South Dakota Arts Council

South Dakota Arts Council

Pierre, SD

The SDAC is a state government grantmaking agency supported by the State of South Dakota, through the Dept. of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Spring Garden with Three Butterflies by Vickie Schumacher Image: “This nature print was created by inking and printing plants and real butterfly wings onto a heavy printmaking, which had been stained to give the illusion of an aged botanical print. The plants used are common to South Dakota and include columbine, pasque, dandelion, violet, and bleeding heart. The butterflies were printed from a monarch and a swallowtail. After printing with a warm black ink, I used an acrylic wash to add color to the piece. Additional work is done using colored pencils.”
“This nature print was created by inking and printing plants and real butterfly wings onto a heavy printmaking, which had been stained to give the illusion of an aged botanical print. The plants used are common to South Dakota and include columbine, pasque, dandelion, violet, and bleeding heart. The butterflies were printed from a monarch and a swallowtail. After printing with a warm black ink, I used an acrylic wash to add color to the piece. Additional work is done using colored pencils.”
Spring Garden with Three Butterflies by Vickie Schumacher
  • Vickie Schumacher
  • Spring Garden with Three Butterflies, 2008
  • Ink, found objects, paper
  • Framed: 40 x 34 in (101.6 x 86.36 cm)
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Vickie Schumacher has been nature printing and teaching art for more than 30 years. She has taught nature printing classes at the Nature Printing Society’s annual retreats, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, in her local community in South Dakota, and has taught students of all backgrounds from elementary level to retirement age. Vickie also teaches framing and drawing in her hometown of Sioux Falls, SD. She has a Bachelor of Science in art education from the University of South Dakota and is a member of the Nature Printing Society.

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