Baroque inspired lighting glistens off the dewdrops on the freshly harvested produce. These prints are handmade 8" x 10" cyanotypes on 100% cotton paper in an edition of 15. The serene blue color palette conjures the inner peace Ivana experiences through connecting with the life giving capacities of the earth, through cultivation and care of the plants.

To connect the themes in my project to the history of American vegetable gardening, especially the WWII era victory gardens, where Americans grew 60% of their produce during the war, Ivana creates prints with a vintage aesthetic. She wants to evoke a sense of nostalgia for a time when more people grew food in the backyard and community gardens by using an analog 8" x 10" camera to record in exquisite detail the gorgeous textures of the fruits and vegetables.To learn more, click here to read the full artist statement about the Sustain Series.

Selected images from the Sustain series are available for your collection as rich blue cyanotype prints.  Ivana makes these lushly detailed contact prints by hand from her 8" x 10" film camera negatives using all analog and historic photography techniques. Ivana selects only the best archival materials to produce her art. The prints are made on 100% cotton hot press smooth matte paper and hand coated with a light sensitive chemical emulsion, and then exposed to UV light through the negative.  The borders are irregular and show Ivana's brush strokes used to coat the paper.  Since they are contact prints they are the same size as the 8" x 10" negatives. The watermark is only for internet display and is not on the actual artworks.  The edition is 15 prints. The edition is tiered, therefore the lowest edition numbers are offered as an affordable investment.  Those who invest in low edition numbers will save money and the value of the artwork will rise as the edition sells out.  The prints are signed and numbered in pencil. Ivana George guarantees you will love her artwork and gives collectors a 30 day review period with returns allowed during the 30 days for refund of the artworks value. To qualify for a refund, the art must be be returned in the original condition and in its original packaging and shipped with insurance.  The cost of shipping both directions is not refunded.

To learn more about tiered editions read about it on Ivana's Blog.