Tamarind Institute 2024 Collector's Club Print Revealed

 I got a little bit of a kid's xmas thrill yesterday when I received an email that revealed the image of the print Jordan Ann Craig created for Tamarind Institute's Collector's Club for 2024.

Last Summer, I shelled over my money when the artist was announced. I didn't know her at the time, but since then, I've been seeing it pop up. The work she has created is titled Sharp Tongue, Soft Skies" and is a five colored lithograph in an edition of 50 and measures 21" x 21" 

This is an exciting program that I learned about when I first arrived in Abq in 2019 and immediately jumped on it, and wished I had been aware of it far sooner (even though the likelihood of being able to afford such a splurge was not a given.) 

At that time, both the artist and the image was a mystery, which I thought was exciting. The unknowing appealed to me greatly. A little taste of taste of danger, with no danger, aside from feeling I received something I in no way would have wanted to spend $700 on. 

Shortly thereafter, on a visit to Tamarind, I told the gallery director I enjoyed the unknowingness inherent in the set up. She said that most people don't like that uncertainty and they would likely be changing the format to accommodate that aversion. I found that a shame, since the purpose is really to give support to a really excellent institution - and an institution with a certain track record that one who is looking to give support, should trust in.  

In any case, starting in 2020 they've announced the name of the artist who would be creating the work. - Although that was interrupted during the Pandemic, at which point, club members would be able to choose a print from a selection of the back catalog. 2024 marked the return of the nascent prior model. 

So, ok, that's ok too. I certainly still thrilled at a bit of the unknown with this most recent iteration, and now, I'm really anticipating being able to see the work in person....!