Herb Diamond, 2009
18 x 24" (26 x 32" framed)
Graphite on paper
$360 |
Jess Hirsch
N.S.E.W, 2009
14 x 15.5" (18 x 22" framed)
Graphite on paper
$300 |
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Jess Hirsch
Yoga Rainbow Lotus, 2009
26 x 20.5" (32 x 26" framed)
Graphite & gouache on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Horses & Sage, 2009
28 x 22" (32 x 26" framed)
Graphite on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Chakra Herb Triangle, 2009
46.5 x 36" (54 x 42" framed)
Graphite on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Red Cedar, 2009
11 x 8.5" (13 x 10.5" framed)
Graphite on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Yoga Rainbow, 2009
18.25 x 22.5" (32 x 26" framed)
Graphite on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Western Herb Circle, 2009 |
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Jess Hirsch
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Jess Hirsch
Sant Sandesh, 2009
8.5 x 11" (10.5 x 13" framed)
Graphite & gouache on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Sant Kirpal, 2009
8.5 x 11" (10.5 x 13" framed)
Graphite & gouache on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Hazur Baba, O.G, 2009
13 x 16" (18 x 22" framed)
Graphite & gouache on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Teresita, 2009
21.5 x 28" (26 x 32" framed)
Graphite & gouache on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Red Clover, 2009
8.5 x 11" (10.5 x 13" framed)
Graphite on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Tabacco Savior, 2009
8.5 x 11" (10.5 x 13" framed)
Graphite on paper
$160 |
Jess Hirsch
Susan Weed, 2009
12 x 16" (18 x 22" framed)
Graphite on paper
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Jess Hirsch
Quartz Monument, 2009
2.75 x 2 x 2"
Quartz, rope, moss and wood
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Jess Hirsch
Amethyst Rainbow, 2009
3 x 4.75 x 2"
Amethyst, wood, gouache, string and sage
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Jess Hirsch
Molecular Purification Machine, 2009
7.5 x 12 x 5"
Wood, Graphite and feathers
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GOOD HERB, Display Case installation |
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Jess Hirsch
Chakra Meditation Shelf, 2009
Feather, gouache, wood, and glass |
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Jess Hirsch
3 Is God's Number, 2009
14.25 x 18.75 x 4.75"
Yarn, rope, wood, feather
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