BODIES OF WORK
Poplar Grove
Poplar Grove
In October of 2006, Ratcliff traveled to the small town of Auvillar in the southwestern corner of France for a month-long residency. Just outside town, she spotted a grove of poplar trees aligned in perfect rows. Intrigued by the vertical white trunks juxtaposed with dark horizontal shadows, Ratcliff photographed them extensively.
The chosen images were made into black and white xeroxes and then transfered onto a variety of papers. Finally, color was applied with colored pencils.
Poplar Grove II, Auvillar, 2005 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper (15 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
Poplar Grove III, Auvillar, 2005 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper 14 1/2 x 19 in.
Poplar Grove IV, Auvillar, 2005 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper (18 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.)
Poplar Grove V, Auvillar, 2005 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper (18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)
Poplar Grove VI, Auvillar, 2005 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper (18 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.)
Poplar Grove VII, Auvillar, 2005 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper (25 1/2 x 17 in)
Poplar Grove VIII, Auvillar, 2005 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper (25 x 18 1/2 in)
Poplar Grove IX, Auvillar, 2005 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper 17 3/4 x 36 1/4 in
Poplar Grove X, Auvillar, 2005 :: colored pencil & transfer on paper 19 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.
Poplar Grove XII, Auvillar, 2005 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper (15 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
Poplar Grove XIII, Auvillar, 2006 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper 22 x 30 in
Poplar Grove XIV, Auvillar, 2006 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper 22 x 30 in.
Poplar Grove XV, Auvillar, 2006 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper (30 1/4 x 22 3/4 in.)
Poplar Grove XVI, Auvillar, 2006 :: mixed media: colored pencil & transfer on paper (30 1/4 x 22 3/4 in.)
Les Bois I, Auvillar, 2005 :: transfer and graphite on paper 20 x 25 1/2 in.
Les Bois II, Auvillar, 2005 :: transfer and graphite on paper 20 x 25 1/2 in.
Poplar Grove XII, Auvillar, 2005 :: pigmented inkjet print