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ASHLEE WEITLAUF
Ashlee Weitlauf is a book artist exploring natural pigments. While working as a book conservator at the University of Oregon Knight Library she was introduced to the research of history professor Vera Keller. This introduction to Keller’s work inspired the exploration of pigments. She is a seed and plant enthusiast that finds the convergence of plants and pigments to be irresistible. Currently, she is obsessed with making lakes out of every plant in her backyard (as well as wanting to find and grow from seed just about every plant she meets).
Born in Paducah, Kentucky, Ashlee Weitlauf received her BFA in Printmaking from the University of Tennessee in 2002 and her MFA in Printmaking/Book Arts at Arizona State University in 2006. Specializing in letterpress printing, bookmaking, and hand papermaking. She started working in book conservation while in Arizona in 2003.
To view a digital sketch book of pigment experimentations, go to:
Ashlee’s Lakes Chart. Image courtesy of Ashlee Weilauf.
Ashlee’s Lakes Color Wheel. Image courtesy of Ashlee Weilauf.
Ashlee’s Blue Lakes. Image courtesy of Ashlee Weilauf.