Sustain Limited Edition Mixed Media Artworks

These artworks are part of the Sustain series. 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 artworks 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.  Ivana innovated a technique using mixed media and digital photography image transfer on aluminum to create these unique artworks in warm tones that recall the historic tintype process.  Subtle inclusions of the contemporary urban environment connect us from our past to our present and the artworks highlight a means to a more sustainable future. To learn more click here to read the full artist statement

Selected images from the Sustain series are available for your collection as mixed media artworks whose appearance is similar to vintage tintypes.  Ivana makes these artworks with acrylic and transfer of archival pigment inks onto aluminum.  Ivana selects only the best archival materials to produce her art. The finished artwork is sprayed with a UV protective spray and coated with acrylic glaze to protect the surface. The artwork may be displayed without glass like an acrylic painting.  The borders are irregular and the surface has a slight texture which is integral to the process.  The watermark is only for internet display and is not on the actual artworks.  The edition of each image is 20 + AP which will be shared among multiple sizes.  The series is still under development and the 8" x 10" is the size currently available. The edition valuation is tiered, therefore collectors who choose to invest early will save money and the value of the remaining prints in the edition will rise as the edition sells out. The prints are signed and numbered in marker on the back.