Stellar Acres - Archival print

“Stellar Acres” is inspired by the Nick Guidice paintings NASA commissioned in the 1970s. Some of Guidice's paintings included O'Neill Cylinders - giant space cylinders with a diameter of 5 miles. The cylinders were first proposed by Gerad O'Neill, a Princeton physicist. In O'Neill's original designs, each space tube could sustain 20 million people in an urban setting. The tubes were O'Niell's vision of utopia. Stellar Acres is my own exploration into the design of cylindrical space tubes - my own utopia. My cylinder vision differs because the space tubes preserve water and plant life, not people. An ecosystem preserved in a space tube - a natural system sustained by an artificial one. After all, our visions of the future represent our concerns in the present. My present is much different than that of O'Neill's, therefore, so is my visionary dreaming.

There is a farm near where I currently live that specializes in native seeds. Hedgerow Farms in Winters, California cultivates California native seeds of known-origin, wildland collected Californian native grasses as well as fobs, sedges, and rushes. Hedgerow seeds and plants are used in wildlife habitat restoration projects throughout the state. Other projects that utilize their seeds include agricultural restoration projects, erosion control, and large-scale landscaping. According to the Native Seed Needs Assessment, composed by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the demand for seeds from diverse native plant species far outweigh the supply. Severe wildfires, floods, and droughts are just some of the crises native plant communities and natural areas are dealing with in California and across the planet. 

Whenever I see dystopian movies or shows depicting a hero's journey about securing the family or saving the future of the human race, I wonder what the scientists are doing. What are the naturalists, ecologists, biologists, anthropologists, and botanists doing during the apocalyptic event? Apocalypse comes - are they still doing the good work? Are they sending tubes of native plant seeds into space? Are they continuing to archive adobo recipes? I would like to think so. Imagine a collection of tubes in space where native plant landscapes and natural ecosystems are preserved. The idea seems a little out there, but then again - what would Gerad O'Neill think of our native seed farms? 

The original painting is pictured in the last listing image. The original painting was made using acrylic paint on canvas paper mounted on a wood panel.

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DETAILS:

- This is an archival print of an original Jennifer Peart artwork. 

- PAPER IS LARGER THAN LISTED SIZE. I add a 1.5 inch border around the entire printed image in order to make matting and framing easier. For example, an 8x11 inch artwork is printed on 11x14 inch paper. This border allows you to choose to frame it with or without a mat.

- OPTIONAL DECKLED EDGE. If you opt for the deckled edge feature, the border will be APPROXIMATELY 1.25 inches around the entire printed image.

- Each print is signed on the front, bottom right hand corner, underneath the printed artwork.

- Frame and mat are NOT included with your purchase.

- All of my prints are printed using Epson Ultrachrome HDR inks on Somerset Velvet fine art paper. Epson Ultrachrome HDR is the latest technology of professional, archival, pigment-based inkjet ink. Somerset Velvet paper is top quality, 100% cotton, acid-free paper used to create long-lasting prints.

- I highly recommend getting your print professionally framed using archival, acid-free mats and backing.

- Avoid hanging the print in sunlight - even with UV glass/plexiglass.

- Avoid exposing the print to smoke, moisture, high amounts of airborne dust/dirt/pollen, solvents, adhesives, and other damaging contaminants.

- All sales are final. 

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SHIPPING:

- Prints are shipped for free within the contiguous United States. 

- Prints are shipped via USPS. Small 8x10 inch prints ship in flat envelope mailers with supportive backing boards. All 11x14 inch or larger prints are rolled up in a heavy duty shipping tube. 

- Worldwide shipping is available and it will be invoiced after purchase. See SPECIAL REQUESTS below.

- Please allow 1-2 weeks for the printing and processing of archival prints.

- All sales are final. 

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SPECIAL REQUESTS:

Email me at hello@jenniferpeart.com if you would like to: 

- Receive an international shipping quote beforehand

- Schedule a local pickup or delivery from my studio in Sacramento, California

- Or if you have any other questions, considerations, concerns

Please include the name of the print and your desired print size in your email to me. I will also need your mailing address details if you are inquiring about international shipping.

Thank you.